The boy and a tail.

"All good things are wild and free" Henry David Thoreau 

Cy wears his coyote tail everywhere he goes. He loves that thing! One day, the end had fallen off, and he sewed it right back on. 

"Keep the wild in you"

"Brave and free and wild as the sea"

"I don't know where I'm going from here but I promise it won't be boring" David Bowie 

\ S A N \ C L E M E N T E \

"For her the ocean was more than a dream, it was a place she needed to visit to find herself. And when she returned to the city, you could see the sun in her eyes, the wind in her hair, and taste the infinite salt on her lips" Joses Chaves

I love the beach. I have always loved the beach. Ever since I was a little kid, going would bring so much joy and bring so much peace. I never really liked going on in the waves and swim, but I loved sitting and watching the waves, watching the surfers. Or just walking along the beach, barefoot, letting the water come up to my toes. 

Whenever I get to the OC, I always have to make at least one trip (this time I went twice) to the San Clemente Pier. The main reason, my cousin leaves just a few minutes away, and it's seriously the coolest pier!!

Jen---I love your smile and your laugh!! Thank you cousin for everything!! I love spending time with you, even if it was just for the weekend. I need to come back soon, I already miss you and my pier. 

The ocean is everything I want to be. Beautiful, mysterious, wild and free. 

C A M B R I A

Another day, another great beach. 

This was another windy beach, but it didn't stop us from enjoying our time. The boys had a blast building onto this cool structure!! It was pretty much built, but they added new additions to it. And it blocked most of the wind, once inside. 

Thank you Kaleen and family for taking us all of favorite beaches that day!!! We loved it and loved your company even more!

Moonstone Beach

Even though the wind that day was crazy, we still loved walking around Moonstone beach in Cambria, and searching for some cool moonstones. 

Everyone was digging around, looking for the best moonstone!

We went across the street and had a nice cup of Joe at a cool little spot!

I could stay at this place forever. I love the sound of the waves, I love the color of the water, I love how calming it is. California, you always have my heart. 

Morro Bay

Morro Bay is my favorite place to go to when I'm back home. It was one of my favorite places to go to when I was a kid. We would travel there often, as it wasn't too far from where I used to live. My Dad actually worked in this city for some years before they moved. 

The last two or three times I've been back, I have been able to catch the sea otters in the bay. Some of them had babies, but it was a little difficult to scope them out. They were all fun to watch though!

Morro Bay would actually be on my top 5 cities to live in, it's so cute and I love the bay!!

This VW bus actually belongs to my friends brother-in-law!!

I remember going to the movies at the theater when I was a kid. My Aunt Mel used to work there, so we would go and visit her and see a movie!

The streets of Venice

I was able to visit the streets and beach of Venice this trip. I haven't been to this beach since I was a kid. 

We walked along the beach, away from the boardwalk, towards the pier. After, we decided, let's go walk down the boardwalk and see how it's changed. 

This is how I looked when walking down the boardwalk. It has really changed so much. Though I was a kid when I was here last, my Mom shared how much it had changed over the years. It's really not the same anymore. It was still cool to experience though. 

Elfin Forest and beach time.

My Mom and I got to hang out with our dear friend and her family, a couple of times, while in California. The first day we met up, we decided to go to the Elfin Forest in Los Osos, and than over to Morro Bay. 

I hadn't been to the Elfin Forest since I was a kid. I would walk through this area when I was kid. The Elfin Forest is pretty cool! It's around 90 acres of beautiful vegetation. Most California Live Oaks grow to be over 50 feet tall, but in the Elfin Forest, they are stunted due to the local environment. 

In the Elfin Forest, the oaks can be from 4ft to 20ft tall. We hound a spot to hang out and have a little picnic, underneath some of the stunted oaks. 

My Lego building buddy Theron!!

After exploring the Elfin Forest, we ventured over to Morro Bay, near the rock to check out the otters. The little ones also played in the cold ocean water!

Their awesome home! Shot on iPhone 6.

One of the days we were together, we went up to their place, up on a mountain. They seriously have an amazing view, especially at sunset!

View from their home, up on a mountain, in Paso Robles. Shot on iPhone 6.

Thank you so much Kaleen for taking us around, for letting us spend time with you and your family!! I had so much fun and can't wait to hang out again! Love you guys!

Beach life.

I have been to the beach a couple times now since I’ve been here. Most was just to bring the kids and play in the sand. 

The other evening though I went with my friend Douce and the kids to walk along the shore. It was about sunset, the weather was beautiful, the sun was about to set and I loved hearing the waves crash against the sand. This was the first time I took my camera along. Even though my battery died before We got back home, I still was able to get some great shots of the beach. I look forward to getting back soon and get some more shots.

I could go to the beach every day and not get tired of it. Being in Tennessee we don’t get to the beach as often as we would like, so to have it here so close, I try to go as often as I can. 

We had a bit of an adventure though at the end of our walk. I wish that my battery hadn’t died, so I could have gotten it on film (next time I need to check my battery life:).

As we were about to head back home, we noticed a couple of guys that had been walking their small herd of zebu, there on the beach. We weren’t super close to them, but one started getting upset, started jumping around and running away from the guy. As we weren’t sure which direction the zebu was headed, we ran the opposite direction, as fast as our feet could take us. 

Photo above: Jo, Ariel, Sharone and Douce

Some of us were laughing, some screaming and some were tripping and falling in the sand. We go far enough away from the zebu to be out of harms way, though we kept looking back every few seconds to make they weren’t coming back in our direction. 

We laughed about it all once we got home and were thankful that nobody was hurt.

Another day while I was at the beach, and this time there weren’t any zebu’s running wide this time, but I fell into a booby trap. It was literally a booby trap!!! I was walking in the sand and all of a sudden my right leg fell into a large hole in the sand. It was up past my knee. As I had help getting out of the hole, there were some small pieces of wood in the hole and pieces of plastic as well. Those things were covering the hole, so all you could see was the sand. As I pulled my leg out, my sandal had fallen off and we had to dig to find it. 

Fun times at the beach here in Tamatave!

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O captain, my captain.

I had this idea for a photo session for a while. Once I knew I was going to California, and I knew I would be making multiple trips to the beach, I thought I would take advantage of this time. I was happy with the photos I got from this session with Deonte.

He's the son of my good friend, and he's a natural in front of the camera. I love taking photos of this little guy. I love seeing his awesome personality!

We went to Avila Beach one afternoon. I hadn't been there in years. I remember I used to go there often in the summer, when I was a kid. We would go over to one side, where the water was calm. We would bring our picnic and get some sun, play in the water, do a little exploring.

For these photos, we went to one side of the beach that had a bunch of rocks near the shore. It was a perfect spot for what I had in mind. 

Of all the photos, I think this is one of my favorite. It's darker than the others, but I love the tones in this, and how he's gazing out at the sea. 

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