Macro Flowers Saturday, Today's Flowers, Mellow Yellow and Macro Monday / My Very Own Sunflower

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I am planting this sunflower, TODAY, in my yard.

Macro Flowers Saturday

Today's Flowers

Mellow Yellow

Macro Monday

The Weekend in Black and White / Downtown Long Beach, California USA

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Downtown Long Beach viewed from Shoreline Village and Marina at about 9:30 p.m. on July 20, 2010.

 

The Weekend in Black and White

SkyWatch Friday, Looking at the Sky on Friday, Weekend Reflections / Long Beach Marina, Long Beach, California USA

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The ocean fog is moving inland as the day draws to an end.

Long Beach Marina, Long Beach, California USA.

July 20, 2010

 SkyWatch Friday

Looking at the Sky on Friday

Weekend Reflections

ABC Wednesday (B), Watery Wednesday, Midweek Blues, Outdoor Wednesday / Just Gliding Along the Harbor

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These guys are performing a balancing act as they paddle along the harbor at Dana Point, California.

The blue sailboat also showed up for ABC Wednesday (the letter B).

ABC Wednesday

The theme is B

Watery Wednesday

Midweek Blues 

Outdoor Wednesday

That's My World Tuesday, Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot, Mosaic Monday / Black & White With Selective Coloring

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I have been taking some time to learn new editing techniques in PhotoShop.

I have finally learned to use selective coloring with black and white!

This is the before and after...yeah!

My World Tuesday

 Ellipsis Monday Photo Shoot
The theme is "Fun With Editing"

Mosaic Monday

Sunday Stills, Mellow Yellow / The Open Door Upstairs

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A night shot of an open door at Shoreline Village, Long Beach, California USA.

Sunday Stills
The theme is "Back to Basics - Rule of Thirds."

Mellow Yellow

Today's Flowers, Ruby Tuesday / Red Bougainvillea

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There is a lot of red bougainvillea that line the water's edge in Long Beach, California, USA.

This shot was taken looking across Rainbow Harbor at downtown Long Beach and the Shoreline Village.

July 20, 2010

Today's Flowers

Ruby Tuesday

Weekend Reflections, Scenic Sunday / The Queen Mary in Long Beach Harbor, Long Beach, California USA

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The Queen Mary is permanently docked in Long Beach Harbor.

This photo was taken at about 10:30 p.m. from across the water at Shoreline Village.

Long Beach is incredibly scenic at night!

Weekend Reflections

 Scenic Sunday

SkyWatch Friday, Looking at the Sky on Friday / Lion's Light House For The Visually Impaired, Long Beach, California USA

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Lions Light House for Sight @ Rainbow Harbor, Long Beach, California USA.

This faux light house was built in 2000 as a symbol of the fund raising that has been done by the Lions Club for the visually impaired.

The harbor office is located at the bottom of the tower.

It is a white conical tower during the day but, glows with amazing colors at night.

The sky was a brilliant orange 2 nights ago.

I thought the blue light was absolutely dazzling against this intense sky about 25 minutes after sunset.

SkyWatch Friday

Looking at the Sky on Friday

ABC Wednesday / A for Anxiously Awaiting

We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our 2nd grandson with, now, less than 3 weeks to go.

ABC Wednesday

"A"

Ruby Tuesday, Watery Wednesday / Stand Up Paddle Boarding in the Marina

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This little guy was paddling around in the marina at Dana Point Harbor with a little buddy.

His parents were sitting on their boat nearby enjoying a Sunday afternoon on the water.

I was pleased with all the red...just in time for Ruby Tuesday!

Ruby Tuesday

Watery Wednesday

That's My World Tuesday / New Orleans Jazz Band, Downtown Disney, Anaheim, California USA

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We really like to listen to this New Orleans Jazz Band at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California.

There are four of them.

The one who appears to be missing has his reflection in the mirror.

That's My World Tuesday

Sunday Stills, Scenic Sunday, Mellow Yellow and Today's Flowers / "Beaches" Cottage

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This is the cottage that was used in the film Beaches, starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey.  

The film was released in the mid-80's.

The fencing was not there back in those days,

but is now to keep people off the property until after the restoration of the cottages that line the beach at Crystal Cove, California.

They are in the second phase of the restoration...this little gem will be available for rent in the not too long future.
Other restored cottages can take up to a year to get a reservation...at least for the summer months.

Here you can see that it is just footsteps from the ocean.

It was a warm but very gloomy day on the beach last week.
But, not the case today...the sun has made its appearance!

Sunday Stills

The theme is summer.

Scenic Sunday

Mellow Yellow

Today's Flowers

Weekend Reflections, SkyWatch Friday, Looking at the Sky on Friday / A Glimpse of Sunshine

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Walking around Balboa Island is one of my favorite things to do in the late afternoon and early evening.

This photo was taken last week at the height of our "June Gloom," which lasted well into July.

The sun came out about 5:15 p.m. just for me to catch this picture.

Weekend Reflections

SkyWatch Friday

Looking at the Sky on Friday

ABC Wednesday / Z for Zinfandel

These beauties will soon be a lovely bottle of Zinfandel!

Temecula Valley Wine Country, Temecula, California USA

June 26, 2010

ABC Wednesday

"Z"

Watery Wednesday, Outdoor Wednesday / A Fountain at the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands, California USA

 Evening  back lights one of  the two fountains in front of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands, California.

Watery Wednesday

Outdoor Wednesday