the di-di's

Steve and Rachel came to visit in March.

We took them up to the Gridley trail in Ojai, where Amy and Micah almost ran right over this:Yes, that's a rattlesnake. It had been right in the middle of the trail, but slithered off when we came barreling down.

The next day we hit the Ray Miller Trail in La Jolla Canyon. It was a another beautiful spring day. Steve occupied Micah as Amy readied the baby gear:
Micah and Rachel lead the way up the climb. Like the day before, we saw some reptiles.
We stopped for a snack
and headed down, while Steve and Rachel ran up to the top.
After they got back, Levi mugged me.