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Photos of a Visit to the Lolita Cheese Factory near Eureka, California - and the Happy Cows Near FERNDALE in the Beautiful EEL River Valley...

My dad took a bus ride with the Willow Glen, CA senior center to visit Bear River Casino and the Lolita Cheese Factory. It was one of the last visits we had. We met at the casino near Eureka (where I lived) and I drove him around in my Ford Windstar Van. It was a great visit and we had long chats... A good ending to a long life. He was proud that I was sober, employed, married and taking care of myself. "See, I Raised You Good..."

Heart Frog Discovered

at the Lolita Cheese Factory
in Beautiful Lolita, California

stirring a vat of cheese.

Cows Living the Good Life

in the Eel River Valley.

Dino Painting in the Garden

of the Lolita Cheese Factory.

The BEAR sculpture at Bear River Casino.

Construction Project on the Eureka, CA Waterfront

paid for by recovery.gov

including funds for public art.

Bear Mural on Redwood Curtain Playhouse

Dancing Bears Pencil Sketch.

Made with a drafting template of a bear...

The Original Dancing Bear. Found in a

Lead Type Set. Artist Unknown.

Before computers, newspapers were made by

arranging Lead Type into racks and inked...

then pressed onto paper...

Redwood Sculpture from

The Avenue of the Giants

Butterfly Rainbow Freedom...

From Here to Eternity.

Lotus Blossom

St Francis and a Yellow Flower

My Backyard in Eureka, CA

Dolos in Eureka on the North Jetty Entrance to Humboldt Bay - Photographs of California - Drummers - Tree Sitter Protest at the Freshwater Valley Clearcut Logging by MAXXAM - If You Can't Visit in Person, Take this Virtual Tour! LINK: http://gvan42.blogspot.com/2018/02/dolos-in-eureka-on-north-jetty.html

Dolos in Eureka on the North Jetty - Photographs of Humboldt County, CA by gvan42

Looking at Eureka in the Distance

Dolos are Giant Concrete Objects that are used to Build Breakwaters... The ODD SHAPE prevents Ocean Waves from Washing them Away... Originally, The Jetties Were Built using Giant Rocks but... Storms Washed them Away...
They are about TEN Feet from End to End...

Dolos on Eureka's North Jetty -
Pulp Mill Working in the Distance

LINKS to more blog posts!

I like Taking Long Walks in Nature and Photographing Flowers. Mainly Because that Practice CAUSES ME TO SEEK BEAUTY. I Intentionally Search for Wonderful Things... That Puts Me in a Great Mood.

We Have Roses, Crepe Myrtle Trees and a Creek... Vineyards... The Grapes are Almost Ripe... and There I was Searching for a Great Shot That Captures the Dappling Sunlight on the Leaves... Like a Still Life Painting Done By A Renassance Master...

FREE ADVICE: Remember to UNPLUG from TV News. They Constantly Shout Danger-Danger... When in Fact, Life is Really Great in the USA... Watching That Constant Stream of Bad News Puts Me in a Bad Mood... They ALL Earn a Living as a Hate for Profit Machine. REFUSE TO WATCH THEIR BRAINWASHING!

Staff Locator for the EPA

including EMAIL Addresses and Phone Numbers.

https://cfpub.epa.gov/locator/index.cfm

Interesting Guided Meditation by Ram Dass... It's a Great Alternative to Watching TV News... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niTNm_nGd1o

Social Action - Ram Dass Full Lecture 1980

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIPQ4D7TjV0

Remember: Behave Smart and It's REALLY REALLY REALLY Likely that We Will Survive tRUMP's Coronavirus...

Avoid Large Crowds, Wear a Mask in Public... That's a Super Simple Plan... and If Others Refuse... Be Thankful That They Are More Likely to Die... Cleaning UP The Gene Pool.

Perfect Pink Rose near Home in Orangevale, California - Gregory Vanderlaan - gvan42

I Have Been Walking Around Looking for Beauty For Years... and Then Publishing My Photos on the Internet. It All Started When I Would Go To Free Outdoor Rock Concerts in Arcata, CA... My Invalid Wife Did Not Go to Those Events SO... I Became Her Eyes... I Documented Parades and The Kinetic Sculpture Race... and Then When I Got Home We Would Look at a Slide Show on My Computer... BIG FUN!

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Links To More Photographs and Videos:

Kinetic Sculpture Race 2014 in Arcata, California. Videos and Still Photographs... Whimsical Art Bicycles That Travel on Roads, Sand and In the Water... JUST FOR FUN!

