Wednesday's Attic

Wednesday's Attic  www.wednesdaysattic.com This is why I love California. You can stand on the beach in the sun and take a picture of snow at the same time. Look the other way and there are the Channel Islands If you ever read the book Island of the Blue Dolphins as a child, the Island in question is one of the channel Islands. San Nicholas Island.

Wedneday's attic  www.wednesdaysattic.com This Santa was originally found at Santa Clause, California which is sort of on the way to Santa Barbara up the 101. He is now in Oxnard CA. and is visible from the freeway. Santa was built in 1948 as part of a strip mall named Santa Claus Lane in Santa Claus, CA. (famous for its Date Shakes, which were like drinking a Fig Newton). He was moved to a vacant lot next to a mobile home park in Oxnard in 2003.  

Chumash beach ceremony This could only happen in California- Cowabunga!! Malibu's Surfrider Beach declared first-ever World Surfing Reserve The designation is largely ceremonial, but supporters hope that enshrining the world's best surf breaks will lead to legal protections against development and pollution. By Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times October 10, 2010 After scouring the globe in search of the perfect wave, a nonprofit organization Saturday declared the waves off Malibu's Surfrider Beach the first-ever World Surfing Reserve — a distinction meant to celebrate surf breaks not only for their size and shape, but also for their cultural significance. Famous as the epicenter of California surf culture in the 1950s and '60s, Malibu topped a list of more than 125 nominees under the new program by the Save the Waves Coalition. The designation is largely ceremonial and does not grant greater protection for the surf. But surfers and conservationists hope that ens...

Average daily temp in the Winter  65-70, Average night time temp 40-55. Cold to us native Californians yes, but some of the best weather in the world! I LOVE California!

We left Flagstaff after breakfast, stopped briefly in Williams Az.  We made a planned stop in Ludlow Ca, because we had been through 2 years ago and taken some photos but had missed the cemetery. We had an approximate idea where the cemetery was but it was not accessible by car so we had to park and then walk a ways and cross the double freight train tracks to get to it. It is a small and forlorn little cemetery, but it looks as if one of the towns 10 or so residents is caring for it, replacing the crosses that once stood, but there are no names save for 3 stone monuments. After capturing these photos, we made great time to Needles, then Barstow. After fueling up just outside Barstow it was fairly smooth sailing home.  More traffic then we had seen almost all the trip of course. These two photos are from my photography blog November Obscura, where I will post the photos from our road trip. The trip was wonderful, we made some great memories, but it is good to be home. ...