Nepenthe...Big Sur

Nepenthe a wonderful place on earth...check it out....

Fisherman's Wharf

A few fishing boats...various sizes.....and now we'll be off to BIG SUR..............

And just a couple of pix from Cannery Row.....

and Monterey's Fisherman's Wharf

A little Chihuly a little Jelly.....can you tell the difference???

simply amazing....

and of course...my very favorite of all.....OTTERS!!!! this was right outside the Aquarium at Cannery Row.... isn't he adorable!!!

Some creepy crawlies.....ewwwww but oh so beautiful...

I mean so ugly they're beautiful.....!

Sardines Sardines and more Sardines

Don't you just love the Sardines...these guys can swim fast!!!!!!!!!! No wonder this is the site of the famous Cannery Row...and it's world renowned Sardines!!!

The most wonderful view of our most wonderful Pacific Ocean....truly a one of a kind Aquarium experience.....and when the docent starts feeding those hungry guys...well I'm just glad he's on the other side of that glass!!!!

and Pablo Neruda???? but of course

this wall brought to mind my So Cali artist and friend Kelly Snelling.....

and of course....more birds.......

I could have just sat watching these guys for hours.....oh yeah!!! I did!!!! hehehehehehe!!! amazing characters!!!!

Well of course there were these fine examples

of aquarium extraordinaire!

Monterey Aquarium...awesome!!!!

and of course the first picture from the aquarium....is of my favorite creature....birds!!!! aren't they just adorable!!!!

I'll post more pictures later or maybe tomorrow. Check back soon.

And here's a little more...

an artist puts away his easel at Carmel-By-The-Sea....and the waves keep rolling in.... and how is this for beautiful??!!!!!!

This is it........

.....Ta Da!!!!! and for a closer view............

The Lone Cypress....it is just a spectacular view!!! and the end of the 17 mi drive but WOWZA what a finish!!!!!

and right behind the squirrel....past the bushes...

keep looking....keep looking....

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and even further along the drive...we came upon a ...

squirrel....hehehehe...inside joke...

and then Point Sur...

Waves soooo blue...and so many shades of blue...and wildlife galore in this natural paradise...

it is just so so beautiful in this little corner of the world! No wonder so many people come to visit and so many people want to move to Cali!!! I'm just so glad we moved to Northern Cali so this beautiful spot is so close....I can hardly wait to show more of our amazing photographs....they are just too wonderful to keep to ourselves....

and THEN we went on the 17 Mile Drive.....

Our first stop on the 17 Mile Drive was Pebble Beach...and Asilomar...oh my goodness....what beauty!!!!

and the next day we were in Monterey....

Further down the coast we spent a few days in Monterey....this beautiful picture was taken in Pacific Grove! A beautiful place on earth and one that is near the very top of my list of places to go back to. Charming B&B's in a delightful setting and lots of walking paths right along the water...a little heaven on earth!

This was the first stop on a trip to Big Sur! talk about heaven!

I've been away....

Well I'm baaaackkkk! from a summer of travelling and fun!

Here's from the first day of our big adventure down the coast to Big Sur. This lighthouse is at Pigeon Point a delightful part of the California Coast in San Mateo County just south of Half Moon Bay (ya know...where surfers go in the winter for the Mavericks...) and just north of the beginning of Big Sur! I already was missing doing art each day so the camera was my paintbrush...hope you enjoy some of the pics I'm going to share...

Live Pink!

This piece is called Pink Hearts...Have Faith... It was made in honor of JoAnnA Pierotti an artist and a dear friend that was recently diagnosed with Breast Cancer and please check out her blog to read about JoAnnA's amazing testimony and faith
....http://www.mosshill.blogs.com/ See what a survivor sweetie pie and magnificent artist that she truly is!!!! In JoAnnA's honor one of the yahoo groups I am on... donated all of their lottery entries for the month of December to the ZNE "Live Pink" program. "Live Pink" was started by another dear friend and fellow artist Chelize Stroud Henry founder of "ZNE" and proud member of the Pleasanton Craft Mafia. Here is a link to ZNE's "Live Pink" program where you can participate either as a contributing artist or where you can register a Breast Cancer patient, survivor or family member to receive a "Live Pink" gift of art. http://www.zne-store.citymax.com/LivePink.html