Big Bear Lake

Christmas is half a year away but this little bear is ready.

The lovely Big Bear Lake in California

Glorious Lucerne Valley CA

High Desert in Winter

Lucerne Valley, CA in winter.

I finally live somewhere with an actual winter.  This is the warmest day we've had since Christmas (high of 50) so I thought I'd share the space in front of my house in the high desert. We are at about 3,000 feet.

It's about 40 degrees out right now.

Hot Summer in CA

I spent some time fiddling with my blog settings so the photos will be bigger without the reader having to click on them to enlarge them.

Ever since my boyfriend started saying he wanted to move out of state, I started to think of all the things I'd miss about California.  I've lived in CA since 1969. I've started obsessing over palm trees, taking photos of them whenever I get the chance. I love the way this one came out and these trees are right across the street from me.  I've walked by them 100's of times and yet, here was a photo opportunity I never noticed before. I had my camera in hand, waiting for my grandson to show up.  I got bored and thought to myself, "self, I bet you could find something interesting to photograph without leaving this spot."

So I would encourage all of you shutterbugs out there to remember to look in your own backyard for photo opportunities.

And even as I type this I notice a cool photo opportunity. I realized how interesting the bottle of ice on my desk looked.  The ice is melting away in little spikes.  Let me download the photos and see how they came out.

Love The Hat Jack

Jack and Guy head out to shoot some arrows on a hot hot day at El Dorado Park.

Life in Anaheim

Smoke from an apartment complex fire on Savannah.

Our new graffiti removal squad at work.

Fog at Chamberlain Ranch

 

While all the archers crawled back into their warm sleeping bags to wait for the fog to lift, I went out hunting for great photos of the sun breaking through the fog. 

Lyondomere SCA Event

Amanda makes her own bows.

The glory of long hair.

Learning to Throw Axes

Adding a new string to a bow.

Nico throws axes.

Wearing my cloak to stay warm.

Adding a serving to a bowstring.greenman archery

I do my best to take a few photos at every SCA event because they become a blur in my mind if I don't. I've been in the SCA on and off since 1977. I wish I had photos from those early days, but that was before digital cameras and even if I took photos I didn't have the money to develop them. Thank goodness digital innovations made photography available to the masses.

Bright Clouds

Silverado California

Big Bird in Interesting Tree

Near Santiago Archery Range in Santa Ana

Home Depo Center Velodrome

Fascinating place to take photos.

Sunset Over Anaheim California

We had an amazing Sunset tonight, partially due to a tropical storm, and also brushfires.

Laguna Lake

I really miss living in San Luis Obispo CA. This is Laguna Lake. It's a great place to hang out and write, or go hiking, or feed the ducks or take the kids to the playground.

Beautiful Wooden Arrows by Guy Taylor

I just love these new arrows Guy made. They are flu-flus. The ones in the front have 'banana' fletching. The ones in the back are the style he usually makes. They are a custom order and going to their new home now. So I grabbed a photo while I had the chance.

Crispy Foliage, Whispy Cloud

I took this on Sunday at the Arroyo Seco area of Pasadena, CA. This was the last bit of blue sky before a big rainstorm hit, so we were outdoors enjoying it.