A lazy Sunday morning and we decided on a little trip to the mountains. Took the turn off from the coastal highway to Manzanitas and saw lots of interesting sights along the way.
No shortage of cows on the road. They are not the least bit intimidated by cars.
Lots of people have ranchos up here in the Sierra Laguna mountains. It’s green like a jungle almost right now. The lush scenery is just a few miles from the dry desert landscape.
If the photos are blurry it’s because I took most of these photos from a moving car…a moving car on a rutted mountain road. There aren’t a lot of safe places to stop.
Went through a few places where there was running water. Cows were having a nice Sunday in the water today.
It was pretty overcast at home this morning, but it was clear and sunny up in the mountains. We couldn’t get over how green it was.
This youngster posed so nicely for me.
Anybody would think we were in the Pacific Northwest.
The wild plumerias delighted us.
Cows aren’t the only animals who like the water.
Crested Caracara
My first shot of this bird, though I’ve seen so many in the last 7 years. This was my red-letter day!
Hope you enjoyed our mountain photo excursion. We sure did.
Hard to believe this is so close to the desert! You totally seem to be at home in this “foreign” environment. “Home” is the key word there as there is truly no better word in any language!
It is hard to believe. Every time we go to the mountains we see the most amazing sights and we think, “Wow! This is so close to home.” See? I am at home here. Smiles.