Yesterday, Verna and I drove to Santa Monica for a dental appointment. We had a little time to kill since we arrived in the area early, so we took a walk in Palisade Park which overlooks the North Santa Monica Bay. I took several images and composed this panoramic view of the seashore and blue pacific ocean. Click on the thumbnail image to view the full-sized panorama.
Poppies grow in the springtime in our California garden. I thought that we wouldn’t have them in Arizona, but I was wrong. We see them in gardens there too. I’m going to read up on growing poppies in the desert and plant them there too. Click on the image to enlarge.
Mike, the artist who designed and built our courtyard gate, has an eclectic assortment of buildings, rustic artifacts, antiques and art all around the property where the “Sawmill” business and Mike’s residence are located.
This wagon wheel gatepost is one of the things you see when you visit Mike’s place. I took a pair of images to later merge into this 3D image. Click on the image to enlarge.
Of course, if you don’t have your free pair of 3D glasses, you can view the 2D version here.
I don’t get this tiki figure that is in the front of a West Wickenburg house. We headed to California today and Verna took this picture of the weird tiki as we passed. Interestingly, there is a roadside tiki vendor near the east town limits. I wonder if this tiki came form that guy. It seems sort of nonsensical that a tropical talisman like a tiki would find a home in a desert town, but whatever. Click on the image to enlarge.
The female of the species isn’t exactly cardinal red like the male (inset), but she is a very pretty bird in her own right. Click on the image to enlarge.
I went out this morning to take the dogs for a walk. I took a couple of images while I was across the road and later stitched them into this panoramic image. Click to see the full-sized panorama.
When you enlarge the image, you can see a bit of the new courtyard gate in the archway.
