Category Archives: photography
Strolling Around Spanish Village
Spanish Village, in Balboa Park, is a collection of working artist studios and galleries. The colors of the place tend to mesmerize. A red door that fairly screams to come in. Yellow-orange hibiscus with a red center, blooming outside a … Continue reading
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Tagged Balboa Park, blue bench, blue door, California, red door, Spanish Village, succulents
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Succulents and Mariachi Bands
I was going to include these photos in my last post, but didn’t want to put you to sleep with too many images. So here are some succulent topiaries found in the Mexican Garden at San Diego Botanic Garden: I … Continue reading
A Walk Through San Diego Botanic Garden
San Diego Botanic Garden used to be called Quail Botanical Gardens. The name was changed a few years ago, but I still think of it as Quail Gardens. When we were there, a man told us there are now actual … Continue reading
Clouds
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” ~Rabindranath Tagore Monday is a holiday in the U.S. (Labor Day) so I’ll be back on Wednesday. Have … Continue reading
Trapped in the Marine Layer
In Coastal California, we have something called the “marine layer,” an air mass which forms over the ocean when there’s a temperature inversion. According to Wikipedia, “the inversion itself is usually initiated by the cooling effect of the water on … Continue reading
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Tagged dark pink rose, droplets, marine layer, peach-colored roses, Southern California, white rose
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Outside the Art Walk
We went to an Art Walk yesterday, and the artwork was nice, but the surroundings really caught my eye. Mother Nature provides the perfect backdrop for these colors. I do love peeling paint and old doors. People look at me … Continue reading
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Tagged bright colors, California, green Adirondack, old peach-colored door, padlock, red door, yellow and red canna
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Not Just Any Dress
Thanks to Caroline of the blog beautyisasleepingcat (fantastic book reviews!) I remembered some photos I took before we moved. While sorting stuff, I was trying to decide if I should finally sell a couple of my mother’s dresses, and thought … Continue reading
Tangerine Sunset
The night before our trip, we had a pretty wonderful sunset. From the northwest we saw this: From the north: And from the west, a tangerine sky framed by neighboring cedars: Quite a nice send-off, don’t you think? {carole}
A Peony Found
I took only family photos on our trip, so I’m posting a peony shot that got lost in the shuffle when I was in Hawaii. . . . Hope you all had a nice weekend. {carole}
Last Rays
“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.” ~William Wordsworth
Pearls & Prose 