In July, Mike and I were in the desert area and decided to go watch the sunset in Joshua Tree. We went up to Keys View, which is the highest point in the park and set up the camera. It’s so peaceful in the park, and since it was July and super warm, there weren’t […]
Read more "Joshua Tree National Park"Hearst Castle has been on our list to see since we moved out here! I mean for the first reason, it has castle in the name! Secondly, it’s the former home of William Randolph Hearst who spared no expense in creating this incredible mansion! The inside and outside were exquisite and I was really happy […]
Read more "Hearst Castle"Solvang is one of those California attractions that Mike and I have wanted to go see ever since we moved. However, it’s more of a “stop as you’re passing through” type attraction instead of a destination. When Mike and I decided to head up to Hearst Castle for Fourth of July weekend, we figured Solvang […]
Read more "Solvang"As Julie stated in her previous post… we ended up going to the Huntington Library because the wildflower bloom ended before we could make it out that way. I have always enjoyed the photo trips and being Julie’s camera “Sherpa”, but this trip I took some pictures!! It took some getting used to the camera, […]
Read more "Huntington Library – Mike’s Pictures"A month ago, I bought a book titled 10,000 Steps a Day in LA and it has 52 different walks that are around 5 miles each in different parts of LA. Since we were already going to be downtown for the Arts District photo walk, we decided to do one of the downtown walks! It […]
Read more "Downtown LA"As you know, Mike and I are animal lovers, so we are always looking for new places to interact with animals that we wouldn’t usually have the chance to see outside of a zoo! We had heard of Fellow Earthlings Wildlife Center, which is outside of Palm Springs, and knew we needed to go. For […]
Read more "Fellow Earthlings Wildlife Center"Mike took me to Catalina Island for a weekend getaway for my 30th birthday! It was our first time spending the night on the island, and it gave us TWO days to take pictures. I attempted my first night shoot without instruction, and the pictures turned out well! The next day, we went on a […]
Read more "Catalina Island Birthday Weekend"Mike and I went to Forever Wild Animal Sanctuary about two hours northwest of us. I had seen a Groupon for a guided tour, and we both love animals and we ESPECIALLY love places that take in animals that need a better home. Forever Wild takes in all kinds of animals – most of which […]
Read more "Forever Wild Animal Sanctuary"There is a marsh in Torrance right down the street from us. It’s about 10 acres of protected marsh lands, home to lots of ducks and geese and bugs and small animals. I went to the marsh last year to complete some homework for my photography class, but I flew solo. Since Mike had never […]
Read more "Madrona Marsh"I was so lucky that Rosemary came to visit California TWICE last year! She had a conference in December in San Diego, so I drove down and spent the day sightseeing around San Diego! It was so much fun! Brunch at Cafe 21, Gaslamp District, 2014 Sandcastle on Coronado Beach, Coronado Island, 2014 View from […]
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