California Beach Babe

A female elephant seal taking a nap on the beach along Highway 1 north of Cambria

The Golden Gate Bridge from below.

Lots of rain = mushrooms in the bark

Jellyfish on the beach - don't know what kind of jellyfish, but there were lots of them and they were about as big as a plate.  

"I must go seek some dew-drops here, and hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear."

W. Shakespear

"There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature."

H.D. Thoreau

Fancy Web

"Will you walk into my parlour?" said the Spider to the Fly,

"Tis the prettiest parlour that ever did you spy".

from a poem by Mary Howitt

Ancient Writing

Reflected reeds on a still lake, with a bit of texture added - looks like a secret message to me!

Lacy Cobwebs

Seen this morning on my walk to the lake. 

Captured Leaf

Just For Fun

Playing with textures

Colorful Grape Leaves

2 Birds

A very small bird, and a very large bird - photographed today

This hummingbird was sitting on a dead stalk in my garden at sundown - thought his silhouette was interesting. 

And I followed this fellow around the lake trying to get a shot of him as he flew from tree to tree.  This was about the best I could do - he wasn't very cooperative.

October Sunset

I thought this sunset was rather unusual - lots of little bumpy clouds.

Scenes from Riverside Cemetary

Riverside Cemetary - Denver

Horse Monument at Riverside

White Lily

My "O'Keeffee" style lily

Blue Santa Fe Window

Tombstone in Riverside Cemetary

Riverside Cemetary is the original Denver cemetary, where many Colorado pioneers were buried.  It still being used, but they lost their water rights and the trees are dying, making it look pretty spooky.  It's by the Platte River, north of town, and surrounded by industrial buildings.

3 Old Bottles

Not For Hire

Seen outside the Pie Town Cafe in Pie Town, New Mexico on Highway 60. 

Pretty Pumpkin Picture

Spanish Lakes Sunrise

Seen on the way to exercise class on Friday!

Super Deluxe Ford

Close-up of a Ford Super Deluxe Woodie parked by the Moonstone Beach Grill in Cambria, California on a beautiful Sunday morning!

End of Summer

Red Cosmos

My garden looks kind of raggedy now, but there are still some colorful cosmos surviving.

Roadrunner in a Tree

I have never noticed before the interesting patch of color by the roadrunner's eye - it's red, white and blue!
According to Wikipedia, it's a blank patch of skin.  They also have zygodactyl feet (2 toes in front, 2 in back).  What an unusual bird!

Look Who's Coming to Dinner

Did you know that the hummingbird beats his/her wings 40-80 times per second!  I know this fact because I counted them looked it up on the internet!

Getting ready for fall! 

Pumpkins seen at the Chesebrough Farm east of Templeton last year.

I saw these handsome fellows early one morning.  The big guy on the left was obviously in charge of this group....he never moved or took his eyes off of me, while the others nervously moved about.  While I've often seen 4 or more does hanging out together, I've never seen this many bucks together.  An impressive sight!

Colorful Eggs

Fresh eggs - from our neighbors.  They are too pretty to eat!

Hummer in Flight

This little guy has his wings full keeping the other hummers away from the feeder!

Merlot Grapes and an old truck at Pomar Junction Winery near Templeton, California.

Collage

A collage made from altered paper, one of my photos, and a little painting.  Then scanned and processed.

Sunny's Whiskers

Orange Rose

Playing with Photoshop Elements.

Claudia's Roses

Enjoyed a visit with our friend, Claudia in Morro Bay today.  Enjoyed sitting on her patio surrounded by her beautiful flowers.

Chinese Bird in a Cage

Seen in an open-air market along the Grand Canal in China.

Bluebirds at Birdbath

Who invited him?

Carmel Mission

The Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo was completed 1797, the 2nd mission in the California chain.

Sunset Collage

Here are a few of my favorite sunsets!

This photo mosaic was added to Mosaic Monday @ the Little Red House

For more beautiful photo mosaics, click here.

Dancing Clouds

For more "dancing clouds" see my post here.

July Flowers

Parking Lot Flower

Found growing in the parking lot of the Mono Lake Visitors' Center.

Wildflower in Black and White

Yellow Wildflower

Check out other macro photos here at Macro Flowers Saturday.

Wildflowers of the Sierras

A few of the beautiful wildflowers we spotted on our trip through the Sierra Mountains recently