Melinda and I went down to Big Sur to see all the redwoods. We stopped for lunch at the Big Sur River Inn. This is one of my favorite places in all of the world. The restaurant sits in the middle of the redwoods. We were seated at the outside dining room, gorgeous. Several birds were around, checking for crumbs, hanging out. One beautiful blue stellar's jay was on the lookout for food.
The jay kept flitting around eyeing our food. Our table was right at the railing where the bird was hanging out. We really got to watch him as he was watching our table. Then came our desserts. As you can see, they were ASTOUNDING. I've never seen a strawberry shortcake look like this before. They were also yummy.
Don't forget, the Jay was still winging about. We took our time, talking, eating, listing birds in our notebook. Our desserts were mostly demolished and the Jay just couldn't take it any more.
Suddenly there was a swoop and my plate was full of wings as he attempted to carry off a large chunk of the strawberry shortcake. All of us (stellar's jay included) were quite startled. He flew back to his perch leaving most of his ill almost gotten gains on the table. It was so funny!
Definitely one of the high points of our vacation.
-- Jenny
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