My birthday celebration road trip started in Joshua Tree National Park, then continued in Death Valley National Park (where I had a most amazing experience!). The next stop was Santa Barbara, California. I found a beautiful hotel near the beach with a lovely location. The Blue Sands Inn was walking distance from the beach, the…
Category: Beauty
LAPC: Backlit Egret
I believe my little beach egret is the perfect subject for Ann-Christine’s photo challenge “backlit“. I followed this little guy around for quite a while on my final morning beach walk in Santa Barbara. Different angles changed the lighting, and his antics were fun to watch. “There in the windy flood of morning Longing lifted…
Ellwood Bluffs
“Whenever you want to see me, always look at the sunset; I will be there.” ~ Grace Ogot Somewhere north of Santa Barbara, CA
Garden Gallery
“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.”~ Dale Carnegie “Let us be grateful to people who make…
American Kestrel
What a beautiful bird! He is also called the sparrow hawk, the smallest and most common falcon in North America. Nature has a beauty that can not be duplicated!