071008

house&garden tour : arcata california : ready for viewing!

i have been so tired and sleepy since returning that i only played with images last night for the first time. needless to say, as most time away was spent flying down the highway at a great speed, or else whiteknuckling it around swooping curves in excessively dramatic landscapes, there weren’t too many images made this trip. more than i imagined, though! for a few days, we were “settled” in Arcata, so i was able to wander on the cool foggy mornings while margaret slept in. so lovely, those mornings. we also made some side trips to pretty places. i will show later. and i even stopped at “viewing areas” amidst the dramatic landscapes and gawked and snapped a little. but later…

i have to admit Arcata seemed sort of a little paradise, albeit a crusty one (which i prefer, of course). if it were even somewhat practical for me to consider it - and i wouldn’t feel like margaret’s stalker - i would seriously consider wanting to live there. Eureka was also interesting, but only the downtown and nearby parts. they had a lovely downtown. big artstore. farmer’s market. boats. what else does one need? oh yeah. employment.

4 Responses to “071008”

  1. Jennifer says:

    Unbelieveably lovely photos. So cool.

    I think there’s something about travel–particularly travel to places in different time zones–that makes one sleepy and tired upon return. In other words, it happened to me, too. ;-) Also, my daughter visited Eureka and Arcata last year and emailed me that Arcata is the place for me. I’m so jealous that you get to spend time there!

    P.S. The stalking line is great. I know just how you feel.

  2. cobaltika says:

    i think you would like Arcata, too. it is not just a college town, or a place where wanderers go in search of “medicinal marijuana”. there is a large community of “like-minded others” - i mean, that tiny town supports TWO large natural food groceries - *and* there is an art store downtown - *and* earthy clothes and shoes. sigh… the ocean on one side. the forest on the other. no McDonalds.

  3. GK says:

    Are you going through a pink/pastel girly phase, or is it just the time of year?

  4. cobaltika says:

    i *do* seem to have pink issues this year. i can’t explain. i’m sure i’m not any girlier than ever. yeah. *real* sure. heh. but i guess pink houses and pink flowers and pink poo in my artstuff might cause one to wonder…

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