There’s a vintage drycleaners sign in Encinitas and I made it more so by adding some cross-processing. . . .
On the flip side, it reads: “Fabric Expert.”
Great weekend, everyone!
A Touch of Autumn in California
We don’t have glorious fall foliage in San Diego, but I managed to find a couple of poplar leaves that had turned lovely tiger-like colors.
The first leaf was on our glass table in the backyard. I shot this with my iPhone after an early morning rain shower. Not much available light.
The second leaf was in the front yard. I used my Nikon to capture some late-afternoon bokeh in the grass. Had to lie down on the driveway to get the angle I wanted.
Hope your week’s going well so far. . . .
{carole}
Autumn Light
“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.”
~John Burroughs
Hope you all had a nice weekend. . . .
{carole}
Another Look
I took more shots on the beach after the rain, but didn’t have time to upload them on Wednesday. Here are a few more.
I like the way the low-lying clouds are reflected in the water. If you look at the horizon closely, you’ll see a distant ship.
The seafoam almost resembles lace, doesn’t it?
A vertical shot of the beach and slightly unstable cliffs.
A wider shot of the area. The tower is part of a power station.
After the Rain
Rain does something wonderful to the landscape here. It washes away any haze or dust, and everything is just a little more in focus.
Hope you’re having a great week so far. . . .
{carole}
Surf Mobiles
One night last month, we were leaving a restaurant and noticed a big crowd across the street. We walked over and saw classic “woodies” everywhere. For those not familiar, a woody is a station wagon with hardwood on the passenger compartment. Whenever I see them, I think of surfing and Southern California.
Anyway, despite the fact that I had only an iPhone and the cars were packed together with lots of people, I managed to get these shots:
Most of these vehicles are from the fifties. Can you believe how well-restored they are? Especially when you consider that the wood has been exposed to the elements for decades.
This one looked really old, but still beautiful. I thought the way the back opened was interesting too.
The red ones really stood out:
Four surfboards on this one, and they’re the old longboards. . . .
The plates were pretty cool too:
This shot and the previous two are instagrams.
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.
{carole}
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Here’s Breakfast
Just one photo today, as we were glued to the TV last night watching the vice presidential debate and the Orioles/Yankees game.
I’m serving up a poppy-seed bagel with strawberry cream cheese in California sunlight. Orange juice and cappuccino on the side. Enjoy. . . .
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
A Ride on the Königsee
I have toyed with the idea of scanning some of my older travel photos for a while now. I’d like to scan the actual negatives, but am not sure I want to spend a lot of money on a scanner I won’t use after I’m done with all the negatives. There’s a company that will scan negatives for you, but I just found out they send them to India. That’s a little too far for my comfort zone. In the meantime, I’ll scan the photos themselves and share occasionally.
During a trip to Southern Bavaria, we took a boat ride on the Königsee. . . .
Yes, the water is that shade of green. It was so bizarre and beautiful. Supposedly, the color comes from chalk particles dissolved in the water, which reflect the sunlight shining on them.
The Königsee is 650 feet (190 meters) deep in some places.
We ended up here:
St. Bartholomä (Bartholomew) church is built in the Baroque style, with a floor plan modeled on Salzburg Cathedral.
What a boat ride. The emerald water, the towering German Alps and this picturesque church. . .wonderful.
{carole}
Bits and Pieces of Balboa Park
Balboa Park is too big to cover in one or two posts, so I’ll do one every now and then. Otherwise you’d be bored senseless by all the photos.
A little bit of history first. According to the web site, Balboa Park, at 1200 acres, is the largest urban cultural park in the U.S. It includes the San Diego Zoo, which is adjacent; several museums, theaters and gardens. It was the site for the 1915 Panama–California Exposition and 1935 California Pacific International Exposition.
Most of the museums run along a beautiful promenade called El Prado, which runs through the center of the park. Many of the buildings are done in the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style, a mix of European Spanish architecture and Spanish Colonial architecture of Mexico.
One of my favorite buildings is the Museum of Man with the California Tower.
There’s a carillon inside the tower that chimes the time every quarter hour.
Some examples of the architecture:
A lot of the museums look like this. The architectural detailing is called Churrigueresque, named after the Spanish sculptor and architect, José Benito de Churriguera. I can’t imagine how long it took the carvers to do even one of these buildings.
Even the rooftops are ornate.
Random fact: scenes from Citizen Kane were filmed in Balboa Park, and they used animals from the San Diego Zoo.
A weathered door.
Balboa Park has a wonderful restaurant called The Prado and it has the loveliest outdoor patio that can partly be seen here:
I’ll be sure to take photos inside when we eat there again.
Finally, an orchid growing inside the Botanical Building:
{carole}
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Happy Friday
“Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”
~Hans Christian Andersen
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
Pearls & Prose 