Orca and Ostrich surf boiling Mount Baker
25-07-21 19:14 Grandchildren,Ostrich
As noted in last week’s letter, Arrow helped me navigate to Ventura for his exercise class. There, we made a very exciting discovery…
“Chuck E. Cheese is open!” Arrow observed as we drove toward his class.
“And right next to Starbucks,” I replied.
Although we didn’t stop, we were happy to discover that, as with airlines, corporate bankruptcy doesn’t necessarily precipitate physical facility closure. Later that day, we got a video form Darius and Christiane that..
“… looks like Chuck E. Cheese,” I said.
“It’s ‘Whack a Mole’, Dad.” Darius replied. “It’s not in a Chuck E. Cheese store.”
“Whack a Mole, eh?” I thought. “Reminds me of my business career,”
It was exceptionally hot in Bellingham where Darius, Christiane and the girls live. Temperatures peaked at 103º F (40º C). It was the hottest that part of the country had ever been. Accordingly, Darius..
“… took to the hills,” I told Nazy. “Hiking in the highlands of Mt. Baker.”
“I see,” Nazy replied. “I think that’s snow behind him.”
Fortunately, it wasn’t nearly as warm here in California. Melika and Tom spent the week at the Beach House on Rincon Point.
Rincon Beach, a very well-know surfing destination in California, is home of the Rincon Classic surfing contest. The beach tends to generate waves that can be surfed for very long distances.
When The Adams Family goes to Rincon, Tiger, and now Arrow, take surfing lessons. Melika leads a complementary family artistic effort that creates a massive sand sculpture. This visit featured both. Moreover, since it was Tom’s birthday, Nazy and I watched Tiger, Arrow and Azelle while Tom and Melika celebrated.
The tides, which were extraordinarily high this week, have no understanding or respect for art — the sculptures are washed away when the tide rises. For one of the earlier efforts, Tiger and his siblings constructed a ‘protective barrier’ from rocks and driftwood. It was neither protective nor a barrier. Accordingly, the works have been digitally preserved for posterity.
Undaunted, but not undoubting, we parked and bought ostrich food. We were reminded to ..
“… hold onto the pan very tightly. The ostriches will try to grab the whole tray from you.”
Although this information didn’t make Arrow and Azelle happy everyone prepared to feed the giant birds.
We managed to hang onto our trays and headed for downtown Solvang, a Danish-motif city. We planned to walk through the city, which Nazy and I enjoy but it was very, very warm. Tiger strongly suggested a stop at a local ice cream store and we obliged. But, when we suggested walking to other stores..
“ … it’s toy store, Tiger!” I explained.
“Chuck E. Cheese is open!” Arrow observed as we drove toward his class.
“And right next to Starbucks,” I replied.
Although we didn’t stop, we were happy to discover that, as with airlines, corporate bankruptcy doesn’t necessarily precipitate physical facility closure. Later that day, we got a video form Darius and Christiane that..
“… looks like Chuck E. Cheese,” I said.
“It’s ‘Whack a Mole’, Dad.” Darius replied. “It’s not in a Chuck E. Cheese store.”
“Whack a Mole, eh?” I thought. “Reminds me of my business career,”
It was exceptionally hot in Bellingham where Darius, Christiane and the girls live. Temperatures peaked at 103º F (40º C). It was the hottest that part of the country had ever been. Accordingly, Darius..
“… took to the hills,” I told Nazy. “Hiking in the highlands of Mt. Baker.”
“I see,” Nazy replied. “I think that’s snow behind him.”
Fortunately, it wasn’t nearly as warm here in California. Melika and Tom spent the week at the Beach House on Rincon Point.
Rincon Beach, a very well-know surfing destination in California, is home of the Rincon Classic surfing contest. The beach tends to generate waves that can be surfed for very long distances.
When The Adams Family goes to Rincon, Tiger, and now Arrow, take surfing lessons. Melika leads a complementary family artistic effort that creates a massive sand sculpture. This visit featured both. Moreover, since it was Tom’s birthday, Nazy and I watched Tiger, Arrow and Azelle while Tom and Melika celebrated.
The tides, which were extraordinarily high this week, have no understanding or respect for art — the sculptures are washed away when the tide rises. For one of the earlier efforts, Tiger and his siblings constructed a ‘protective barrier’ from rocks and driftwood. It was neither protective nor a barrier. Accordingly, the works have been digitally preserved for posterity.
Nazy and I took the Adams Family kids to Solvang to see..
“… the ostrich farm!” I explained enthusiastically.
“I’ve been there,” Tiger replied, less than enthusiastically. “And it is very hot today.”
[The hot weather that was earlier described as non-local had penetrated inland parts of central California. The ostriches were in Solvang which is ‘inland’. It was hot.]
Undaunted, but not undoubting, we parked and bought ostrich food. We were reminded to ..
“… hold onto the pan very tightly. The ostriches will try to grab the whole tray from you.”
Although this information didn’t make Arrow and Azelle happy everyone prepared to feed the giant birds.
We managed to hang onto our trays and headed for downtown Solvang, a Danish-motif city. We planned to walk through the city, which Nazy and I enjoy but it was very, very warm. Tiger strongly suggested a stop at a local ice cream store and we obliged. But, when we suggested walking to other stores..
“ … it’s toy store, Tiger!” I explained.
“It’s very hot, Dan.” Tiger replied. “The car is air conditioned.”
“Toy Store, Tiger.”
“Where is the car, Dan?”
The next day we took them to the swimming pool — where they had lunch and ice cream before reminding us that…
“… it is really hot. Can we go home now?”
Luckily, we had a good time with them at the house.
For last week's letter, please click here
Nazy at Ostrich Farm
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