Song For Los Osos

Some are awaiting, some overtaking

The train, it's the last out of town

Wasn't much of a town, anyway, and I never

Met anyone tempted to stay

To give it it's due

It was where I met you

And you were my reason to stay

Around

In this Prodigal Town...

The seasonal change, you can tell by the rain

Though the leaves never flame, they just fall

I hear Vivaldi come drifting on by

From the ladies quartet down the hall

If heaven has sent it

Or hell has just lent it

I'm hardly the one to decide

This train that I ride

Out of Prodigal Town...

Prodigal Town, Robert Hunter, Jack O'Roses, 1979

Central Coast Sunsets - Cayucos Beaches

North Morro Bay Sunset August 4, 2010


Cayucos Beach at Sunset


Cayucos Surf and Pier

Old Garage, Cayucos

San Luis Obispo Tourism

Here are some helpful site for visitors to San Luis Obispo County

San Luis Obispo County Visitors and Conference Bureau - San Luis Obispo Travel Guide

San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce - San Luis Obispo California Visitors Guide

City of San Luis Obispo - Tourism Business Improvement - California Central Coast Vacations
San Luis Obispo County - Tourism Improvement - WineCoastCountry.com

San Luis Obispo County Visitor Information

SLO Online - San Luis Obispo, Lodging, Restaurant and Business Directory

Central Coast Online: California's Beautiful Central Coast Directory

California Central Coast Tourism
San Luis Obispo County Access Visitor's Guide

Central Coast Tourist

San Luis Obispo Tribune: News, Sports, Weather

Paso Robles Wine Country - Wine Country Alliance
North County Wine - Pleasant Valley Wine Trail

Paso Robles Westside - Far Out Wineries

San Luis Obispo Wine Country

Sunset Savor the Central Coast - Sept. 30, 2010

San Luis Obispo County Government

SLO Economic Vitality Commission

SLO Link - Guide to San Luis Obispo

Flower Fields - Los Osos Valley

Field of Marigolds below Hollister Peak

Flower field along Turri Road

Marigolds on Turri Ranch - growing for seed

Colorful Los Osos Valley Road

Cool Cat

Meet Merle. He's a resident at SLO North County Humane Society and looking for a permanent home. His fur was very matted when he arrived at the shelter, so the big guy has been clipped with a "lion cut".

This is a cat with attitude, dude! Wanna wrestle? Wanna box? Wanna chase a ping pong ball or a shoe lace? He's all for it, but he can also be a sweetie with a great loud purr.

Looking for a bulldog, but want a cat instead - adopt Merle!








Merle - This is as close as I get to a smile ....


Merle - Don't call me Baby Blue Eyes ....

Chasing Grace

Clippity clippity clippity clippity clippity bound leap thud OOOF ...

5am. As usual, cats woke me this morning. Chasing Gracie again. It starts with the loud clippity sound of toe nails dashing along wood floored hallways, then a leap up to the bed and an (un)expected pounce on my stomach. Ooof! Drowsing I was, now I'm wide awake. Gracie, the chasee, snuggles up to my left side, seeking safety, while the chasers, Munchkin and Pixie, gloat over waking me suddenly. Pixel makes amends by cuddling on my right; Munchkin is unapologetic and clippity clips back down the hallway toward breakfast - he knows that I'm awake, and my first chore is to fill catfood bowls. TC, the big guy, meows by the back door - out, please - its his time to chases greeblings, or that pesky blue jay in the backyard. OK, I'm now awake AND up, and so starts another (typical) morning.

Note on Gracie's long ear fuzz - Those aren't "tufted ears". Ear tufts are on the TIPS of the ears not inside them. What you're seeing is what's called "ear furnishings". Cats with longer fur tend to have longer ear furnishings. Nice furnishings, Gracie!