A Walk in the Park

Crescent City California

Weather Max 17 Min 12 Rain in the afternoon (a lot of it)

Waffles with Blueberry Syrup for breakfast after another great night's sleep - wonderful.

Larry had the day off so we all went for a walk in the Jedediah Smith State Park. The day was overcast and cool but it made no difference to the sight of those magnificent Redwood trees and the many ferns and the running river. Everything seemed so clean and pristine. Some of these trees are many hundreds of years old.

These trees are immense

Larry and the boys 

Me and Gavan and Danny and one big tree

How good would this look in your garden?

Angie and Danny

 It was a really enjoyable walk with unforgettable scenery. One thing  of great concern was all the critters lurking in those trees, waiting to eat us.

Larry did have his gun with him but I think
the plan was to shoot me and leave me
 for the bears so they could all escape

Now add to the above "kill-me-and-eat-me" animals, the Brown Recluse Spider and the Black Widow Spider and of course our old friend the Rattlesnake and a walk in the park isn't really "a walk in the park".  Way more nasty critters than in Oz! Just saying.

Larry is the Police Chief in Crescent City so we stopped off at his offices and I got to try on one of their new Police Cars for size. They had everything in them except a Pizza Oven!! Check out the guns!

Flashing Lights and all

It was all very impressive. Larry's only  been in this position for a couple of months and he's  intent on being a hands on commander and leads by example. He's instigated changes that help both the Officers and their families in time of emotional need and also to recognise causal issues of the people they are interacting with. He's a good guy with great values and  the right person in the right job.  

Even MORE IMPORTANTLY......... Larry can bake - his Cinnamon Buns make Cinnabon taste EXTREMELY second class. Ross Blake - I know you won't believe me but it is true. They were SUPERB!! ...oh .....and the icing ....for the want of a better phrase....was the icing on the cake.

I will add that he is in no way modest about his baking prowess

Larry's hand made Cinnamon buns