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The huge Oak tree that guards my house (which Jeff Norman said was a probably a hybrid between Coast and Canyon) is telling me something that I cannot quite understand. She has never spoken to me in this manner before, but is doing so loudly now. Usually, she speaks softly and gently. This has been loud with bings and bangs on my metal roof and suggestions I wear a hat when passing beneath her. Is she telling me that we are in for a wet winter? Or is she telling me she is threatened?

🔥 Vegetation Reduction Project at Point Lobos 🌲

📍 Location: Highway 1, southbound shoulder (PM 70.45–70.61)
📅 Date: October 6–7, 2025
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM

This cooperative vegetation management project is a joint effort between:
✅ Caltrans
✅ Carmel Highlands Fire District
✅ CAL FIRE
✅ ParkIT!

🌟 Project Benefits
• Reduces fuel loads and wildfire risk
• Protects a critical evacuation route
• Enhances safety for residents, visitors, and first responders
• Supports long-term community and ecological resilience

Funding provided by the Carmel Highlands Fire Protection District

A foggy fall Sunday morning…the weather is getting cooler… the leaves on these maples are beginning to turn (not enough light to see here) … silk long johns are out, comforter is about to go back on the bed for the season … and I might have my first fire in the wood stove today … will see.