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
I couldn’t post every day in July, but I’m 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. I’m including a photograph of the sign that tells the history of the orchard.
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 25, 2021 at 1:58 pm (destinations, Links, Places, postaday, Sundays, Surprises)
Tags: art, California, Filoli, Gardens, life of B, Menlo Park, photo challenge, summer
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.
July 11, 2021 at 7:06 am (destinations, Links, Places, postaday, Sayings, Sundays)
Tags: advice, Gardens, photo challenge, summer, wisdom
The host of the #TreeSquare challenge is Becky over at The Life of B. For July, the theme is TREES.
Self is sharing photos from Filoli, a beautiful estate less than 10 minutes drive from self’s house, which she visited in July 2020
The estate belonged to the owner of the Empire Gold Mine, William Bourn. Mansion and gardens together comprise 18 acres. The name ‘Filoli’ is an acronym for: “Fight for a just cause, Love your fellow man, Live a good life.”
The big tree is a Camperdown Elm:
June 22, 2021 at 5:15 pm (destinations, Food and Drink, Links, Places, postaday, Recommended, Surprises, Traveling)
Tags: California, Cee Neuner, farmers markets, Gardens, indulgences, Paso Robles, road trip
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is:
Self woke up this morning in beautiful, calming Paso Robles and decided to explore the paths winding around the gardens of her Inn. It’s in a great location: right in the heart of downtown Paso Robles. Across the street is a public park. This morning, there was a wee farmers market and even though self was not in the least bit hungry, she couldn’t resist buying a few cookies after she found out they were mango-oatmeal cookies.
The footbridge crosses a narrow stream filled with some fat carp.
There is a short “reflexology path.” She would love to walk barefoot along the stones!
A sign explains what a reflexology path is:
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
May 25, 2021 at 6:08 pm (Links, Lists, postaday, Weather)
Tags: California, Gardens, spring
Self joined this Challenge once before. It’s pretty fun.
This one asks us to: Take a load off and share a favorite perch.
This bench is in her friend Sandy’s garden:
And here’s a picture of a seat in her own garden. She should re-fill the bird bath:
And yet another picture of her garden (very brown in recent weeks):
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
April 14, 2021 at 4:30 pm (Links, postaday)
Tags: Cee Neuner, Gardens, spring
April 11, 2021 at 12:57 am (destinations, Food and Drink, Links, Places, postaday)
Tags: art, blogs, Gardens, inspiration, Redwood City, Saturday, spring
For today’s BRIGHT SQUARES (See more about this photo challenge, hosted by Becky on her blog, The Life of B), self went to her local library and took pictures of the murals painted on the kiosk next to the main entrance (where there are/were vending machines). They’re giving out lettuce and basil seeds — you pick!. There’s a reflection of me on the glass, taking pictures, LOL!
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
April 9, 2021 at 3:12 pm (Artists and Writers, Flowers, Links, Surprises, Women Writers)
Tags: artists residency, COVID Reading, favorites, Fridays, Gardens, poetry, seasons, spring, transitions, Tyrone Guthrie Centre
Self likes to quote this poem every now and then. She used to think Almeder was Irish (because she first encountered this poem at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Annaghmakerrig), but she isn’t. She’s American.
MOCK ORANGE, An Excerpt
Everything on the tongue goes stunned bird.
Long past the hissy-fit thralls of April,
rashes of phlox, purple-thistle snowing a little.
And then, like too much love,
there was altogether too much gardenia
in the huddled yards. The heat in a flick of wind
picked itself up and dragged off,
old dog, into the damp cane fields, bee drone,
sighing, sighing of highway, hawks’ cries.
April 5, 2021 at 2:47 pm (destinations, Flowers, Links, Places, postaday, Recommended)
Tags: Gardens, inspiration, Mondays, Palo Alto, San Francisco, spring, websites
Every day in April, self will post a pair of squares. She usually looks for something “squar-ish” within the photograph, as well as bright colors.
The host of The Squares Challenge is The Life of B. See her gallery here.
Today, self chose these two photos:
Spring has definitely sprung!
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
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