Why I won't leave California, reason #134

...the hawthorns which blossom in winter.




Strangely enough, this is also the state flower of Missouri (but good luck finding it there now!).

Why it will take more than higher taxes to move me from California...

I took this picture on Sunday, March 22nd, near the surf at La Jolla -- one of the best places for surf-watching in the world:



If only I could make the photo look bigger on the blog! You can at least click on it to see it at its best.