Tree Hugger

The giant "Teddy Bear" was hanging in a tree on the 16th Street freeway exit last Friday..I was stopped at the light and looked to my left and saw that poor fella.

Saint Barbara Club of Sacramento

We went to the Saint Barbara Club of Sacramento's Annual meeting today.  From left to right Barbara, Barbara, Barbara, Barbara, Barbara, Barbara, etc. etc...If your name is Barbara, you are invited to attend next year on the first Sunday of December.  Many thanks to Barbara Davis (center) for hosting us!

A matter of opinion

Thank you to Steve Watson for sending this photo of the big tri-hull sailboat being built on Reed/Sacramento Avenue near Emma's? According to local opinion it has been deemed both an eyesore and a fascinating work in progress. According to Steve "spoke with the owner this weekend and he is ready to move it to the Bryte boat launch as soon as the "powers that be" allow him to move it. He is hoping to do it Saturday 1/14/12 early in the morning but that will be up to City officials. Then he and his dog plan to motor on out to the Pacific and sail to Hawaii. Living his dream...".

Easy Rider...

Easy Rider Bear ..evidently he wasn't allowed to join the dinner party at Vince's last week and was left to keep an eye on the Harley in the parking lot!

Crazy Motorcycle Trike

This interesting custom three wheeler motorcycle was parked in the Raley's Parking lot last week... I half expected ZZ Top to come out of the store and mount his ride!

The Playagon from West Sacramento

This Plyagon is probably returning from a stint giving away Otter Pops at Burning Man 2010 held on the Playa at Black Rock City, NV. I found this website that describes the evolution of the Playagon...and according to a West Sacramento reader, the Playagon was designed/built and lives year round in West Sacramento!

Get Your Wicked On!

Wicked Campers are Discount Camper Rentals located around the globe...their website quote "Avoid the American horror movie, and travel in a well serviced, comfortable and CHEAP Wicked Campervan". We think these characters might have been at Burning Man.

Wanted... Old Watch!

Debbie saw this sign posted at the corner of Alameda and Alabama.....there is a phone number posted if you have one you'd like to pass on!

Flower Pots....

If the plumber installs a new toilet and doesn't haul off the old one what is a person to do? We think this is a brilliant idea...but it might be a good idea to keep this pot in the backyard as my friend Barbara does.

Cell phone tower in camouflage

Located on Linden near South River Road...we noticed a cell phone tower camouflaged to look like a pine tree. We have heard that off the shores of Southern California, some oil rigs are masked by colorful facades that resemble small amusement parks.

Monsters vs Aliens ??

This unusual vehicle was on its way through the parking lot last week...we think is a road maintenance truck of some sort...

Joe's Giant Orange--Shasta Lake, CA

Thank you Ken Jourdan for sharing these photos of Joe's Giant Orange in Lake Shasta, CA. Joe's is one of the few remaining Giant Orange Stands in California. Per Ken: "The part behind the front door was added a number of years ago and remodeled when Joe bought it. You can see the openings in the Orange where they used to serve out of when it was built. I don't think they have been used since the freeway was put in and it was moved from the corner. (Less that 100yds.) We were told that this was the last one since the one near Chowchilla was hit by the truck; but the web site Weird California shows some others."

Phone Book Delivery??

Thank you Eric Harding for sharing this odd but true comedy shot! Eric wrote"I saw this yesterday on Jefferson. A Jaguar jam packed with phone books, if you look closely the trunk is bulging with phone books as well. It's probably only interesting to me cause I have a pet peeve about phone books."