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Post by pdb on Jun 2, 2008 22:34:07 GMT -5
17-Mile Drive
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Post by pdb on Jun 2, 2008 22:34:46 GMT -5
Monterey Harbor
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Post by pdb on Jun 2, 2008 22:35:20 GMT -5
Big Sur
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Post by Laura on Jun 2, 2008 22:37:05 GMT -5
17-Mile Drive Oh yeah Pam! Beautiful.
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Post by pdb on Jun 2, 2008 22:39:18 GMT -5
Down here they bloomed six weeks ago. That's how I know, in spite of cold spells that follow, when spring is really here--when the redbuds bloom. Ladies, I think maybe after contemplating all this beautiful nature that I will be able to get to sleep at a decent hour tonight. This thread has turned out to be wonderful--and the liveblogging was fun too. What with the primaries tomorrow night and all--Oh, what the heck, let's liveblog anyway! We don't have to pay attention to Uncle Tweety and the Big Man unless something really profound comes up. (Besides, I think they'd have more fun chatting with us than with each other.) See y'all around eight? I'll be here, Katie; I trust all of you to let me know if something "really profound" comes up; I'll keep you posted on CNN's coverage!! ;D
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Post by Jamie on Jun 3, 2008 4:47:17 GMT -5
I always think of my Grandma's house in Long Beach-a house I eventually moved in to! My Grandma had a green thumb, and it was always so nice to siti n the backyard on the patio with all of my G-ma's plants!
Even now if I smell a certain scent, or the day is just so, I think of Grandma, and relaxed I become!
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Post by Krista on Jun 3, 2008 9:32:18 GMT -5
Pam, you have every right to be proud of Rana. Congrats to the both of you!
Something else I've been noticing with all these "still place" thoughts & images. Most of you "city slickers" are picking places fairly isolated and in the country. I, who was raised in BFK, pick someplace in the middle of a city - just reinforces how isolated and lonely I was growing up where I did.
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Post by moonstone on Jun 3, 2008 9:53:43 GMT -5
Pam, you have every right to be proud of Rana. Congrats to the both of you! Something else I've been noticing with all these "still place" thoughts & images. Most of you "city slickers" are picking places fairly isolated and in the country. I, who was raised in BFK, pick someplace in the middle of a city - just reinforces how isolated and lonely I was growing up where I did. I hope you don't feel bad about that. You picked such a nice place and I was pretty envious of it. I've never been to City Lights, but I really like San Francisco. You can always be "still" in a bookstore, or even in a crowd. It's wherever your soul is at peace. And then, of course, you can walk down (or up) the street to The Stinking Rose and have a good meal. Sounds kind of perfect to me. Sorry to hear about your cable problems, and I'll especially miss your diaries. It's been so much fun. But maybe you can get a little rest this week. Last week was pretty tough for you. We miss you, Krista.
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Post by Laura on Jun 3, 2008 11:04:23 GMT -5
Lake Superior -- Our version of an ocean shoreline -- more like the Atlantic than the beautiful Pacific (Monterey is on its way, Laura) Now I could go for a picture like this hanging in my bathroom.
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Post by Laura on Jun 3, 2008 11:19:51 GMT -5
I always think of my Grandma's house in Long Beach-a house I eventually moved in to! My Grandma had a green thumb, and it was always so nice to siti n the backyard on the patio with all of my G-ma's plants! Even now if I smell a certain scent, or the day is just so, I think of Grandma, and relaxed I become! That's beautiful Jamie. Do you still have your Grandma's house?
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Post by moonstone on Jun 3, 2008 11:23:30 GMT -5
Lake Superior -- Our version of an ocean shoreline -- more like the Atlantic than the beautiful Pacific (Monterey is on its way, Laura) Now I could go for a picture like this hanging in my bathroom. Remind me to bring you one when we go on those garden tours with Pam.
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Post by Krista on Jun 3, 2008 11:49:06 GMT -5
Pam, you have every right to be proud of Rana. Congrats to the both of you! Something else I've been noticing with all these "still place" thoughts & images. Most of you "city slickers" are picking places fairly isolated and in the country. I, who was raised in BFK, pick someplace in the middle of a city - just reinforces how isolated and lonely I was growing up where I did. I hope you don't feel bad about that. You picked such a nice place and I was pretty envious of it. I've never been to City Lights, but I really like San Francisco. You can always be "still" in a bookstore, or even in a crowd. It's wherever your soul is at peace. And then, of course, you can walk down (or up) the street to The Stinking Rose and have a good meal. Sounds kind of perfect to me. Sorry to hear about your cable problems, and I'll especially miss your diaries. It's been so much fun. But maybe you can get a little rest this week. Last week was pretty tough for you. We miss you, Krista. Thanks for the kind thoughts, but doing that diary was one of the few activities keeping me sane lately. *&^%$#@! And, I don't "feel bad" about my choice; it was just an interesting observation on my part.
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Post by moonstone on Jun 3, 2008 12:11:23 GMT -5
I hope you don't feel bad about that. You picked such a nice place and I was pretty envious of it. I've never been to City Lights, but I really like San Francisco. You can always be "still" in a bookstore, or even in a crowd. It's wherever your soul is at peace. And then, of course, you can walk down (or up) the street to The Stinking Rose and have a good meal. Sounds kind of perfect to me. Sorry to hear about your cable problems, and I'll especially miss your diaries. It's been so much fun. But maybe you can get a little rest this week. Last week was pretty tough for you. We miss you, Krista. Thanks for the kind thoughts, but doing that diary was one of the few activities keeping me sane lately. *&^%$#@! And, I don't "feel bad" about my choice; it was just an interesting observation on my part. I'm so glad to hear that, Krista. It certainly was an interesting observation. Today's diary was a stroke of genius, by the way. Thanks for doing that.
