Here I have the chance to explore one of my passions: photography. I don’t feel confined or sad anymore as I did in California. Now I’m feeling strong and invigorated each day. I am both lucky and grateful that I am able to capture the spirit behind new places in my photos and feel a connection while telling my stories.
Category: Travel & Places …
Prescott – Arizona
Back from a much needed break. We drove 6 hours from San Diego to Prescott in Arizona to visit a dear friend. They now live in this beautiful and relaxing home with an amazing view that reminded me of the Swiss Alps.
June and New Blog Layout
.. the only URL that will work is https://bella.bluelf.me. For those with old links please update your bookmarks. Meaning http://bella.bluelf.me will fail as it’s missing the “s” in http. Sadly with the above http to https change, I lost all the numbers representing liked and shared posts. For now I’m starting with zero, so please start sharing again and point to (copy/paste) the URL with https:// specifically …
The Huntington Library — Part 2
In my experience, these are the best in the Southern California including: the “Australian Garden”, the “California Garden”, the “Lily Ponds”, the “Palm Garden”, the “Herb Garden”, the “Shakespeare Garden” …
The Huntington Library
We visited during the weekdays when it’s less crowded and allowed us to slow down and enjoy each garden, walk slowly and take photographs. When you get exhausted, find a grassy space under the shade of one of the many voluminous tree. It’s a pleasure to just sit for a moment, take in so many different blooming aromas from the gardens and listen to the water of the ponds.
San Diego in Bloom
Spring is a time for renewing our energies! Wake up early and appreciate every moment and feels its rejuvenating powers.