Laguna Beach

Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting Jeanette. She had come to CA to thaw out from the Newfoundland winter. What a joy to meet another "online" friend. If you haven't arranged such a meeting, I highly recommend it. Some of the nicest people in my life I have met this way.

I drove Jeanette, to see a southern Califonia beach. This certainly was not just a treat for her. I enjoyed it immensely. I picked Laguna Beach, because it has a unique quality about it, and is known as an artist's town.

Now, for as many times as I have been to this beach, I still can not get over it's beauty. I certainly do not make it down here as much as I did in my youth, but it has not aged. In fact, I think it only gets better and better. We took our shoes off, dug our toes into the sand. Briefly strolled over by the tide pools, and let the water brush the bottoms of our jeans. I made a promise to myself that a return trip was definitely in order. That water must be painted.

We could not have been given a prettier day. Yes, the sky was that blue, and the pictures do not do the color in the water justice. I was blown away by the blues, teals, greens. Is this color effecting me because my senses are much more aware now that I study color daily? I certainly hope so. I don't want it to end.

This is February folks. Do you see the surfers?

Oh, but please remember.. the traffic, "smog", congestion, earthquakes, wild fires...