Birthday photos!

 Today was the second day of school and I have opinions but mostly trip photos. And some from senior sunrise this morning, and a super amazing thing one of my best friends sent me for my birthday. 

(Blogger turns photos sideways for some reason but) The City Spies, as drawn and painted by one of my besties!!! Isn’t it gorgeous? It’s a scene from book 1, and if it wasn’t late I’d find the exact page reference, but it’s amazing and gorgeous. 

Drone on a model coaster 

Beach sunset, seen through trees

CA museum! 

Went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, saw lots of kelp

Asilomar at high tide — just as cool as at low tide

More Asilomar 

Beach sunset again!

Meet Lilac Lavender, the purple tardigrade plush I got from the aquarium 

Steinbeck museum had to have Steinbeck somewhere…

CA museum again, this time the quilt

Senior sunrise, spindle sunrise… take your pick!

Birthday cake!

Lilac in a tree at the campground

Coals at night 

More senior sunrise, without the spindle 

Sardines schooling — this is one of my favorite tanks

Crabs!

Beach sunset, yet again… what can I say, it was gorgeous!

More beach

Sunset on a different beach!

More sardines and pretty silhouettes 

Lover’s Point

Lilac on the sleeping bag

Carousel! 

Asilomar again!

Digital drawing of the high school AU Murderbot and Mensah I’m writing about

Kelp again!

And to cap it off, a scarily relevant print from the CA museum. 


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