Here is a Sentinel Article that was sent to me through the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Exploration Center. The Monterey Bay Birding Festival is September 12-15.
By CLARK TATE
www.hilltromper.com
 Break out your binocs— the birds are back in town. The seasons are shifting,  migrations have begun and, from August to October, a spectacularly  diverse assemblage of bird species will be passing  through. Trailing on their tailfeathers will be an equally colorful flock of birders flying in from around the globe to participate  in the Monterey Bay Birding
Festival Sept. 12-15.

Monterey Bay is dreamy for many reasons — flourishing  marine life, worldclass  surf breaks, miles upon miles of hiking and biking trails, etc. — and its truly spectacular birding prospects stack up with the best of them. They inspired Hitchcock. The area’s extreme range and diversity of habitat  types (Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary,  Big Sur, Elkhorn Slough National Marine Estuary, Pinnacles National 
Monument) make it an ideal avian stopover. Smack in the middle of the autumn
flocking frenzy, the Birding Festival takes full advantage of the splendor nature so nicely delivers  to our front door.

Offering field trips to local birding hotspots, water adventures to view seabirds, birding workshops,  social events and speaker presentations, the festival is a varied affair. Expert guides will show you the ropes and point out the feathery eye candy.

Once you register for the festival, event prices range from $0 to $154, with most falling
between $10 and $25.

It has been 11 years since my cancer. I have to say that having cancer and
surviving  is quite empowering. I am thankful.  It changed my life.

I had my operation on the year anniversary of 9/11; that is how I remember. I still went through Chemotherapy and that turned out to be quite the life changer as well. I realized I missed my artistic side and started working again, singing again, gardening again. 
  
So many things have come back into my life. I feel like I am growing, enjoying this life. I love my home, my yard, and my family particularly, which includes my kids, my dogs, my fish and all the living creatures on this property. I also have the greatest group of friends. I appreciate them immensely. And I am blessed to have my wonderful sister and brother-in-law living very close by. How fortunate am I.

Life is good.

I went into Safeway and asked if they had Organic Cereal? I was directed to the center of the cereal isle which was pretty full of cereal boxes marked NATURAL. Only 5 boxes of truly ORGANIC CEREAL did I find. Obviously not a hot item and I really don't understand. All the other cereals have to be GMO, right? With all the hoopla about GMO crops, what company wouldn't want the public to know if they knew their product was non-GMO? I think one of the BIG problems with GMO labeling seems to be going back to the SOURCE. I mean, do you think that the cereal companies know where they get every little kernel and what the genetic make-up is? I think the best plan is just to buy organic, period, for any packaged goods (bread, cereal), meats, poultry, dairy. I asked the Meat Dept Manager at COSTCO if all their meats and poultry contain hormones and/or antibiotics. He honestly told me he did not know but said he would find out. Two weeks later he called me and said the only meats or poultry that do not have hormones and/or antibiotics, were marked organic. All COSTCO meat and poultry not marked organic have hormones and/or antibiotics. Something to think about. Click on the GMO to read about Monsanto's Dirty Dozen that they have created. What a company!