Saturday, January 7, 2012

We delight in the
beauty of the butterfly,
but rarely admit the changes it has gone through
to achieve that beauty.
Maya Angelou


I
often
forget
what
a beautiful
place we live in
I
mean
it's
January
and it's
80 degrees
in SLO

rumor
has
it
that
it is
77
at the beach
a fish taco day,
I think!
and
let's
go find the
Butterfly Grove!


Brad's
of Pismo Beach
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big menu
of
oak pit grilled
meats
and seafood
and
fish tacos
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the fish tacos
were actually
broiled
(not grilled)
rock cod
with
tortillas
cabbage, avocado cream and salsa
good!
especially
in the
warm
sun-filled patio
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John had
his
fave....
fried scallops and chips
Monster scallops!!
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From
the Pismo beach pier
you
walk
along
the beach
about
1/4
mile
south
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(or run)
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and
head
inland
through
the Eucalyptus trees,
and
there you see
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the
Monarch Butterflies
arrive
like clockwork
in October
every year
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and stay until
about
the
second
week of
February
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they
are magical

flitting
in the trees

silent
and
perfectly designed

Butterflies are self propelled flowers.
R. H. Heinlein
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Not quite birds, as they were not quite flowers, mysterious and fascinating as are all indeterminate creatures. ~Elizabeth Goudge
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hundreds
flying
in the soft breeze
and
hundreds
clustered
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like this
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you can
mistake
them for leaves
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until
they
flutter
and move
to another
branch
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lunch,
a walk
(or run)
along
Pismo Beach
and a
visit
with
the butterflies
is
a glorious
way
to spend
a
winter's day
in
the Central Coast

May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun
And find your shoulder to light on,
To bring you luck, happiness and riches
Today, tomorrow and beyond.
~Irish Blessing

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