A STOP AT A LOCAL NURSERY WITH MY CAMERA

The "Corral" is a really great nursery up in Rim Forest a few miles up the highway and I'm always tempted in spring and then fall to stop in and take my camera for some photos.  I took these the other day and then realized how fond I am of cone flowers.  I've never tried planting or growing them but I think next year I'll make sure I plant some.   They might be my new favorite plant along with pansies.

What is your favorite plant?

Not sure what these are below.

How can one NOT love pansies!  They are a favorite also.

THE GARDEN IN WASHINGTON - MY SON AND HIS FAMILY'S HOUSE

We recently visited my son's house and here are some garden photos.  Erin is an amazing Garden caretaker ..and then she cooks what she harvests.

They added even more this year - another section of the garden which is several berry patches - and the main garden is incredible and extremely productive in its' veggies.  I could spend every morning sitting at that table enjoying the big sky above and the beauty all around. They planted approximately 20 fruit trees a couple years ago and some are already producing fruit.  I love being at their place in Washington.  The first photos are inside their new green house - something I always wanted when I owned a home.

HELLO-

I returned back home last night after a trip to the beautiful state of Washington to visit family.  I settled in this morning with my laptop to catch up and happened across this amazing clip.  A seal slams a boater with an octopus.  Just had to share this.

Seal slaps a kayaker in the face with an octopus from r/gifs

LOOK AT THIS BEAUTY

I saw this photo on the internet and there isn't a name associated with the caterpillar that I could find but it said it was on a poppy bud.  Wow what a beautiful creature.

A haiku by Magyar

this life's search
absorbs the nature colors
changing sky

PYGMY SEAHORSES

I love discovering new things.  This creature is amazing. An "artist" must have created this!!

link to article

ONE OF THE SMALL MOUNTAIN TOWNS NEAR WHERE I LIVE

I love a trip once every two or three months up to Green Valley Lake.  The lake is small but pleasant to walk around and at just about 7000 ft - the weather is somewhat cooler than where we are...also it's much colder in the winter than at 5000 ft so I prefer living where I do but I love it up there.

Here are just 2 photos from the other day and I plan to put up more.

The sky was filled with high monsoonal type clouds and it was a perfect 70-ish degree day.  Gotta go back soon and spend more time up there.  It only takes probably less than a half hour to get there.

This is probably the smallest little town I've been in besides "Harmony" California.  This is even smaller with one realtor office, one general store, a little bar/cafe and maybe a few other buildings.  You certainly don't spend time shopping when you visit this area.

I NEEDED SOMETHING "COOL" TODAY - THIS DID IT.

REPOSTING A FAVORITE

I was at the beach  - at Venice Beach in Santa Monica when I took this photo of sea gull flying towards the pier - you can see the fun zone in the background.  I think next week we are heading to the coast again to hang around Laguna and on up the coast - I doubt it but I wish we had the time to go all the way to Santa Monica.  Our temps all over Southern California are really going to be hot again - not as hot as our last horrible heatwave that topped out about 120 degrees in some Inland Empire areas (below the mountains where I live)...but this time it says our high will hit 95 up here and probably  105 to 110 down in the valley.

POSTING MY FAVORITE PHOTO OF ALL TIME

The day was September 4, 2006 and I was up in the central coast area to wait for great niece Hannah who was trying to come into the world that day.  Her mother's labor was long and Mike and I decided to spend some time driving around the area and stopping at a few of our favorite beaches while waiting for the phone call that Hannah was here.

We stopped at Shell beach, a beautiful area near the Tri-City beaches and sat for awhile.  I noticed the pelicans on a cliff and zoomed in and got my most favorite photo ever.

I know I have posted this before but I think it's been a few years back.  Just seeing it reminds me of the happy day and also it makes me feel good looking at it.  

BROWN PELICAN AT PISMO BEACH, CA

I came across these photos that I took quite awhile ago and loved the close up view which I might try and sketch.


Pismo Beach is a favorite central coast beach area of mine.  My niece lives and works here.