today's distraction. distraction may be the wrong word. "SQUIRREL". ok, maybe that doesn't make sense either (well, it does to me). i left home in the mid-morning intending to leisurely walk to the beach and back. and have lunch out by the pool on this unbelievably beautiful day. but, i took a different street. and a longer route. and then i saw 5 or 6 beautiful monarch butterflies enjoying the warm sun fluttering in, on and around the butterfly bushes on my way to Malaga Cove. i am not going to say how many photos i took or how long i stayed taking their photos but i will say i didn't return home from my walk, from the beach until around 330pm. fortunately i took a sandwich and some red seedless grapes along with some water and had a picnic on the sand around 2pm.
