There are so many cute little houses on Balboa Island, Balboa, California.
Their reflections double the cuteness.
-hosted by James-
Showing posts with label daytrip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label daytrip. Show all posts
Friday, July 9, 2010
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
SkyWatch Friday, Looking at the Sky on Friday / Highway 18 in Southern California
This is highway 18 leading to the mountain resorts in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California.
I stopped several times on my way to Lake Arrowhead to photograph the "yellow" everywhere.
I thoroughly enjoyed the yellow Spanish Broom in full bloom in our local mountains.
The scent is heavenly every year at this time!
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The road along this stretch is like a roller-coaster.
The road along this stretch is like a roller-coaster.
The sky was as blue as blue can be without a single cloud in sight.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Outdoor Wednesday / Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, California USA
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This photo was taken at Sunset Cliffs in San Diego, California USA.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
(the day after the Pacific Rim tsunami warning for the 8.8 earthquake in Chile)
Window Views and Doors Too / Historical Homes of Palm Springs, California USA
It is quite entertaining to drive (or walk) through the historical part of Palm Springs, which is just west of downtown and beneath San Jacinto Mountain.
The doors and windows, alone, could keep me happy and busy with my camera.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Watery Wednesday / Lone Surfboard in the Tidepools
I hope this doesn't mean what my 1st thought was.
The day after the storm and tsunami warning from the 8.8 earthquake in Chile.
February 28, 2010
Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, California USA
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Weekend Reflections / Palm Springs Tramway
My previous post showed the Palm Springs Tramway and the top of Mt. San Jacinto Mountain.
This is a reflection of the mountain top in the window of the tram station.
This is another reflection in the same window but in a section that had better light.
You can see the cables leading up to the mountain top.
It was very cold and windy on the top and a pleasant 65 degrees on the desert floor.
The base station is at the 2000 ft. elevation.
You can see lights glowing from inside the building!
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
SkyWatch Friday and Looking at the Sky on Friday / Palm Springs Tramway
This is the Palm Springs Tramway which rises from the 2000 ft level to the top of Mt. San Jacinto Mountain.
It is covered with at least 4 ft. of snow right now.
A new storm was coming in from the Pacific and it was very windy and cold up there!
You can see the tram coming back down to the base station.
We drove from the desert floor to about the 2000 ft level to check out a hiking trail that follows this canyon upward!
Not for us!
It is definitely way beyond our hiking capabilities!
Yikes!
After enjoying the scenery up here and talking to some people getting off the tram, we headed back down to have some dinner near Palm Springs...La Quinta, California.
This is the view coming down the mountain...look north eastward at the desert floor.
And...by the way...there is a lot of green on that desert floor right now!
The desert wildflowers will be popping out soon!
You can see a few of the desert windmills out there...just a few.
There are SO many more!
They seem to be multiplying like rabbits!
It was after 4 p.m., February 24, 2010.
We were in in the shadows of the mountains looking at the light to the northeast.
The clouds were an assortment of colors and creating amazing shadows on the landscape.
You can see a few more of the windmills off in the distance.
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
Shadow Shot Sunday / Sculpture Shadows
Sculpture Shadows
at the Southwest Art Festival last weekend.
Indio, California
January 30, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
That's My World Tuesday / Some Artists to Meet
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this past weekend at the Southwest Art Festival in Indio, California.
I had a fabulous time with my camera!
I have posted several art pieces that caught my eye and have so much more to post over the days to come. Meeting some of the artists was very special.
I am posting some of them at work with their craft on this post.
This little girl enjoyed watching this artist for quite a long time.
We were so amazed at the beautiful photography displayed here.
The photographer, Youssef Ismail, is from northern California and hosts weekend photo trips to breath taking places.
I thought this camera was just an "old" camera on display for historical purposes.
I was wrong!
This camera belongs to the photographer and is used exclusively.
No digital for this photographer!
I have his card and website link just in case I decide to go on one of the weekend trips.
Youssef Ismail's website is: http://www.organiclightphoto.com/
The photography on this website is breath-taking and well worth a visit!
He joked about people spending more time photographing him with this camera than taking their own photographs of the amazing landscape before them!
And, this man!
Wow!
What hauntingly beautiful sounds came from this flute...
which he crafts himself.
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