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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Verging on Paradise, Sundays in My City

Thanks again to hostess extraordinaire, Unknown Mami, for a fascinating blogland tour, Sundays in My City. Visit her site to visit the world.

"It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are...

Welcome to the Butte Creek Watershed. We're at the verge of Paradise and Chico, overlooking Butte Creek. This area's referred to as a "Mini Grand Canyon." The view really is spectacular. I haven't captured it well. I'm more impressed with the clouds right now.  
Winds aren't too strong, so don't worry about the 25 mile drop.
than to breathe the clearer atmosphere below them,
and think that you are in paradise."
-Henry David Thoreau
Paradise, CA trivia:
-Population in 2011 = 26, 408
-Scenes from Gone With the Wind were filmed here.
-Richard Moore of Wild Thing (the song) glory and the Troggs (the band) lives here. I met him at a party, nice guy.
-Tom Selleck has a home just north of here.
-54 registered sex offenders reside here. Chico isn't far behind. In fact, they tend to gravitate to Butte County (Chico, Paradise, Oroville, and the greater area), generally.

On that note, keep your head in the clouds and stay grounded.

Have a safe and peaceful Sunday and new week. 
Thank you for visiting.


Posted by Rawknrobyn.blogspot.com
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22 comments:

  1. Alex J. CavanaughJanuary 12, 2014 at 12:11 PM

    Those are some amazing clouds. Weird the area attracts sex offenders though.

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  2. D.G. HudsonJanuary 12, 2014 at 12:19 PM

    That's a lover's leap if I ever saw one. Ever run into Tom Selleck in the neighborhood?

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  3. JoJoJanuary 12, 2014 at 12:20 PM

    That's very pretty! But looks like a wee bit more than a 25' drop!

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  4. Ms. AJanuary 12, 2014 at 12:22 PM

    Magnificent views!!!

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  5. David OliverJanuary 12, 2014 at 12:39 PM

    Robyn your pictures have a sort of liquid, translucent quality - or I need better glasses - that makes them look like an oil painting. Very nice! One of these days I'm going to read Thoreau...maybe if my power goes out. Ooooh, hope not!

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  6. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comJanuary 12, 2014 at 12:43 PM

    Haha, JoJo, thanks. Oops. I meant 25 miles. Changed it.

    DG, I haven't seen him but seen a lot of men who look like a short, balding version of him if I squint.

    Thanks, all.

    xoRobyn

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  7. Joanna JenkinsJanuary 12, 2014 at 1:28 PM

    A day in Paradise. You can't ask for more than that!
    Happy SIMC, jj

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  8. Tara R.January 12, 2014 at 1:41 PM

    Such amazing views.

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  9. MorganJanuary 12, 2014 at 1:58 PM

    Holy... Robyn, I. Am. INSPIRED... seriously so lovely!!!!

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  10. Baby SisterJanuary 12, 2014 at 2:22 PM

    Beautiful!! I would love to live with that view. :)

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  11. retired not tiredJanuary 12, 2014 at 2:53 PM

    Lovely pictures. Definitely want to visit as "Gone with the Wind" is one of my favorite movies

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  12. DorothyJanuary 12, 2014 at 3:14 PM

    Oh no...thank you....I'll stay very far back from the edge there and just enjoy it from your photo, which is beautiful!

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2014 at 4:14 PM

    Your pictures are beautiful! Clouds are great subjects for pictures.

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  14. ConnieJanuary 12, 2014 at 4:51 PM

    Lovely view there! I hope you have a wonderful week ahead. :)

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  15. Pat HattJanuary 12, 2014 at 5:38 PM

    Head in the clouds is grand, maybe grab the sex offenders, yank them up and let them fall to the earth, no more sex offenders lol

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  16. Cheryl KlarichJanuary 12, 2014 at 6:12 PM

    Wow! The pictures remind me of some giant 19th century paintings by American artists that we have in the St. Louis Art Museum! (maybe you're a photographic genius!)

    Blessings!

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  17. stephen HayesJanuary 12, 2014 at 6:29 PM

    Wonderfully atmospheric images. Thanks for sharing them.

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  18. Theresa MahoneyJanuary 12, 2014 at 7:35 PM

    I have a fascination with clouds, so those photos really catch my eye. The views are spectacular! You are so lucky to have such beautiful scenery where you live!

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  19. YvonneJanuary 12, 2014 at 9:57 PM

    when i was little, i would always try and make guess what the shapes of the clouds were. my sister and i would sit outside and stare at the sky for hours, arguing over what we really "saw". :)

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  20. Gorilla BananasJanuary 12, 2014 at 11:56 PM

    I googled 'Butte Creek' to make sure you weren't pulling our legs, Robyn. I suppose the people who named it had never heard of butt cracks. Could the name have attracted the sex offenders?

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  21. Empty Nest InsiderJanuary 13, 2014 at 12:49 AM

    Amazing cloud photos! I almost saw the outline of Tom Selleck's mustache in one of them.

    Julie

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  22. Plowing Through Life (Martha)January 13, 2014 at 4:07 AM

    Yup, definitely verging on paradise! Very pretty.

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