A California Letter

Where to next?

If Samwise and Emily look like they are stretched tall, they are? To fit the entire sequoia in the scene, I had to use a wide-angle lens.

It’s a strange thing to find ourselves nearly four months into our coddiwomple only to find that the best days are ahead of us.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve appreciated every patch we’ve placed for this quilt we’re creating. Some are stand-alone experiences, while others are stitched to past or future stops.

We’ve got two more days in California, but the most exciting dance actually begins tomorrow morning. After being bumped off our original and usual itinerary of time in the Bay Area, we’ll arrive among the Redwoods tomorrow.

Sequoias last weekend, redwoods on Wednesday and Thursday. That’s a fine week in itself.

When traveling from New England, it’s only natural to be seduced by the trees we are not used to. From South Carolina and into Georgia there are those fantastic live oaks with drapes of lichen. In Key West, there were swaying palm trees. In W…