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Happy New 2008

Happy 2008 to all. Let this year be the one you find your self. Live--laugh--love who you are.

Let your light shine.

This beautiful swallowtail butterfly stopped by our butterfly garden to pay us a vist. The lantana bush's flowers were the draw.

Swallowtail butterflies can be this darkish black coloration. They can also be a bright yellow with the same distinct markings.

A regal Queen

This Queen butterfly sat and posed on this milkweed plant in my backyard.

One of the milkweed butterflies, the Queen butterfly resembles both the Monarch and the Viceroy butterflies.

Carmel by the Sea sunset

One of the "things to do" in Carmel by the Sea besides strolling the shops and trying all the great restaurant options is to time your ocean walk to the setting of the sun.

You won't be alone. Hundreds of townpeople and visitors flock to the beach to watch the golden orb set slowly into the horizon.

One of life's best views for free.

Foxgloves

These beautiful flowers are found in gardens all over Carmel-by-the-Sea.

California travel

Let's change course and travel to a California location--Carmel-by-the-Sea. The tiny town is filled with charming dwarf-style cottages and gardens overflowing with flowers of all kinds, including foxgloves, dahlias, daisies and hydrangeas of pink, blue and lavender.