BLACK & BLUE

Why are you so afraid?

Do you have no faith?

STORM CLOUDS

push through the storm

Santa Barbara sky

WESTCOAST WATER

Drove along the California seacoast up to the Santa Barbara Marathon this morning. The view is so different from our east coast.

My daughter-in-law, Esther, ran her first marathon (26 mi) in 3 hrs. 44 min.!

RED HOT

dry hills

fire in the canyon

north of LA

September

GREEN BELTS

Green space is valued here in SoCal.

Planned communities are built around belts of green grass. My grandchildren have a green belt right outside their condo - complete with play equipment.

BROWN COUNTRY

I'm in California now. I never ceased to be surprised by the contrast in landscape between the LA area and the northeast where I'm from. The hills here are brown - they have been for some months now. At home we live in lush green much of the year. Beauty on both coasts in different color-ways.

We passed the canyons to the west as we traveled up from LAX. And beyond those brown canyons is the sea - colors for another day.

BOX OF SUNSHINE

Heading to sunny California - a very inspiring place. (link to SoCal collages)