Day 3570: Memorial Day

 

  

"Battle": acrylics, junk mail collage.

 

 

Happy Memorial Day!
 

 

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2GN2S ...

California's first new state park in a decade

The 2,500-acre property, known as Dos Rios Ranch, will likely be donated to the California state park system by River Partners, a non-profit that has worked to rehabilitate and re-wild the land after years of use as farmland. 

 

The outdoor area is in “a park-poor region”—the San Joaquin Valley—and will help address inequities in access to public recreation sites.

“Dos Rios Ranch would be a remarkable addition to California’s natural wonders,” said California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a statement shared with CNN. “Our state parks system is the largest and most diverse in the country – home to ancient redwoods, over 300 miles of coastline, and thousands of historic and prehistoric archeological sites.

 

 They expect the new park, which will be named through a participatory process with the public and the California State Parks Commission, will open in 2023. The land’s unique location at the intersection of two rivers makes it a particularly attractive location for a state park, said Quintero. “There are places in the park where you’re standing in a stand of oak trees that are hundreds of years old, on the shore of a river, looking across at marshlands and a wildlife refuge that has just got an incredible amount of wildlife,” he said. “It really feels like a wild California.” But despite all its wild attributes, the park will be just 20 minutes from downtown Modesto, California.

 

 Quintero said that the state will decide what services the park will offer in collaboration with the public. Possibilities include trails, campgrounds, kayaking or canoeing in the two rivers.  

 

Dos Rios Ranch is set to become California's first new state park in 13 years and the 280th state park in the Golden State. The 2,500-acre ranch in SoCal is already home to dozens of species, including the Aleutian Cackling Goose, no longer considered endangered thanks to years of conservation at the ranch, as well as riparian brush rabbits and migratory songbirds.

 

Update ...

Saturday, Valerie and I went to ...

A bit smaller than previous years, this year in our little Old Town area of Tustin, on a May-gray day.

We saw a booth for dogs, and bow ties for dogs ...

And a maybe reluctant model for a holiday bow tie.

Cella & Rose, a scented candle & gifts supporting the autism community.

 

There were many jewelry booths, I particularly liked Ashley's. I wish I had taken better pictures of her beautiful designs.

 

And, a book-library booth with book marks, bags etc. very cute.

Maybe my favorite booth, I met Raya and her company named after her Grandmother, Jean.

 

  

https://petalsforjean.com/

 

 

About now, we were getting hungry. There was an Italian food truck but we decided to eat in Old Town. We ended up at ...

We ate outside  ...

Val had the tidy turkey melt, I had the messy pulled pork.

That might be a parallel for our personalities? Thanks Valerie!

 

 

A cute 6-minute video, wild crow, here.

 

Just because ...

 

Magnolia Warbler

 

 

Smiles for Sunday ...

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

                                                               Thanks for coming by today.