Good morning and happy spring! I guess we can say spring is finally here officially. Yay! No, these beauties aren't my ranunculus', which are still stubbornly refusing to bloom (I think I planted the bulbs too shallow)... And believe it or not, it's actually gray and overcast here in "sunny" southern California this morning! But I'll take it, believe me! Like fall, spring comes and goes in the blink of an eye. All too soon the warm 80's and the hot 90's will be a distant memory and it will be in the harsh 100's all the way until Halloween. Those of you who know me and love me anyway, know how joyfully I greet anything over 70 degrees ;)
I took these photos last spring up the coast in two lovely dream towns which happen to be two of my favorite places on earth. Both are north of Santa Barbara and south of San Fransisco, located in Central California. The first town is Solvang, which is a sweet little Danish town I have loved since I was a young girl. My favorite nursery of all time is there, which also happens to be the source of many of my photos.
The second town is Cambria, which is a town just north of San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. Cambria has been near and dear to my heart for many, many years. I go there every chance I get, not just because I sell antiques there, but because of the associations I have made with some wonderful people over the years, and because it's simply a magical place for me.
I took these photos last spring up the coast in two lovely dream towns which happen to be two of my favorite places on earth. Both are north of Santa Barbara and south of San Fransisco, located in Central California. The first town is Solvang, which is a sweet little Danish town I have loved since I was a young girl. My favorite nursery of all time is there, which also happens to be the source of many of my photos.
The second town is Cambria, which is a town just north of San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. Cambria has been near and dear to my heart for many, many years. I go there every chance I get, not just because I sell antiques there, but because of the associations I have made with some wonderful people over the years, and because it's simply a magical place for me. So happy spring everyone! And like I've said before, spring is a new beginning :)
You know how much I love Solvang...not the kitsch, but Mortensen's Bakery, and some of the small boutique-y shops. There's one on a corner that I think is called something like Picket Fences. In fact I think it's right next to Mortensen's Bakery. Love those two places. Fond memories of Solvang. You're a lot closer than I am! Oh, BTW, the word for today is "haeukqbe". It looks arabic to me. It probably means sweater in turkish or something. :-)
ReplyDeleteRanuncula's are my favorite!! Next to peonies (sp). Gorgeous pictures. Man, it makes me wish everything in Utah wasn't so dead and mushy...
ReplyDeleteLoves! Aly
Oh my god, I love rununculus! I needed to see these photos today....we woke up to 3 inches of new snow!! ARrrrggghh!!
ReplyDeleteDo you live in Solvang?? I've never been but my best friend's family all lives there. Do you know any Dailys? Her dad's a chiropractor.
Also? The fact that you want to live in the alps like Heidi makes me think we're soul sisters! :)
kate @ sweetpotatopie