Category: Camera Play

Vineyard View: Goodbye Holman

My last picture of the landscape at Holman Ranch.  We decided to end our wine club membership and give up the yearly stays.  We loved the property, but the wine … meh. On to new adventures.

Community Fountain

#fmsphotoaday #fms_drink A puddle at the beach serves furry and feathered.

Turquoise

#fmsphotoaday #fms_turquoise #fandangorestaurant A pretty turquoise vase for a wonderful Friday lunch. (at Fandango Restaurant).

Between the Ts

#fmsphotoaday #fms_startswitht (two Ts with one shot!) Topanga State Park looking down at Temescal Canyon Park (and Santa Monica with LA in the distance). It’s a beautiful day in my family’s neighborhood.

Sense of Direction

The “kit-ten” whom I call Raymond sprang from his nap and hurried to the garden gate.  Such interest could only mean he was in search of trouble, so I hopped from my seat to follow. Raymond stopped beneath the tree impatiens to chatter in that frustrated rhythm that cat owners quickly recognize: bird or beast…

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Common Sense

Watching the common grackle bathe on a hot day reminded me of a magical time and the other common things I’ve left behind in Ohio–lightning bugs, summer rain, and best friends. #birding #common

Hangin’ There

Hangin’ There. Flip that 1970s attitude.  Forget the “Hang in There” of kitten days.  Grab your inner dragon(fly) and start “hangin.”  #attitude #grablife

Good as Gold

Little bits of sunshine flitting and fussing about the garden, engulfing the feeders to gobble up sunflower seeds, pausing at the brook to lap droplets of water on the hot summer afternoon. #birding