Staycation [stey-key-shuh n], noun - A vacation that is spent at one's home enjoying all that home and one's home environs have to offer.
Chris and I have been staycationing for the last week and a half, where we've had a wonderful time doing all the things we've wanted to do in our town, and all around just taking it easy. Time went slowly, lots of iced tea and beer was consumed, and we were tourists in our own town. It was great!
We could so get used to this life.
Early one morning last week we took Jake to a local park and threw his favorite toy for him. This was after Mom & Dad went to Great Harvest Bread Company and got two cinnamon pull-apart rolls. Mmmm. We have no room in the backyard to do this, and we aren't a fan of dog parks.
The Folsom Power House was built in 1895 and first brought electricity to Sacramento. from the California State Park's website:
The Folsom Powerhouse is part of a colorful chapter of Sacramento history and is also an example of the tremendous advance in the commercial application of electricity. H.P. Livermore realized that the water of the American River could turn generators for electricity in Sacramento, 22 miles downstream. With his partners, Livermore built the powerhouse, which still looks much as it did in 1895.And now, Livermore has a park in Folsom named in his honor. How nice.
We made the trip to the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary, and I have to admit we were pleasantly surprised! It was a very well-maintained zoo, and the size was larger than the eye originally thought.
By the pictures below, many people will ask, "This is a zoo? With cats and dogs??" The answer is yes. The zoo operates as a sanctuary - many of the animals were once pets, harmed in the wild unable to be released again, or deemed nuisances to themselves by their interactions with humans (the bears).
Peacocks and chickens roam the zoo - it was actually quite interesting. We had to laugh because right inside the gate is a feral cat exhibit. No joke - feral CATS. The message was spay and neuter. Additionally, they have a couple wolf hybrids that people kept as pets, but found out that hybrid wolf-dogs are likely not the best suburban pets. My favorite were the ravens...I have a thing for them as well as crows. Just as Chris.
Also crossed off our list:
- Fixed the back leaking sprinkler/drip system
- Removed the enormous volunteer sunflower
- Harvested the onions
- Sun dryed tomatoes
- Hooked up the icemaker in our fridge (...that we've had for 5 years)
- Went Sake tasting at Gekkeikan Sake (pictures sometime in the future after I go back with better camera lens(es))
- Went to the batting cages
I can't wait until our next one!
*Individual (and clearer) pictures at my Flickr page
