I thought people might like to see some pre and post Hurricane Odile pictures from our house and nearby beaches. Like I’ve said before, the landscapes have changed. It’s encouraging to see how things are coming back already and we have only to wait awhile and we’ll be back to where we were. It’s all good for us. We are having a new palapa built, and doing some things a bit differently of course to make the posts stay up. The actual palapa stayed together really well.
Banana trees  & carport before
Almost grown enough to start producing bananas.
Morning after
Back yard with foxtail palm before
Foxtail palm after
Washingtonian and coco palms before
Washingtonian and coco palms after
Traveler’s palms & areca palm before
Traveler’s palms & areca palm after
Traveler’s palm after
Passion fruit vine “green fence” before
Passion fruit vines after
Los Cerritos beach before
Los Cerritos beach after
The beach in front of our house before
The beach in front of our house the evening before the storm arrived! Sweet, clear ocean water.
The beach in front of our house the morning after! See how dirty the water is.
Oh, and it’s my 68th birthday today. So I’m going to throw in some before and after of me too. I have a hard time looking in the mirror these days, but I am grateful for every day and having another birthday is definitely a blessing. Funny how in my mind I’m still young! Got to stay away from that mirror, so my mind can stay focused on the me it thinks I am. Ha ha! The day after the storm was the 50th high school reunion in San Diego. I did not go, obviously, but I hear it was fun. It might have been nice to see that all those other people are wrinkled and falling apart too. Or maybe not. Anyway, like I said, I am so grateful for each and every day I get to be here. Amen!
My brother, Ronnie, me, and Mom, shortly after my birth.
My birthday at 3 years old, making a goofy face! I’m so excited about my new doll house. (I started out a blond).
I used to be a ballerina!
High School Graduation…brunette years!
Dripping with sweat after a walk. Happy 68th birthday to me.
The last picture is undoubtedly not the most flattering picture of me. So I want you to know it takes a lot of guts to include this. My hair is a mess and I’m not feeling so good with the heat and all. And for those of you who may not know, I do not color my hair. This is what 68 years and high humidity has done to it. 🙂
Happy Birthday Suzi!!!! Hope you have a great day : )
Muchas gracias, mi amiga! And spelling it Suzi is just fine by me!
Shoot- sorry, I meant to say happy birthday Susie ; )
All the joys, sorrows and love we have shared and experienced go into our lines and wrinkled selves and inside our hearts and souls and spirits are the beauty they produced!
Carry on 68 year old, you are a blessing to me!
Love you , winkles and all!
And having you in my life after all these years is a blessing for me! Thank you, mi amiga! XO
You are still as beautiful as you can be my sweet friend. Happy Birthday to you!
Thank you so much, Susan. We Susans need to stick together. 🙂
Happy Birthday! You look beautiful in all the pictures.
Muchas gracias!!
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