Last night, I finished wrapping up Christmas presents for our extended family. I always see to it that each of the kids get something from us.
This afternoon, we ventured out into holiday traffic to drop the gifts off with my sister. When we got there, the newest family member, Drake, was in a visiting mood.
Drake’s six months old now, and this will be his first Christmas. His brother, Jayden, was also there happily getting a blue tongue from a blueberry candy cane I brought.
Finishing up a little pre-Christmas shopping, we were in the old downtown district for some last-minute shopping. At one point, we went into an antique shop where this interesting Christmas tree was on display. Pink tree with pink flamingo light string and pink flamingo ornaments.
Nobody here really consumes these, they are for decoration and accent purposes – and for taking pictures like this.
Poinsettias are flowers native to the Pacific coast of America, some parts of central southern Mexico, and a few localities in Guatemala. They are named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States Ambassador to Mexico, who introduced the plant in the U.S. in 1825.
Alternative names for the poinsettia are Mexican flame leaf, Christmas star, Winter rose, Noche Buena and Pascua.
I snapped this at Lowe’s last weekend – click to enlarge.
Cabrillo Beach, a popular swimming, fishing and boating area, is the only public beach located within the Port of Los Angeles complex. Inside the breakwater, the water is calm and relaxing, but just outside is the ocean surf where, on a day with a choppy sea, waves crash against the jetty and seawall. The isthmus of Catalina Island can be seen in the distance.
Last spring, I bought an Easter Lily to add to our holiday celebration. Afterwards, I cut it back and put it outside to wait until the next springtime. I don’t know what it is, but the lily has already produced a couple of blooms, and there are more to come. I took this photo this afternoon while we were out back to clean the guns after our weekly shoot.
