YESTERDAY WE SHOPPED IN REDLANDS AND DROVE THROUGH CITRUS GROVE AREAS...front porch

  It was a beautiful day and this is a house I had never seen before.  I thought it was beautiful. 

Today we have strong winds, temps when  figuring in wind chill are in the 20's but sunny and clear.  I think I'll pass up a walk today because over  at the lake it would be even colder.  I need to get inspired to sketch something again so I'm happy to be indoors. 

There isn't much of a front porch and I will imagine anyway that out the back door there is a deck or porch to enjoy the beautiful view of Big Bear that you can faintly see in the first photo toward the right hand middle of the photo

The sky was amazing yesterday and the view of the mountains were clear.  Temps remained in about the 50's and it all came rushing back to me how beautiful Southern California can be in the winter. 

Oh and it smelled so fresh - the cirtrus groves were bulging with fruit, oranges, lemons, grapefruit groves and fruit was dropping all along the ground near the roads.  I am trying to figure out why we didn't stop and scoop them up.  I think another trip is in order in a few days to get some of that produce.  More pics to come of this area tomorrow.

REDLANDS DURING THE SECOND WEEK IN AUGUST

I won't be writing much on my posts - I think I'm going to go back to my front porch posts soon - and will start with some today.  I use to be more motivated to blog here when I had a "theme". 

During the hot summer days even here in the mountains, we would get in the car and go driving and usually end up in some of my favorite neighborhoods.  It would be too hot to walk much but we did get out for a bit. 

Redlands is one of those places that have businesses in the older homes as you can see from the photos near the bottom.

I rarely have anybody say anything when I'm out with my camera.  It has only happened two times in all these years someone asked me why I was taking a photo of their house. 

Yesterday we went to Big Bear and I was taking a photo of Pedal Path along the hwy in Fawnskin (very scenic drive) when this jogger looked up and gave me the finger when we drove by in the car, lol.  She had no idea that I could care less if I got her picture or that she gave me the finger, it was funny and it kind of makes it all worth while when I get a "reaction" ....!