CUTE LITTLE CABIN AND FRONT PORCH AS SEEN IN SUGARLOAF CALIFORNIA

Sugarloaf is a part of Big Bear but on the outskirts of the city.   Fall is showing quite a bit up there now.

MY FAVORITE TIME OF THE YEAR

Coming upon a tree changing colors inspires me a little more lately to get out and walk.  Today we are heading up to a place called Keller Peak where we will see what colors are happening - and there is a trail I like to walk on.  

Every day I see more and more trees changing to their fall outfits.


Hope your Saturday is relaxing or eventful, whichever you prefer.

A lot of heron action is going on lately.

FRONT PORCH - UPLAND

FRONT PORCH IN TWIN PEAKS

I need to get back to posting front porches because I have so many in my files.  

I forget what I have and haven't posted so hope it's not a repeat.

Yesterday we drove by where the "Pilot" fire burned a month ago.  It was very sad to see this huge area in the high desert burned out.

Next trip out will probably be through the area where the huge "Blue Cut" fire burned also within the last month.

This area below - you can see part of the mountains above his house in the distance were burned and this goes for miles and miles - but they saved so many structures.  You can see the red retardant they used to control the fire and contain it so a lot of the surrounding desert was spared in this area.

Miles of land burnt through this area.

OUR FIRST FOGGY, MISTY, COOL DAY THIS FALL

And it feels great.  I'm being lazy today and just sitting around and going through some photos.  I came across this photo in a folder from my trip to visit my sister this last January which I'm shocked to realize it was nine months ago - how can that be - I could have incubated a baby in this time.  It seems like just a few months ago.

This photo was taken when we stopped at a park on our way to San Simeon.  I loved the shape of the trees and took many photos that day.  It was also a foggy cool day.

Last night we were in the 30's at night and had to grab another blanket.  Has your weather changed dramatically?

LISSA AT THE LAKE AND SOME OTHER SCENES FROM OUR WALK LATELY

Someone is happy to be alive.

This house looked so pretty perched up on the hill.

After our walk drove up to the north side of the lake looking down.

And then drove through a street I love just because it feels good to look at it.

SOME SIGHTS FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR

I have a feeling I could go to any county fair in the country and see a lot of the same food vendors.

It was suppose to be in the 80's but it was in the 90's with humidity and I couldn't take more than about 3 hours and then we left.  I saw what I wanted to see which was some art, textile creations, gardens, a few birds and we never did walk into any of the enclosed exhibits in the big buildings other than the one that houses the art and quilts, etc.

It's amazing the amount of work that goes into setting up exhibits and getting it ready.  I really appreciate the people who work at this so others can enjoy it.  If it wasn't for the heat I would have stayed longer.  There were really no crowds to speak of and easy to get around.

On exhibit was artists who had painted scenes from the county fair.  This top one was my favorite.

Here is where you can go to get Indian Henna art painted on you.

I rarely eat any food at the fair - but I can't pass up pics of these peppers and onions cooking.

Some flower exhibits .  The theme in the garden this year was "Watercolors" so a lot of the exhibits looked like watercolor paintings and there were various watercolors hung on walls.

A favorite of mine are the orchid displays in the garden area.  I took way too many photos of them.

One of many areas outside the building where the indoor gardens and rain forest was.  They actually have a rain forest that runs through the middle of the displays.  There was water sprayed on the plants from above and although pretty it made it humid.

I always love the textile sections where the quilts are and the needlepoint etc.

SEPTEMBER

Youtube has a whole selection of 70's song in this playlist where I found this song. I've been listening to quite a few and oh..the music of the 70's was so fun to listen to.

MORE SEATTLE

I loved driving through Seattle on the freeway.