Numenius is a geographer by training and temperament. He is a Bay Area native, and grew up roaming the East Bay hills. Pica takes her cue from Pica nuttalli, the endemic magpie of central California, chatty and alighting on gleaming things. Pica has another blog, Bird by Bird, in which she records her sketches of birds.
When we were at the Little League game Sunday, this spaniel had had a long day and was content to lie on the lap of the girl sitting in front of us in the bleachers.
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