I have been quite the traveler lately!
This weekend my housemates and I drove south to Temple City, home of the illustrious Jayne Gee! It was such a treat seeing the town she grew up in, meeting her family, and seeing the sights with her.
Perhaps the most fun I had was bike riding with Heidi and Jayne through some of the nice neighborhoods in Arcadia, where peacocks roam as freely as bluejays and squirrels. According to Jayne, the story is that one wealthy household used to own several peacocks, until one day they escaped. Since then, they've been multiplying and now they are a permanent fixture of which the city is quite proud. Signs are posted prohibiting feeding of the peafowl, and there's a fine for hitting a peacock. I think the peacocks must know this, too, for they strut across the streets as slowly as they please, making cars swerve to avoid them. They love to congregate in yards with especially green grass or trees with lofty branches where they can perch. Pretty bizarre, but pretty cool, too. I wonder if the residents of those neighborhoods ever tire of their presence. Either way, they were sure fun to see!
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