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Post by Jamie on Jun 3, 2008 12:40:02 GMT -5
I always think of my Grandma's house in Long Beach-a house I eventually moved in to! My Grandma had a green thumb, and it was always so nice to siti n the backyard on the patio with all of my G-ma's plants! Even now if I smell a certain scent, or the day is just so, I think of Grandma, and relaxed I become! That's beautiful Jamie. Do you still have your Grandma's house? My Uncle Tom bought out my Mom & Uncle Johnny's 'share' after our Grandma died back in 2001, so at least I can still visit. It's not quite the same, but it does bring back some wonderful memories! My Grandparents bought it back in 1955 and they moved there from Compton when my Mom was 17. It was the only house my uncle lived in up until he got married and had children of his own. Now that he's divorced, it works out well.
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Post by Laura on Jun 3, 2008 12:40:14 GMT -5
Pam, you have every right to be proud of Rana. Congrats to the both of you! Something else I've been noticing with all these "still place" thoughts & images. Most of you "city slickers" are picking places fairly isolated and in the country. I, who was raised in BFK, pick someplace in the middle of a city - just reinforces how isolated and lonely I was growing up where I did. I never thought of that Krista, but yes, I would never pick a city. It's ocean, forest, beautiful scenery away from the hassle of city life. Now I understand why you would go for the lively city lights ;D
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Post by Laura on Jun 3, 2008 12:48:58 GMT -5
That's beautiful Jamie. Do you still have your Grandma's house? My Uncle Tom bought out my Mom & Uncle Johnny's 'share' after our Grandma died back in 2001, so at least I can still visit. It's not quite the same, but it does bring back some wonderful memories! My Grandparents bought it back in 1955 and they moved there from Compton when my Mom was 17. It was the only house my uncle lived in up until he got married and had children of his own. Now that he's divorced, it works out well. There's always something so special about a beloved family home staying in the family. I'm glad you can still go there anytime you want and just sit and relax with your memories. The property my brother has now is where I grew up since the age of 8. My grandmother and aunt lived in house back of the main residence. With my parents now gone and my brother the owner, it will stay with me if he should (God forbid) go before me. I now wish I'd had at least one kid to pass all this on to.
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Post by moonstone on Jun 3, 2008 20:38:21 GMT -5
Okay .... time for escape. Mt. Hood, Oregon
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Post by moonstone on Jun 3, 2008 20:44:15 GMT -5
Mt. Moran (Grand Tetons) and Jackson Lake
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Post by moonstone on Jun 3, 2008 20:53:02 GMT -5
Mt. Moran (Grand Tetons) and Jackson Lake Now this is interesting. I originally posted this without re-sizing it first. I went back to photobucket and re-sized it, and that also re-sized it here. Because embedding uses links, I suppose.
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Post by Laura on Jun 3, 2008 22:28:20 GMT -5
Okay .... time for escape. Mt. Hood, Oregon I imagine myself right in the middle of the lake in a little row boat..drinking a nice cold glass of Zinfindel..looking up at the sky and thinking of something good to eat. I think I must be hungry!
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Post by pdb on Jun 3, 2008 22:39:09 GMT -5
Okay .... time for escape. Mt. Hood, Oregon I imagine myself right in the middle of the lake in a little row boat..drinking a nice cold glass of Zinfindel..looking up at the sky and thinking of something good to eat. I think I must be hungry! Thanks, moon, for this absolutely breathtaking photo!!
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Post by Laura on Jun 4, 2008 4:48:17 GMT -5
I chose as my first embedded image the Monterey Lone Cypress. It is along the 17-Mile Drive. When you come upon it the first thing that enters your mind is..how did it get to be there perched atop that rock overlooking the Pacific Ocean? I don't know, but the sight of it is beautiful and unusual to say the least. A short climb up an incline and you can stand next to it and take a picture. I see from the picture that you can no longer walk directly up to it and hug it like I used to. Most likely due to the age of the tree and that it is now fragile. Besides being there early in the morning, the other best time is early evening just as the sun is starting to set when the sea breezes come up and the fragrances from the surrounding area and the smell of the ocean breeze is sweet.
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Post by Fairweather on Jun 4, 2008 15:24:19 GMT -5
Another favorite spot, this one about thirty miles up into the mountains: Bald River Falls. It hasn't run full the past couple of years thanks to drought conditions, and at least once in my lifetime it's frozen hard as a rock in an exceptionally cold winter. In the summer the traffic around it is insupportable; best to go in late fall to early spring, before the tourists show up.
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Post by Fairweather on Jun 4, 2008 15:35:48 GMT -5
Another view of Bald River Falls, this one apparently taken from beneath the bridge that crosses the river by them.
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Post by moonstone on Jun 4, 2008 19:02:47 GMT -5
Beautiful pictures, katie. Here's the prettiest waterfall I've ever seen. Multnomah Falls along the Columbia gorge east of Portland. And here's a picture looking west along the gorge with Mt. Hood in the background. It always makes me think of the cliffs along the Nile River in Egypt (I've never been to Egypt except in my mind.)
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