More Plant Pictures from Cambria

This was in the front of a shop in Cambria.
The whole town is "eye candy".  So beautiful!

Some rustic art.

My hubby in front of a driftwood sculpture.  I am so homesick for the coast. 
There is something so calming,cleansing,renewing about walking the beach. Breathing
fresh cool sea air.    I hope you all have a happy Friday!  God Bless You.

Diana

Going Coastal Continued

As promised, here are more pictures of my wonderful trip to the coast.

I call this Ocean Still Life.  This was on Moonstone Beach.

That darn date stamp.  I forgot to crop it out of the pictures.

Would you like some chocolate covered scorpions?   No thanks!

Ok, how about some chocolate covered crickets?

More garden pictures.  I would love to have this.

And this.  This door is awesome.  Gotta run.  I will be posting more pictures
soon.
Thanks for reading.  Please leave me a comment and let me know you were here.

Diana

Going Totaly Coastal

My husband & I snuck off to the coast for 1 more visit
before he had to go back to work.  We had the most relaxing
time ever.
It has really been a trying time for us.  Just 2 1/2 months ago
he had open heart surgery.

He became the biggest grouch. 

Poor guy!

I was like, Who are you and what have you done with my husband?

On this trip we really reconnected.
  
We talked,joked and laughed.  We spent time just watching the
waves.  We visited beautiful gardens in Cambria and other garden
shops on the way.

Who wouldn't want this on their patio or back yard?

Some good advice for both of us.

This shop was in a little town on the way.  This picture was taken out back under
a huge old oak tree.

A cute shop for kids.

This is Nitwit Ridge in Cambria.  It is made of salvaged materials.  We missed the
tour so we didn't get to go inside.  Darn!!!

OK, blogger is taking too long to upload photos.  I have so much more to show you.
sooo... tune in tomorrow for some beautiful ocean shots and more plant pictures.

Hugs to you,
Diana

Flower garden pictures and a glimmer mist tutorial

Hello there everyone who visits my little blog.  I hope you all are doing well and staying cool.
It was 103 here today and will be hotter tomorrow.  Today I drove to Oakhurst to go grocery
shopping, "and stick my head in the freezer lol."  I Forgot My Wallet!!!!!  I got all the way through
the self checkout and did not have any way to pay.  I was so mad at myself.  Have you ever done
anything stupid like that?  Let me tell you it is not the first time I have done that.  LOL.
I have been playing with my camera again.   Here's some pictures for you.

The next picture if it loads correctly is my recyled can project.

I glued wooden beads under it . 

That adds a little something extra to it.  To make your own glimmer mist you

need to get one of those travel spray bottles.  I got mine at target.  Fill it with

about 1/2 and inch, less or more if you like, of the paint you like.  Then get

Windsor & Newton iridescent medium and pour about an inch, then add water.

These instructions are not set in stone.  Play with it.

It really is a pretty way to add some shimmer to

your projects.  I like to decorate the bottle with

old sheet music .

If you have stuck with me this long thank you.  You

are a trouper.  Have a great evening.

Diana

Monterey Cactus and Succulents

Hello, I was just visiting Julies blog over atA Succulent life.  She had some amazing cactus pictures and it
made me remember that my husband & I took some pics in monterey of a cactus garden.  I think this is a

Hens and Chick.   Edited to correct.  This is a aeonium. It is huge the pic dosn't show how big it is. This next pic will give some

perspective. In this last pic if you look close there is a raven.  I tried to get a better pic and
he flew away.  I guess he's camera shy.

We stayed at Hotel Casa Munras.  The flowers were beautiful.  This is a pic of bouganvilla. The next shot is

a close up of a beautiful rose. Sorry my post posts out of sequence.  I need to learn
how to get my posts the way I want them.
Have a wonderful day!
Diana