Category Archives: My travels

I know… more pictures of flowers in my mom’s garden… but now with gratuitous photos of San Francisco and the Golden Gate thrown in!!!

I am falling behind on posting about my Bay Area adventures! Okay, I realize that, technically, walking into my mom’s backyard and taking pictures of flowers might not classify as an adventure… But who doesn’t like flowers? And being in … Continue reading →

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Well, it sucks that I am here for a funeral, but it is still great to be back in the Bay Area…

I took a nap… remember, I got up at three this morning to get those sunrise photos in the last post… and went down to one of my favorite spots by the bay… yes, the one will all the dogs. … Continue reading →

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Happy cows and little yellow flowers…

Coming back over the last mountain range into San Diego, I stopped on a little side road to take these photos. It was a mountain meadow full of small, yellow flowers. And a bunch of happy cows. I think the … Continue reading →

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More desert flowers…

So, whenever I drive between San Diego, California and Scottsdale, Arizona, I have to pass over a mountain range that is just East of San Diego. Yes, the same one I took the sunrise pictures from the top of on … Continue reading →

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Arthur went on a cool road trip, and all we got are these stupid photos of sunrises and desert flowers!!!

As I mentioned earlier, I got up super early for the drive back to San Diego from Arizona, so I could see the sun coming up over the desert, and take some pictures for you. I love driving parallel to … Continue reading →

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More desert flowers, a sunrise, and something else…

Just a few more photos of some of the flowers I saw in the Arizona desert. That one has attracted some small insects. If you are going to the desert, winter or spring is a good time to do it. … Continue reading →

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Desert flowers…

I know, we are supposed to have taken a time machine trip to the 1970’s… and we have… but you will just have to adapt to being in two times at the same time, if you see what I mean, … Continue reading →

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Seriously… more pictures of yet another desert sunrise???

Hey, don’t get snarky with me! I got up super early to take these. I also folded little maps of San Diego for the wedding gift bags, wrote my hilarious wedding toast for my daughter and future son-in-law, and did … Continue reading →

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Drivin’ through the desert…

I forgot that there is a downside to getting up early enough to watch the sun rise over the desert on the road between San Diego and Arizona… you end up staring into the sun for the next two hours … Continue reading →

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Why yes, I did wake up at 3:00 AM so you could watch the sunrise over the desert…

I mean, as long as I was driving from San Diego, California to Scottsdale, Arizona… I timed it so that I was at the top of the mountain range East of San Diego at 5:00… because I am thoughtful like … Continue reading →

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