Monday morning, we toured the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield, California. The tour was free and only 30 minutes in length, but was a fun distraction and interesting.

Twenty-four hours later I found myself standing in front of the largest living thing on the planet.

“General Sherman” is not the tallest, oldest, or wisest tree on the planet, but by volume, it is the largest. The tree is estimated to be between 2,300 and 2,500 years old, 275 feet tall, a diameter of 25 feet and a circumference of just over 100 feet at the base.

So — something small and something big. I’ll write more about each when I get back home this weekend.