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2018/04/kinetic-sculpture-race-52414-in-arcata.html

A Journey to the Rainbow Gathering in California 2004. Photographs and My Story... and Memories of The Gatherings in Idaho, Utah and Pennsylvania...

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2019/10/my-journey-to-rainbow-gathering-in.html

Did you ever Notice Arcata, California? It's Simply Wonderful. A Collection of My Best Photographs and Links to Cultural Happenings... MANY FREE EVENTS!

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2017/06/did-you-ever-notice-arcata-california.html

I'm Really Enjoying the Croaking Frogs in the Creek. The Sound is so Very Three Dimensional. Some are Behind Me to the Right, Some Really Close and Some in Front of Me Far Far Away. And Everywhere In Between...

photo of my creek in the backyard in Orangevale, CA

It Rained Here Two Days Ago and That's What Brought Out The Frogs...

We also have about a dozen geese that live in the field down stream... and little chirpy birds... I was watching the Sunset... Big Puffy Clouds... and appreciating the wonders of nature... We Have so many trees... and they are just starting to blossom... It makes me feel that all is right in the world... then there are Jet Airplanes way up high... people rushing, rushing, rushing to keep appointments... seems silly... and of course, everyone loves the sound of a Harley in the Distance... It's a Wonderful World Here in the Central Valley of California.

I was looking at the Constellation Orion last night and the three Stars of Orion's Belt are NOT exactly in a straight line. One is slightly offset. JUST LIKE THE PYRAMIDS IN EGYPT. If you look at a Map... The Pyramids are Exactly in the same Arrangement as the Stars. Thanks, ANCIENT ALIENS TV SHOW. I Never would have noticed this without you. MY QUESTION is what is that Really Bright Planet nearby? REALLY REALLY BRIGHT... My Guess is Mars...

It's Important To Remember that... While those Crazy People on the TV News are Doing Insane Stuff... Life is Pretty Good Here. Yes, There is a Crisis in the World but, SIMPLY CHANGE THE CHANNEL ON THE TV and it all goes away... I Enjoy watching "Ancient Aliens." It raises some interesting Questions... and "Jeopardy" game show is FUN.

To Quote Wavy Gravy at the Ram Dass Funeral...
"Gimme an 'F'... (and the crowd says 'F'), Gimme a 'U'... ('U'), Gimme an 'N'... ('N')... What's That Spell? FUN!, What's That Spell? FUN!, What's That Spell? FUN!, What's That Spell? FUN! Of Course, This Chant Only Works if You Know Who Wavy Gravy IS and Had Seen the Movie 'Woodstock' so this is Totally Wasted on Rap Music Fans... and Who IS Ram Dass? Country Joe and The Fish? Why would anyone want to BE HERE NOW?

Free Coloring Book Art. Find MORE at Google Image Search using the Words: "gvan42 Coloring Book" - Print as Many Copies as You Want and Share With Friends... https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2020/04/peace-and-love-free-coloring-book-art.html <--- Click Here

Creepy Eye Wall Dark Side of the Moon Free Coloring Book Art by gvan42

That Creepy Masonic Eye from the Back of the Dollar Bill - and Pink Floyd's Wall - Dark Side of the Moon Prism
Free Coloring Book Art by gvan42

I went to an AA Meeting yesterday. It was good. The Subject was Meditation and One of the Steps recommends doing Meditation to Improve your contact with God.

One thing for sure, it is impossible to meditate while drunk. So, AA gives us the opportunity do do things that we would never think of on our own. Most of the people who spoke said that they did meditation but they had no idea if they were doing it right... or if it was doing any good... or doing anything at all... However, all were glad. Some expressed the experience of being in a Stressful Business Meeting and then taking a Break and going for a walk in the woods. Obviously, a good idea... no matter what you call it.

My own experience is that I "Meditate" during TV Commercials. I turn off the sound, close my eyes and silently say the Serenity prayer while breathing slowly and deeply. MUCH BETTER THAT WATCHING TV COMMERCIALS. I try to avoid people pouring poison in my brain. I always turn off the sound when Trump is Speaking. There is NO CHANCE that he would say anything that would be valuable to me.

I also walk out onto the back deck at home and Observe the Trees. We have a creek and when there is water I hear Frogs. I try to look, smell, taste, feel and listen to everything. I have no idea where the frogs go in dry weather but after it rains there is a very interesting three dimensional chorus of Croaks. I remember once I experienced the 17 year cicadas in Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC. That is an amazing sound. Little grasshoppers flying in random directions chirping. There are waves of sound... I'm not sure if there is any intelligence driving the sound but it appears to ebb and flow like surf at the beach...

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