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Succulent is Growing on Me

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“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap
but by the seeds that you plant.”
Robert Louis Stevenson

Succulents

A few weeks back, the dining room table we ordered finally arrived. We wanted to have a permanent centerpiece on the table that would complement the table, so my husband and I shopped for a centerpiece. Nothing we saw seemed to work, until we came across this round potted cactus display. It was the perfect size and shape for the table.

I was a little apprehensive to buy this potted plant because I have no experience with caring for cactus plants. My only experience in the past was with prickly cactus, so I haven’t been much of a fan.

However, I’m happy to report that my new addition to my plant family seems to be doing just fine and this succulent is growing on me.

Shine On

Baby Whales

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“To have a huge, friendly whale willingly
approach you and look you straight in the eye
is without doubt one of the most
extraordinary experiences on the planet.”
Mark Carwardine

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Photo by: Brad Graverson/The Daily Breeze

Late this afternoon, we had a Pacific gray whale and her calf visit just a short 30+ feet from the beaches shore. The pair put on a show popping its huge head out of the waves and rolling around in the surf.

The juvenile whale spouted water and scratched itself in the sand just feet from the Redondo Beach shore. Dozens of onlookers watched in wonder and many snapped photos.

The local news reported that the yearling was probably making its first annual migration. Gray whales commonly migrate this time of year from feeding grounds in Alaska to Baja California lagoons, where adults mate and give birth in the warm waters.

An annual census has documented more than 1,420 grays passing by since December. This is the second time this month we’ve seen the baby whales.

Shine On

Binging on Daredevil

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“The problem with binge-watching on Netflix is
that you lose three days of your life.”
Harland Williams

Binging on Daredevil

For the last year I’ve been good about watching less television and spending my spare time reading or being productive. However, that all changed when I discovered the Netflix series, Daredevil.

If you haven’t heard or seen this series yet, you are one of the more fortunate. Why? Because ever since I watched the first episode of Daredevil I haven’t been able to turn my television off. I promised myself that I wouldn’t binge-watch anything, but this series got hold of me and now I’m stuck awake until the wee hours of the morning watching Matt Murdock, attorney by day and vigilante by night encounter one bad dude after another.

Do yourself a big favor and don’t watch this show. Because if you do watch just one episode of this tantalizing TV show, I guarantee you that you too will be binging on Daredevil.

Shine On