Yes, I still have some Thailand blogs up my sleeve that need to be posted. I have not forgotten. So this one is a Merry Christmas with a photo from my jungle trek and some from Chico.I was amazed when I came across this huge poinsettia in the middle of the jungle outside of Chiang Mai. I did a little research and found that poinsettias are native to Mexico and South America. So technically it is an introduced species in Thailand but it didn't appear to be invasive as I only saw two plants while there.
It's a sunny and not so cold Christmas day in Chico, CA. Awoke at 6am when my cell phone alarm clock came on because I forgot to turn it off (oops) and thus was up early to open presents from Santa. But that worked out well as my Bro called from Thailand a little after 7am to wish us a Merry Christmas as his was ending and he was about to go to bed.
After the presents were unwrapped we watched The Christmas
Story, which has become tradition thanks to me. That was followed by a rare breakfast prepared by Dad. Once the frost melted Dad and I adventured outdoors, first stopping at the Naked Lounge Cafe downtown for warm coffee before heading to the Sacramento River. There we saw 2 blue herons and 3 river otters and many more hawks and smaller birds. It has been a great Christmas thus far but next year my Bro will be here to be mean to me and say, "bah humbug" and everything will feel perfect.
Happy Holidays to All!
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