Waves rushing to the shore
ripples like a ukelele
the senses
taste, touch, smell, sight and sound
uplifting, serene
I found peace
Goleta Beach, Santa Barbara County
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The Waves at Sund☼wn
Feb 7th, 12
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Swan Lake
Jan 31st, 12
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how graceful!
A mosaic tiled “swan bench” provided while watching them
Pansy ( I think) encroach over the side of the lake
Orange Crocosmia added more colors to the serenity
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Salinity at Salton Sea
Jan 24th, 12
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Salton Sea, California’s largest lake, noted for its abundance of birds along its shorelines, and just below the water’s surface, there is also an abundance of fish.
“California’s Crown Jewel of Avian Biodiversity” – a name that scientists has called Salton Sea.
Tilapia, the only fish living, is a prolific breeder and has well adapted to the Salton Sea. It is an important source of food for birds and fish. They die-off for a lot of reasons. Since they are a native to warm freshwater areas, when the water is under 55 degrees in the Winter time, they hardly survive. Other factors involve around the ecosystem, which I am not an authority to write about it.
Salt levels in the sea are increasing due to evaporation. It is also well noted that it is 25% saltier than the ocean. Salt water is denser than fresh water and has less oxygen for the fish.
Over 70,000 shorebirds were counted in Salton Sea, making it as one of the most important places in the interior of North America. The gulls are the largest.
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Serenity at the Lake
Jan 17th, 12
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After the hike at Solstice Canyon on Saturday morning, I took another route heading home. I drove through Pacific Coast Highway rather than driving the hills and canyons. Then I realized that I have not visited this place for a long time.
A welcome mat of freshly watered flowers greeted me, as I walk around the lake.
Soothing green and yellows found an inner peace in me.
Sitting on a mosaic tiled bench, meditating…..
In the background is the Temple where a portion of Ghandi’s ashes is enshrined.
Self Realization Fellowship
Lake Shrine Temple
Dedicated 1950
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Gardens, Pool and Fountains
Jan 10th, 12
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The Getty Villa is an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria.
Gardens are integral to the setting of the Getty Villa, as they were in the ancient Roman home.
Outside the Museum entrance lies the Herb Garden, a mosaic of fruit trees and fragrant and colorful annuals and perennials used by the ancient Romans in cooking, ceremony, and medicine.
The Museum’s south doors open onto the Outer Peristyle, the largest garden at the Getty Villa.
It is adorned with hedge-lined pathways and circular stone benches. Plants favored by the ancient Romans, such as bay laurel, boxwood, myrtle, ivy, and oleander, are planted around a spectacular 220-foot-long reflecting pool.
The East Garden is one of the most tranquil spaces at the Villa. This walled sanctuary is shaded by sycamore and laurel trees and animated by splashing water from two sculptural fountains.
Theatrical masks adorn the mosaic-and-shell fountain on the east wall.
Sculpted bronze civet heads spout playful streams from the fountain at the center of the space.
Narratives-Source: The Getty Villa
December 17, 2011
Malibu, CA
Admission: Free
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