California Dreaming

We had a wonderful visit to Santa Barbara for my niece’s wedding.

Amy in windowsill

Doesn’t she look great?  She and the groom were very relaxed and happy.  It was a very fun event!

The next day, my sister-in-law and I headed off for a few days of exploring.  Having never been in the area before, we found the scenery mesmerizing!  (I was driving and the views were really distracting.)

We didn’t take that many pictures, but I think we got some of the highlights:

Hearst Castle

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A beautiful view of the ocean scenery

Great view

Can you believe that water color?  I live on the east coast and our water is NOT that beautiful teal.

Sea Lions in San Francisco

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Redwoods in Muir Woods

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And, of course, the Golden Gate Bridge (on a cloudy morning.)

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Everyone likes to get their picture taken with the bridge.

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I mean EVERYONE likes to get their picture taken with the bridge.

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It was a great trip with family fun, extraordinary scenery, and interesting activities.

Ellen Lindner
P.S.  As part of revamping my blog I’ve dramatically increased the size of the images.  What do you think?  Do you like them or do they load too slowly?

5 Responses to California Dreaming

  1. Dolores November 5, 2015 at 9:10 am #

    Personally, I like the larger images and had no problems with them loading up. Sounds like you had a great time.

  2. LuAnn Kessi November 6, 2015 at 9:01 am #

    Hi Ellen, your web page loaded very quickly for me. You images are larger, but they are still a low enough resolution to load very quickly. I am originally from New Jersey and I agree that the Pacific Ocean is very different from the Atlantic Ocean.

    My Best To You,
    LuAnn in Oregon
    http://luannkessi.blogspot.com

  3. debby November 11, 2015 at 10:55 am #

    Hey Ellen! I haven’t visited for a while. I LOVE the bigger images. They don’t load slow at all! You were in my neck of the woods! Wish we could have met.

  4. Wanda November 13, 2015 at 2:00 pm #

    Your blog loads so much faster than it used to. I like the large photos. I think we should make it easy for our readers to both read and look at photos.

    • Ellen Lindner November 14, 2015 at 4:44 pm #

      Thanks Wanda. I appreciate the feedback. I just checked your blog and you have some lovely images.

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