307/365

Rooting for Uruguay in the 3/4 Place Final - I got mom and dad into it!Apologies for the blur; I thought I'd get more pics, as well as video of mom cheering (and getting upset), but I myself was too involved in the match!

295/365

Not a bad place to spend a Saturday... or any day really.

225/365 FOURTH OF JULY

The BEST time to be at home in SoCal... on my parents' deck. Today and Thanksgiving were the only two times I'd get homesick when I lived in England.
So I've got more than one:

The view. I mean really. Can you guess how the relationship between my parents and the neighbor below who expanded is??

Random shots of the bay, playing with my zoom... seeing if I could spot any individuals involved in illicit activities on their boats.




At night, before the fireworks (which I posted last year, and frankly is a pain to take, so I let my brother take those this year!


Happy Fourth!

189/365

Sunset Easter Eve in Laguna

166/365

Mom preparing breakfast on Christmas morning (blintzes, tater tots, sausages and poached eggs)...
And Dad, doing his favorite Southern California lifestyle activity: FRESH ORANGE JUICE!


(my dad drove straight from Chicago to Orange County the day he finished; he said he always dreamed of living in a place where he could reach out the back door, grab some oranges, and make fresh orange juice. And so he does!)

165/365

Merry Christmas (Eve)!
Cheating because I love this series... of mom and dad waiting patiently while I figure out the right exposure settings on my camera (no, I still haven't read the manual!).











The final result/s:



NOT terribly flattering of me or my brother, but... still a fairly nice family photo.

163/365

Finally finished decorating the Christmas Tree!

146/365

Had an extremely lazy day aside from helping clean up and then going to see Australia with mom and dad.

93/365

Experimental. Looks a bit boring now; thought it was interesting when I took it earlier.
Climb Every Mountain.

90/365

My elementary school. The fence above is the playground overlooking Coast Highway, the beach...

and the water. Not a bad view during recess.

44/365

Spent a day in Paradise (Laguna Beach, where I grew up), so I'm cheating again!
Being an usher at the Pageant of the Masters was every high school girl's first summer job. The boys were "Security". Not a high crime area. But a great first job.





NONE of these were color enhanced!

27/365

Reason #27 I moved home.
California Sunsets.