This is a photograph of a watercolor by Dave Allen, the art teacher at Pacific Valley for many, many years.

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Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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Timber (Day 24) and Plaskett (Day 6) 8/31 Evening Update

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Plaskett Significantly increases in size

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