MT. BALDY, CALIFORNIA

Some photos from a trip to Mt. Baldy.  We leave our mountain range, drive about an hour over to another mountain range to visit Baldy.  There is just a very small village with basically a restaurant bar, another restaurant bar and a church.  Other than that, there is the ski lifts and a restaurant up at the top of the lift.  

The last three pics - we took our first grandson, Hunter,  who will be turning 19 tomorrow,  up to Mt. Baldy when he was about 5.  I noticed on our last trip that the building near where he was walking on the wall, is now boarded up.  I hadn't been to this particular part of Mt. Baldy where the cabins are in years until we went recently.  Anyway what a different 14 or so years makes between childhood and a 19 year old.  I also caught him in action looking like he was flying.

GIG HARBOR - A FAVORITE AREA OF MINE

 The last time we were in Washington was spring of 2019.  My son and his family live there and since Covid we haven't been there as I don't want to wear a mask on an airplane and other reasons as well.  Anyway I'm missing them but also Gig Harbor which is about a half hour from their place.  There are so many beautiful small coastal towns.  I was looking through photos the other day and thought I would post a few to remind me that I need a trip there - even if it is a long road trip minus the cat - whatever will I do with her, sigh.

SOMETIMES ...

 I'll come across photos I've taken in the past which brings up great memories of a fun day.  I remember we had driven to a nearby city by where I use to work and decided to find this trail that we looked up on the internet.  As we were walking along I noticed this house to my right and of course the horses.  As we stopped for a bit the one horse came up to greet us.  We went back to this place a few years ago and a wall had been built so we couldn't see this house anymore.  Their property and house are gorgeous and of course so are the horses. 

This is a group of photos that make me want to get out and explore new places today.  

I think I posted them a few years ago.

 

HELLO -

 Just sharing a photo of these gorgeous lilies which I bought myself the other day. 

 Just in case you don't know this fact, which I didn't, but something popped into my mind and said "look this up they could be toxic to cats".  Where that came from I don't question just accept that somewhere inside of me I knew it could be dangerous.  I probably read it and just didn't remember I did. 

Anyway i now have had to move them into my bedroom and keep the door closed so Beanie can't get in there.  When we first brought them home I didn't know about the toxicity when I had them on the counter in the kitchen.  She was very interested in them and seemed attracted to the fragrance.   She seems fine so that's good. 

They sure make a bedroom smell good - They smell just like Stargazer's which I've always loved but I think i like the white lilies even more. 

AT LAKE ARROWHEAD - A SUMMER CONCERT

 Enjoying another tribute band and got a few photos.  Walked around a bit before the concert started which was really good - Journey tribute band..  These blackbirds interested me for a bit.  They would land on the roofs over the outside patio areas waiting for people to leave food around.

Next Friday is STyx Tribute Band and on Saturday 31 , is Chicago Tribute Band - I'm pretty sure I will be there for both of those.

The first time I ever saw a Monarch butterfly  other than at the central coast was here in Lake Arrowhead on this same butterfly bush.

Center Stage. Lake Arrowhead Summer Concerts

Pricing is $150 for a picnic table which seats 8-10; $75 for pub tables that seat 4; $100 for a set of the cement steps which seats 4 total – 2 on an upper step and 2 on a lower step. Grass Area FREE Family Boxes measure 10’x4’ and fit up to 5 lawn chairs (BYO) or a maximum of 6 people. (I just looked up the prices because I had no idea really what it costs to get a table). We just stand around.

These guys sounds just like Journey and they were a replacement band for the other Journey Tribute band which was suppose to play but cancelled because of sickness.  This band stepped in and tomorrow they will be playing somewhere in Lake Havasu in Arizona.

Usually there are more people on the grassy area - .. So next time will bring a couple of chairs and see if we can get a pass to go in there for free.

Sun was low on the horizon lighting up a pretty scene as the last boat I saw on the lake was lit up and driving by.  It was darker than my photo showed but I lightened it a bit.

Anyway - it's a very inexpensive way to spend a Friday or Saturday evening and there's never not a good breeze at that time in the evening.