Self didn’t realize how long it’s been since she joined Nancy Merrill’s Photo a Week Challenge! She’s glad she can correct the situation today. The theme: HORIZONTAL LINES.
Living Room
San Luis Obispo
Fourth of July 2021
A Photo a Week Challenge: Horizontal Lines
August 3, 2021 at 11:48 pm (destinations, Holidays, Links, Lists, postaday, Traveling)
Tags: California, Fourth of July, Nancy Merrill, photo challenge, San Luis Obispo, summer
Life in Colour August Challenge: RED
August 1, 2021 at 7:23 pm (Food and Drink, Links, postaday, Recommended, Sundays)
Tags: California, coffee, Garden, Life in Colour, photo challenge, restaurants, summer
Photo Challenges are where it’s at!
Jude’s Travel Words blog has selected RED as the Life in Colour challenge for August.
Here are some reds from around her home, and one from Nikko’s Mexican Grill on El Camino Real (near Whipple Ave.). Love their burritos.
Season of Agapanthus and Plums
July 31, 2021 at 10:25 pm (Flowers, Links, postaday)
Tags: California, Cee Neuner, Garden, photo challenge, Saturdays, summer
Self is leery of an awful neighbor who’s been marching up and down with a leaf blower. But the agapanthus in the backyard are glorious! They’re growing right next to her plum tree.
She’s posting this for Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD) Challenge.
Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD) Challenge: Agapanthus
July 31, 2021 at 12:46 am (Flowers, Links, postaday)
Tags: California, Cee Neuner, Fridays, Garden, photo challenge, summer
It’s been a few weeks since self posted to Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD) Challenge, but all self’s agapanthus are in bloom now, so here you go!
July #TreeSquare Challenge # 18: Monterey Trees Part 2
July 30, 2021 at 12:54 pm (destinations, Links, Places, postaday, Traveling)
Tags: California, discoveries, Garden, life of B, Monterey, photo challenge, restaurants, road trip, summer
Although self was not able to post as much as she wanted for the July #TreeSquare Challenge, she tried to make up for it in the past week.
Thank you again, Becky, for hosting this challenge!
Took these pictures a few days ago. They’re from the garden behind the Alta Bakery, 502 Munras St., Monterey.
P.S. The bakery had a line out the door!
Photographing Public Art Challenge (PPAC) # 4
July 29, 2021 at 10:29 pm (Artists and Writers, destinations, Links, Lists, Places, postaday, Traveling)
Tags: art, California, Carmel, Cee Neuner, Dublin, Ireland, photo challenge
Self hasn’t been consistent in posting to this challenge, as she’s been on a road trip. She’s so glad she had time today. It really is one of her favorite Photo Challenges. Thanks so much to Cee Neuner and Marsha Ingrao for co-hosting this challenge.
For this post, she decided to focus on store window displays.
Store Window # 1: Carmel-by-the-Sea
Store Window # 2: Dublin Ink, Temple Bar, Dublin
Store Window # 3: Claire Garvey Design Studio, Cows Lane, Dublin
July #TreeSquare Challenge # 16: Ocean Beach, Carmel
July 28, 2021 at 6:22 pm (Links, postaday, Traveling, Weather)
Tags: California, Carmel, life of B, nature, photo challenge, road trip, summer
Self will try to post every day during the final days of the #TreeSquare Challenge for July: TREES.
Thank you so much, becky, for another fantastic Squares Challenge!
Currently on Road Trip # 3: CARMEL.
Took these shots of Monterey pines yesterday at Ocean Beach. It was a very cold day, but there were people in the water, and families on the beach, all looking like they were having a GREAT time! Kudos to the brave souls swimming without wetsuits! Water must have been freezing.
July #TreeSquare Challenge #14: An Orchard
July 26, 2021 at 9:18 pm (destinations, Links, Places, postaday, Recommended, Traveling)
Tags: California, discoveries, Gardens, life of B, Monterey, nature, photo challenge, summer, US history
Self couldn’t post every day in July, but she’s making up for it in the final week.
More trees!
Beautiful, beautiful trees!
Thanks so much to becky of The life of b for hosting the Squares Challenges. She has a beautiful gallery of photographs. Go check them out!
Today’s trees are from the orchard behind Alta Bakery, 502 Munras St., Monterey, California. A sign tells the history of the orchard.
July #TreeSquare Challenge # 13: Carmel Mission
July 25, 2021 at 10:54 pm (destinations, Explorers, Links, Places, postaday, Recommended, Sundays, Traveling)
Tags: California, California history, Carmel, Gardens, life of B, nature, photo challenge, summer
The Carmel Mission, which self hasn’t seen in over 20 years, has the most amazing garden. Mostly succulents, but in such an array of colors! She took pictures of the trees just for the life of B’s #TreeSquare Challenge this month.
The Carmel Mission was founded by Father Junipero Serra, a Franciscan, in 1771 (It’s called a “basilica” now). The little museum next to the mission has an exhibit on California missions. So many, the vast majority, were founded in 1771! The missions stretched from San Diego to San Francisco Bay: all in all, Father Junipero Serra founded eighteen missions.
July #TreeSquare Challenge #12
July 25, 2021 at 1:58 pm (Links, Places, Surprises, Sundays, postaday, destinations)
Tags: Menlo Park, summer, art, California, Gardens, photo challenge, life of B, Filoli
I adore life of B’s Squares Photo Challenge for July: TREES.
The tree behind the metal dancing figures is in Filoli, in Woodside.
The tree with the dangling glass icicles is in East Menlo Park (between El Camino Real and the 101). A homeowner just decided to festoon a front yard tree with glass ornaments and name it The Tree of Hope.
