Encelia Farinosa: commonly known as Brittlebush

This morning I headed to a nearby hiking/park area for more outdoor exercise, and to see what spring flowers were blooming.  The amount of sprouts and blooms were amazing.  Because the sky was overcast, and a lot of the flowers were small, I was challenged in capturing their full beauty. Currently most predominate was the…

Travel Destination: 17 Mile Drive-Pebble Beach, CA

Is there ever enough time to do everything? One of my favorite memories on our May road trip up the California coast, was a very brief loop around 17 Mile Drive and our visit to the Pebble Beach Visitor’s Center. Golf being my husband’s passion, I was blessed to share this first time visit with…

Seeing eye-to-eye

My Facebook friend challenged me to post a black and white photo each day for seven days.  This was today’s Facebook post. I saw this hawk out at our bird bath a few days ago.  I quietly grabbed my camera and snuck up into the corner of the window and snapped a few photos of…

Travel Destination: Morro Bay, CA

Just a tad bit north of San Luis Obispo, on the California Coast, is the quiet and most beautiful little town of Morro Bay, CA. This small town was recommended to us by a friend on our recent road trip up Highway 1.  Although it was not on our agenda, we made adjustments and made…

Bunny Bliss

What a joy to walk out of the house this morning and see this little sweetie resting in the yard! I quietly ran back into the house to snag my camera and zoom lens. When I returned he was still there! I quietly stepped into place and snapped the first photo. I could see him…