CDP Theme Day - Looking Down

Postcard from

The Pier, Huntington Beach, California

Hello all!

This photograph was taken on

a very nice warm sunny day earlier this month.

We had a super vacation.  I'm now busy working on a number

of projects and hope to get back blogging soon.

To my friends at CDP, I have missed you!

When I had a look to see what the theme was for this month,

I decided to join in with the image above of me and my husband.  

I'm amazed that I didn't drop my iPhone :).

For more Theme Day photographs, please follow the link - HERE.

Postcard from California

Kelso, California

Holiday Photographs

Kelso Depot is located in the Mojave Desert.  We like

visiting old restored railway stations and this one fits the bill.

Amazingly, it is located in the middle of the desert.

We stopped by here on a drive between Las Vegas and Palm Springs.

The trains pass by frequently.  The only downfall

is getting there...the roads are a bit rough 

so allow plenty of time :).

Back to Coventry photos tomorrow!

Postcards from California - Wall Mosaic

Santa Monica, California

On a recent trip to California I saw this house

and thought of 'Monday Mural'.  Made me smile.

Someone spent a lot of time

covering the entire exterior with mosaic tiles.

...and it was lovely and warm outside too.

Participating in Monday Mural

Postcards from California

Huntington Beach

Tile mural at Pier Plaza (close to the pier)
designed by the late Terry Schoonhoven.

You can't miss this enormous tiled mural. Here is a small section of it above.
What makes me laugh is that when I saw this mural on a recent holiday, I thought -
I can use this in Monday Mural.
So here it is :).

The theme of the mural is the history of Huntington Beach.

Below is the Pier and the Pacific Ocean with Catalina Island beyond.

Participating in Monday Mural

Z Is For Zenyatta

I must confess that I have been waiting since

last August to use these photos.

The name Zenyatta

caught my attention when we were visiting Santa Anita Park in California

last summer.  

Santa Anita Park is located not far from my home town

of Pasadena.  No racing that day.  Found a 'Z' instead :).

Participating in ABC Wednesday

Having a long weekend...!  Back on Monday :).

M Is For Money...

...and plenty of it.  No, this isn't Coventry, England.  This photo was taken during our recent trip to California, USA.  

Roman Indoor swimming pool at Hearst Castle.

Totally magnificent and a must to visit 

if you do the Pacific Coast drive between 

San Francisco and Los Angeles, California.

It had to take a few dollars to build something as grand as this.

American newspaper publisher and owner, William Randolph Hearst, wasn't short of a bob or two.

Participating in ABC Wednesday.