Monthly Archive: June 2020

Day 229

June 20, 2020 When travel is so limited, if even possible, dreaming of a vacation anywhere is essential. Today I should be driving the North Coast 500. It was supposed to be a twenty...

Day 228

June 19, 2020 Today I chose to stay closer to home. During my walk, I came across this gorgeous Lily of the Nile, or African Lily, as it is known in the UK. The...

Day 227

June 18, 2020 Tree with long gray barkAs I approach, seven crowsExplode into flight – Calvin OlsenTen Thousand Haiku Camera: Canon DLSRLens (18-55): 55mmShutter Speed: 1/125Aperture: f/11ISO: 400

Day 226

June 17, 2020 Today, a friend and I met at Staircases, a pretty secluded beach north of Leo Carillo. I had never been there and it was truly one of my favorite places to...

Day 225

June 16, 2020 What’s a pandemic for if not for trying out new recipes? These limes were for a marinade that turned out quite good, actually. Once I cut them all up I got...

Day 224

June 15, 2020 Today I took a walk to the Third Street Promenade to see how things were evolving since the shut down, protests, looting, and the hurried reopening of just about everything. The...

Day 223

June 14, 2020 Back to my favorite park, and one of my favorite spots there. This view is from the northern end of the park nearly at Adelaide. Usually a quiet spot to enjoy...

Day 222

June 13, 2020 The Golden Dewdrop, a pretty little thing with a very dark twist. This shrub is native to Latin America, from Mexico to the southernmost tip, as well as the Caribbean. But...

Day 221

June 12, 2020 A beautiful, crisp morning in the South Bay. This is just north of the Manhattan Beach pier. This LA neighborhood ranks as the 32nd most expensive place to live in the...

Day 220

June 11, 2020 What is more quintessential Southern California than a palm tree? Fun fact, most palm trees are not native to California. They actually arrived here with the Franciscans in the 18th century....