my sister's christmas present to us. Scraps of pendleton wool sewn together to make a beautiful blanket.

The 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Ronald L. Green, visits Marines and support personnel assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA., Aug 16, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Marnell, Office of the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps/Released)

Barbara Moniz photo

I do like this Banksy mural (after Monet), seen on the living room wall of a friend's renovated flat.

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The 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Ronald L. Green, visits Marines and support personnel assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA., Aug 17, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Marnell, Office of the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps/Released)

Pendleton Oregon, temperatures well over 100 degrees F...

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The 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Ronald L. Green, visits Marines and support personnel assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA., Aug 16, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Marnell, Office of the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps/Released)

This horse lost its rider during the Indian Relay Race and almost caused a head-on collision.

The Unicorn, Pendleton

Oceanside, California

Pendleton Moms Club collecting food for the local food pantry at Marsh.

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Students crowd around a newly captured memory.

Because of the Santa Ana winds a big brush fire started around Camp Pendleton and the sky over the ocean was filled with smoke.

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton by New City Developers

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Umatilla River from the front of the Bowman Studio and apartments.

Enjoying the sunset from Del Mar Beach on Camp Pendleton.

The 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Ronald L. Green, visits Marines and support personnel assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA., Aug 16, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Marnell, Office of the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps/Released)

Pretending to be a photographer for the rodeo attendees.

cliff cooper turns in a 8.4 on his first round of slack in at the Pendleton roundup,also prforming tuesday was tuff cooper, who scored a 8.9, Trevor Brazil, Jay Craddock, all perform tuesday.

The raw (virgin) wool is carded 3 (or was it 5?) times and then transformed into a webby sheet which is later spun onto bobbins.

The carding process: taking fluffy sheep hair and turning it into a sheet of fluffy wool to be spun into yarn

The 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Ronald L. Green, visits Marines and support personnel assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA., Aug 17, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Marnell, Office of the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps/Released)

The 18th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Ronald L. Green, visits Marines and support personnel assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA., Aug 17, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Marnell, Office of the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps/Released)

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