Nature in My World

Today is theme day for City Daily Photo Bloggers, and this month's theme is nature. That's a pretty hard topic to narrow down to just a few shots. Most of my posts on this blog are about nature. I will limit this post to shots of three of my favorite nature subjects: sunset, the Cambria coast, and trees.

I never get tired of sunsets. It's hard to choose just one to share here, but there are more in my other posts. See smoky sunsets during last year's Chimney Fire here. You can find photos of the Salinas River at sundown here. I took these shots during sundown from the Steinbeck Winery.  The shots below were taken in my own neighborhood.

Sunset in my Neighborhood

This shot contains two of my favorite nature subjects -- trees and the sunset.

See more shots of these trees framing sunsets here.


My third favorite nature subject is the ocean. My favorite place to take ocean shots is at Moonstone Beach in Cambria, where this was taken.

Driftwood on the Cambria Coast at Moonstone Beach

See more views of the ocean along the California Central Coast here.

See more oak tree shots in Deciduous Oak Trees in Winter

What is your favorite nature subject?

See the photos other City Daily Photo Bloggers chose for this theme here.
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Beach Shelter in Summerland, California

Barbara Radisavlejvic, Paso Robles, CA, USA

Once again it's theme day at City Daily Photo Blogs. This month the theme is "Shelter." I thought this would be the perfect time to show you this photo of the beach shelter someone built on the Summerland beach.

Summerland is one of my favorite beaches. It's located in Santa Barbara County. The beach can be accessed from Lookout Park. It's right off Interstate 101 if you are coming from the north. It makes a wonderful rest stop near Santa Barbara, since it has restrooms, a picnic area, a place to wash your dog, a playground, and benches in a grassy area. There's even a hiking trail. Best of all, it's free, and that includes the parking.

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How Did This Golf Ball Get Here?

While the Salinas river is dry, people and dogs often walk in the riverbed, as do jackrabbits. A common sight in the riverbed is driftwood from all the fallen trees. Large logs like this one are a everywhere. What you do not often see is a golf ball lodged in one of them, as you see here. It is near the top of the log on the right. If you can't see it, try clicking to enlarge the photo.

There is not a golf course anywhere near the river in Paso Robles or Templeton, just south of Paso Robles. I can't help but wonder how this ball landed here. Anyone care to tell us a story in the comments of how it happened?

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