Life is a Journey

My adventure along the shore continues with a stop at Point Fermin Lighthouse . Mind you, I never even knew this lighthouse existed before this visit! I have been to the location several times in my life but was always mesmerized by the giant tree and... ...the outstanding ocean view. All I had to do was walk a few feet and BAM! BAM!!! Over here...the BAM is over here! This beauty has just been sitting there and I never noticed???? Yup, I do love a big tree! OK, back to the lighthouse! Luckily, they were offering a brief tour so I waited because I simply HAD to get inside that house. I had some time to kill so I enjoyed the gardens... Finally I am inside and guess what? No photos allowed. Oh man.... Once again I went into ninja stealth mode. The tour guide said I could take shots out of the windows so of course I did. Time to go up to the second floor. I love that dress! I c...

My friends and I wanted to visit the Banning Mansion Museum and Drum Barracks but we had some time to kill before they both opened so we drove around the neighborhood. So we're driving along, admiring the tree lined streets when all of a sudden we see DOZENS of peacocks roaming the streets. DOZENS! And everywhere you looked, the males were strutting their stuff! Next, we drove down to the water's edge (because it wasn't that far) and found a neat little area to park and walk around...it was actually the statue that caught our eye. Naturally our curiosity got the best of us and we had to find out the story behind the statue. Well, it turns out that this fellow is Mr. Banning who came to the U.S. at the tender age of 14 (I think) and worked hard and made big bucks. He did so well that he built a huge home which is now the Banning Museum that we were going to see!! The view beyond the statue. Here is a close-up of the statue. I was ...