Month: February 2015

Today I didn\’t have much planned for the day so I made a quick solo escape.

I had heard there was a field of lupins blooming nearby.  Lupins immediately remind me of my grandmother and Prince Edward Island.  Lupins were one of her favorite flowers and colorfully line the two lane roads on PEI.   They were a beautiful sight.

In my search for the lupins, I found a new way to get to the sea for some salty, briny air.

A look out and a look behind.

A look ahead.

On my way home I discovered some new to me parks.  I don\’t remember California ever being this green and beautiful.  I know it\’s short lived so I am taking it in.

Thanks California, I needed this quick escape.

I love starting my Monday\’s off with my hiking group and was pleased we hiked today despite the rainy weather.

This was a new to me hike and it was beautiful and green and really enjoyable.  A vista over Camarillo and Oxnard and out to the Pacific Ocean.  Notice the wildflowers coming in.

This looks over the Santa Rosa Valley towards Moorpark and beyond.  I wouldn\’t be surprised if those clouds in the distance were dropping snow on those mountains.  A couple times a year you can see snow covered mountains in the distance.

And a view back over towards Thousand Oaks.   The clouds were like a painting.