SP - Mount Diablo

 On a recent trip to Sacramento I decided to drive up Mount Diablo. The views were spectacular.  At the top a wedding was going on so I missed out on taking pictures looking east.

NM - Fort Ord

Fort Ord National Monument located on the grounds of the Army facility (1917-1994) contains 14,658 acres of public land and over 86 miles of trails some of the land is still under the auspices of the Army as they clean up the site to make it safe for the public, but over half of the acreage is already in the hands of BLM. 

A visit in mid-may with Sean showed the Monument at its best.  There were flowers everywhere and the vernal pools were beautifully full.

 

Ford Ord National Monument

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NHP - Rosie the Riveter

Located in Richmond CA, the Rosie the Riveter National Historic Park is a memorial to the many woman that went to work supporting the country during WWII.  I finally got there in August 2022 on an outing with Maura and William.  After coming home I realized I didn't take many pictures though!!  But it was well worth the trip.  A great tribute to the women and interesting look at the shipyards of the times.

 Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front

Tropical Dreams

Some colorful tropical panels inspired this quilt to which I added a pinwheel strip and a crazy quilt piece that I've had sitting around for a couple years.  I also added the tree silhouettes which were hand painted by Leslie Keats and some tessellated fish.   The backing includes whale material designed by Leslie as well.