Brenda's Photo Challenge / Weathered and Worn

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This beach front cottage was built in 1920 and is now in dire need of restoration.

It is one of 42 historic cottages being restored in Crystal Cove, California.

The movie Beaches was filmed, starring Bette Midler, in cottage #13 and it is also on the list to be restored in the near future.

Thirteen of the 42 cottages are now available for rental, but, there is at least a six month wait.

If you are interested...plan ahead!

This is one of my favorites and you can see there is a lot of work needed.

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The theme is weathered and worn.

Sunday Stills / Flowers or Wild Flowers, Brenda's Photo Challenge / Flowers

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There are still clumps of California Poppies out in the Silverwood Lake area of southern California USA.

The temperatures will soon rise out there and all traces of these beauties will be gone until next spring.

Sunday Stills

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Brenda's Photo Challenge / Circles, AND Color Carnival

A few of the stained glass windows in the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley, California USA.
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The theme is circles.

Color Carnival

This is an early spring view of the Ahwanhee Hotel nestled below the Royal Arches in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California USA.

My husband and I had lunch before the window where the waiter is standing.
We were told that Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip shared the same table some years ago.
I guess we couldn't complain about the view...

because this is what we were able to see outside that window!
Not bad, huh?

And then the real treat...we were able to watch this beautiful creature grazing not too far from the "famous" window!

Brenda's Photo Challenge / Lighting

Late afternoon at Laguna Beach, California...

just a week ago.

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The theme is lighting

Brenda's Photo Challenge / Fruit - Macro

A Tangello

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The theme is fruit - macro

Brenda's Photo Challenge / RED and Shutterday/ Friends

  

 

What could be better than little friends playing in the sand at the beach?

Seal Beach, California

February 3, 2010

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The theme is: RED

Shutterday

The theme is: Friends

Brenda's Photo Challenge / Halloween

Here's a little friendly greeter at the home of a Balboa Beach, California resident!

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And, the challenge is: Halloween

Brenda's Photo Challenge / Highways and Bi-Ways

Brenda's Photo Challenge / Highways and Bi-Ways

The first photo is the road heading into the little town of Oak Glen, California, which is in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains. Oak Glen is popular this time of year for apple picking and tasty homemade apple pie. This little village was nearly devastated by a wild fire just a few weeks ago. I have included a couple of shots, taken while riding on this same road, of some of the burn areas. This was a very close call for the apple orchards and the little town of Oak Glen. These pictures were taken on October 5, 09.

Brenda's Photo Challenge / Pets

This is our sweet 12 year old Labrador Retriever, Madison. She is the head of our household...and I am not joking!

She is one special little lady! ♥

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Brenda's Photo Challenge / The Color PURPLE

These are my "purple" entries for: Brenda's Photo Challenge