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Saturday, September 01, 2007

Holding On To Summer

The Summer Season will officially end here in Corona del Mar on Tuesday, September 4th when all the schools go back in session. But we will hold on to summer as long as possible. Not difficult in Southern California.

Each day after work I make the three minute drive from Balboa Island back home and then head straight for the beach...
Here are some of the photographs I captured this past week...

Above: Big Corona del Mar State Beach where already the parking lot is looking empty...or as us 'locals' say...."we get our beach back!" :) Not that we don't love and welcome our visitors ;-)

Above: Crazy weather this week with thunderstorms forming all around us and extreme heat on the coast...

I have been trying to capture a photo of the hummingbirds sitting still, and finally did so this week!

A yacht hit the east jetty and sunk at Big Corona del Mar State Beach...it sat out there for nearly two and a half weeks before finally being raised and towed...truly an odd sight drawing a lot of local attention...
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My daughter Jill sends a big THANK YOU to all of my blog readers for their well wishes :)

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5 Comments:

  • At 11:22 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    beautiful sights of corona beach and the surroundings of your home. i just love the hummingbird. hoping to see it someday for real when walking these very paths with you!! once in a lifetime...

     
  • At 7:10 PM , Blogger Dagny said...

    Once more, lovely photos. I thought of you today as a hummingbird swooped down over my head.

     
  • At 3:04 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    Lucky you having that to look forward to every day.

    The yacht looks like my dad was at the helm, only he could do something like that! :D

    xxKate

     
  • At 11:33 AM , Blogger Gerushia's New World said...

    Absolutely gorgeous photos Jolene!! I am headed to the beach Friday. We always enjoy going after all the other kids are in school. We are celebrating "Not Back To School Week", as we do each year. Being Home Learners, we are always eager for school to start back so we can go wherever we like without fighting crowds!!

    Kim
    Garden Painter Art

     
  • At 7:45 PM , Blogger Hali Chambers said...

    WOW!!! I LOVE the hummingbird picture! It's amazing to watch them perch...so far, I've not been able to catch one not in action.

     

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