Here’s a selection of houses we saw last month, while traveling around the rural back roads and towns of San Luis Obispo County, California.
houses in California’s central coast
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Category Archives: Photography
all natural in California
Here are photographs of some natural curves and textures that we saw in California. 
California poppies and other icons
I’m finally caught up with unfinished tasks and e-mails, so I went through last week’s pictures from our trip to California. I see this grouping as iconic images which represent the look and spirit of California. We came across this hillside full of California poppies while driving along the central coast. Rob took a picture of me taking the closeup photo. We’re calling it “Salley’s World” in reference to a certain famous 20th century American painting. 
This couple’s color sense was irresistible.
The children playing, the beach umbrella and the VW van pictures were all taken at Hearst Beach.
This tile roof is inside the courtyard of the San Luis Obispo Mission.
And Tuesday is farmer’s market day in Paso Robles.
Polly’s trip to California
Polly doll saw a lot of dry and wet places on her recent trip to California. Dry vineyards in Paso Robles.
Green grass and railroad tracks somewhere between San Luis Obispo and Paso Robles.
Misty and moist Bridal veil falls in Yosemite.
Another magnificent waterfall in Yosemite.
And soft and furry sequoia trees in Yosemite!
new born lambs
Rob and I visited a friend’s farm a few days ago. We took photographs of the new born lambs and proud ewes, who were very willing subjects. As our camera clicked away, they provided us with the most pastoral maternal scene. The lambs were so beguiling! See sheep and lambs I’ve stitched from my Close-ups series here.
early morning snow cover
This has been a snowy winter. Last week, a few inches of new powder fell overnight. When I woke up and looked outside, the sun was just beginning to light the sky, showing off a fine coating of powdered sugar over every surface. It was the kind of snow that sticks to every branch, like it was sprayed on. I grabbed my camera and headed out, to try to capture the magic of the early morning before it melted away.
Quissett harbor looked ethereal.
The village green in Falmouth was as picturesque as ever. I walked around the green and took more photographs of snow-covered houses, walls and St. Barnabas Church.
Woods Hole: snowy doorways
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you will have noticed that I have a thing for doorways. Some of these Woods Hole houses have been shown before, but in other seasons. I took these photos after last weekend’s snow storm. The summer houses were undisturbed, but the year ’round ones had shoveled paths. Enjoy!
After the snow storm
Last weekend’s storm brought about 10 inches of snow to our end of Cape Cod, but other parts of New England had 2 to 3 feet! The public was instructed to stay off the roads during the storm. On Sunday, we went out in the early morning sunshine and took photographs.
We headed down Sippewissett Rd. toward Woods Hole. The houses along the road had a story book look to them.
We then turned onto Quissett Harbor Rd., passing this house on our way to the water.
At Quissett harbor, everything was covered with snow.
In the village, we stopped in front of the Woods Hole School, which I attended in the 60′s. It’s no longer a public elementary school, but houses head start and a day care in the winter and the Children’s School of Science in the summer.
Further down Water St., I stood in the cold wind to get this shot of the draw bridge and Woods Hole Community Hall.
Even in winter, there are boats and house boats in the sheltered Eel Pond. Some summer houses are boarded up and still…
while other houses show evidence of people at play.
Antarctica: birds
We just flew into Logan after about 24 hours of traveling, beginning in Ashuaia, Argentina, to Santiago Chile, to Atlanta to Boston. After a day of flying and while we wait in the airport to catch the bus to the Cape, I thought I’d write a post and show you the splendid birds we saw in Antarctica. Some were seen from the boat and others we saw on land. Can you guess what they are? Answers at the end of this post.
Birds, top to bottom: Cape petrel, Antarctic fulmar, Cape petrel, Giant Antarctic petrel, Giant Antarctic petrel, petrel, Giant Antarctic petrel.
Antarctica: Polly at the rookery
Polly has visited several penguin rookeries, which have their own pungent perfume! The penguins are such entertaining and curious creatures! Both the male and female take turns sitting on the egg and keep up the nest of stones.
