Sunday, January 15, 2012

Eve of the New Year in Big Sur

Introducing Big Sur




Not a bad crew to hike with.
The view from Nepenthe. 
At the top of the world - or at least up on a smallish mountain.

Lots of mushrooms lining the trails.
Hey kids, Big Ben! 

Actually, he's pointing out here somewhere.


Jared and Alexis and a perfectly blue sky
Some Ents. 

Vogel and Jenny and some telephone wires way up high

I heart ferns

On the way down the mountain (right before Jenny made me sprain my ankle by talking about Keanu Reeves)
Another gorgeous Pacific view

Life

Morning life at the Big Sur Bakery
Hiking the redwoods. 

Three wild turkeys in hot pursuit of a fine female

More trail mushrooms - I just liked the way they looked
Fuzzy flower
Lunch at Nepenthe
It's Bloody Mary time
Sunset on the Pacific
This is, like, uber famous. 

But I liked this more.

And this was pretty cool too

Get out of my way! 

The colors were absolutely stunning.

...(no words)...

"Call on me, call on me!"

I couldn't settle on just one.

yup

Magic 





































Saturday, January 7, 2012

When a House becomes a "Home"

After the arrival of our shipment from Bulgaria AND the fact that we left for a long vacation--and it was JUST long enough for us to start missing our apartment and life in China...we know that things are really starting to feel like home! Here's how things are looking: