Further-proof-California-is-going-to-break-off-into-the-Ocean #215

Turns out, they still have the Bubonic Plague.

I'm not kidding.

I wouldn't want to be a squirrel in California right now.

They don't look dangerous.

Can you tell what's on this pier?

What kind of animal is covering every single inch of it?

The sign in the photo below warns of dangerous Sea Lions.

 

They don't look dangerous, do they?

Ladies Only

I love the weekend...for so many reasons.

One of them being, it's time for Camera Critters!!


And since my mom has been helping out with the blog this week, guest posting,
I thought I use some of her photos for today.


It's all about the Ladies...




Ladybugs, I mean.





She took these photos in Monterrey, California.

Did you see my mom's post on whales earlier this week?
Awesome photos.





Ladybugs are good luck.
I'm not sure why.


If I saw this many in one day, I'd go buy a lottery ticket!




What do you consider Good Luck?


You know the drill.
Grab a camera, find a critter and join Camera Critters!

I'll get back to you as soon as possible

Please excuse my absence.
I'm trying to get caught up.

Enjoy my photo while you wait.

Art in Motion

I've never liked jellyfish. In fact, I've always feared them...until I saw the jellyfish exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium: Jellies: Living Art. I was blown away. The colors, the flowing and undulating movement, it was all amazing. The silence accentuated their beauty and I could have spent all day taking it in.


I still wouldn't want to swim with them, but now I appreciate their beauty. Nature can be so truly incredible.

Have you ever been to Monterey Bay Aquarium?

Seals - Camera Critters

I've been in love with seals since my trip to California a year ago...
when we discovered tons of seals on a beach at Point Lobos State Preserve.

Here is a baby seal frolicking with it's mother.

Camera Critters rules and play along!

Grab a camera, read the

This pregnant seal couldn't even move. I could empathize with her. I've been there before, sista, and it's rough.

Lots of good luck - Camera Critters

These wonderful Ladybug photos are curtesy of a Guest Photographer, my mother, while she was traveling in the Monterey Bay area of California.

Want to join Camera Critters?

Just grab a camera, snap a photo of a critter

and post it online!

Everyone should enjoy a good sea arch.

A Mother's Love can be Furry & Wet.

This seal below is pregnant to bursting, she can't even move, and is about to give birth at any moment.

Happy Mother's Day!



It's Sunday's meme, Camera Critters! Feel free to grab a camera and join! Misty Dawn started it all.

A Different kind of Icing

China Cove

If I could jump into this photo, I would! When I turned 30 last April, my mom took me on a special birthday trip to California, to share the beauty of the Monterey Bay/Carmel/Big Sur area since I had never been there before. It was an AMAZING trip, and I took zillions of photos. This picture is from our hike at Point Lobos State Preserve in Carmel. I'm sure I'll be posting pictures from this trip on and off all the time because the scenery was just so photographic!

I plan on decorating the walls in my home with framed pictures from this trip...one of those projects I plan but haven't managed to complete yet. I've got lots of those...projects planned but uncompleted, I mean. My To Do list is a mile long, I swear. Do you keep a To DO list? I can't imagine life without one. I keep a notebook full of them, crossing them off as I complete them, adding more as I go.

Anyway, back to the picture. I wish I was hiking through Point Lobos right now with my family. The weather was wonderful, the scenery gorgeous and I'm so jealous of people who live there...although I'm not wild about the thought of earthquakes. That's a huge deterrant actually. My younger sister just moved to this area, and I can't wait to go visit her. She's having the time of her life exploring the area. I miss her!!!

Everyone needs to have a China Grove picture (or wherever appeals to you) posted near their computer or on their desk to remind them of the beauty of nature and to escape into just for a few moments. It's refreshing, it brings back memories, and has me planning my next vacation! I am using this photo as my desktop background on my computer right now.

Art in Motion

I've never liked jellyfish. In fact, I've always feared them...until I saw the jellyfish exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium: Jellies: Living Art. I was blown away. The colors, the flowing and undulating movement, it was all amazing. The silence accentuated their beauty and I could have spent all day taking it in.

I still wouldn't want to swim with them, but now I appreciate their beauty. Nature can be so truly incredible.