Category: California
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The Water Lantern Festival: Warm Glow on the Night Lake
We attended the Water Lantern Festival in Fresno, set in Woodward Park. This event is held annually in different cities, so be sure to check a schedule to see if and when it comes to yours. Things to Know The idea of the festival is to decorate lanterns to honor the dead and float them…
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Floofy Foxy Photos for Charity
The Save a Fox foundation works to rescue foxes (and an occasional wolf) that have been domesticated and raised solely for their furs. One way they fundraise? Through photoshoots with their rescues! Save a Fox The foundation is actually called the Judith A Bassett (JAB) Canid Education and Conservation Center and is located up in…
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Disneyland Trip 2023: Treats, fun, and Lunar New Year
Intro Fair warning for anyone who doesn’t know yet; Disneyland is trying to phase out paper tickets. When my sister got us our tickets, she got them thru the genie app. I didn’t have the app, but she just sent me a screenshot of my ticket and that was considered acceptable. The app is also…
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Christmas Zoo Lanterns: An Underestimated Gem of Little Fresno
Zoo Lights (Real Conversation) Sister: (Bragging up San Diego Botanical Gardens) Sis friend: Well, yes, I used to think it was impressive…until I saw the ‘Fresno Chaffee Zoo at Christmastime!’ Yes, as hard as it may be to believe, something in Fresno has actually managed to outdo San Diego. Believe me, I’m well aware Fresno…
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The Monarch Butterfly Migration in Monterey, California
The Journey We came into Monterey on Pacific Grove. Traveling down Highway 156 the GPS gave us a choice; stay our usual route and get stuck in traffic, or risk going down the backroads. We made the right decision by choosing the backroads. We turned down Almeda and drove on it for a bit before…
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San Diego Botanical Gardens: A Mystical Christmas Night
The Illuminated Gardens The San Diego Botanical Gardens were dressed up in the glow of various lights for their Christmas illumination event. They had several different trails that you could start from. All of them loop around so that no matter which starting point you take you will see everything before getting back to your…
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Holocaust Museum: A sinful historical stop in L.A.
The Holocaust Museum: L.A. The Holocaust Museum in LA was small, but good to visit. I’ve heard the one in D.C. is bigger, so maybe people who’ve been to that one won’t be as interested, but for me, this was my first time at a holocaust museum and I think it’s an important stop for…