A random Bunday posting...

Here is a lovely picture from the 2012 Dieux du Stade Calendar...which I did not buy this year but I have the photos, woot! I am re-using last year's calendar in a thrift measure and because I did not want to spend all my amazon dollars on this one this year. So we can enjoy the photos, sure thing!

*Not safe for work, not at all*

( Here they are! )

In my world...

Today, we are going to see the congregation of the monarch butterflies (the migration and confluence of butterflies) in San Leandro. Usually there is a swarm of 100's of them but this year there are 1000's of them. I am super excited about it and looking forward to it. We are going to get pizza too at a nice pizza place down there. Yays!


by nienna_weeper at faded_graphics

Sunday in Fremont, Calif

Here is a pictorial share of the monarch butterflies - Ardenwood Farm, Fremont, CA

I did not want to resize the photo - it is a big picture, but needs to be that way so you can see the butterflies.

( Behind the cut as the photo is large... )

We walked to see them in the eucalyptus grove there and then looked around at the farm animals that were there - sheep, an aviary, goats and chickens. It was very fun and relaxing. The cost of admission to the park was 2.00 and a bargoon for all that fun. We got this one pic of the monarch butterflies but they were all over the grove there and there were loads of them.

After that we drove to the town center and went to Bronco Billy's Pizza - phenom pizza and for 4.75 you can get a two topping individual serving pizza that is more than enough for one person. We each could only eat half of it and took half of it to go for later. I am going to eat mine tonight for a light dinner.

There are great antiques and collectibles shops in Fremont and it is a fun town to stroll and shop in. I got some good deals. I bought some costume jewelry rings (3.00 each! a pink one and an amber one...I am really into rings right now) and I got these very pretty turquoise earrings at the Native American jewelry store there (reasonable deal on those at 24.00). I got a very pretty vase for 11.00 (darling, two handled, painted floral from Bavaria) and that was a mark down. I picture a small bunch of daisies in that and will put it in the living room.

So fun was had and that is the report today. I am loving that I have tomorrow off and don't have to set the alarm. I am enjoying my mini-vacay and decompression time. Tomorrow, I plan on revising my Slashy Valentine and getting that into shape for my brave beta, khylea. I have finished it (sort of) but the end needs rewriting.

There, that is the state of me. Hope you are having a good weekend! Cheers!


by yueshi