Palm Sunday at Crystal Cove Beach

I just wanted to write a short post today to say "hello" and share with you some photos of a beautiful Sunday afternoon.  We spent the afternoon at Crystal Cove State Park.  It's located off the Pacific Coast Highway between Newport Beach, CA and Laguna Beach, CA.

Our little grandson was in a church procession today and after church we headed to the beach for lunch.  There was quite a crowd since the weather was so warm.  Here's some photos I thought you might enjoy...

 We had wanted to eat here at the Beachcomber but the wait time was so long so we climbed back up the stairs to Ruby's Shake Shack...

The view was even better and the waves were really kicking up today..

We ventured back down to the beach after lunch...

Crystal Cove is a historic beach community dating back 100 years.  It is now a state park with lots of little, old, quaint cottages that you can rent..

Here's a peek inside of one that set up as a type of museum from with furnishings from years ago....do you see that large flowery print fabric?  I once lived in a home that had drapes made of pattern....

This is the little inlet from the ocean....do you see the beautiful nasturtiums in bloom?

Some seafaring artifacts from long ago....

The view from the other side of the little inlet....

I stayed in the shade while they walked on the beach....

And, I so enjoyed looking at this little succulent garden.....

I hope you had have a great weekend wherever you may be.  All is well here at Lilly My Cat.  I look forward to writing again soon.

With my best wishes to all of you,

Pat :)

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Winter Afternoon in Laguna Beach

Lilly was so happy to hear from everyone that she insisted today that I feature another picture of her on my blog.  So, here is Lilly my cat this afternoon taking one of her many cat naps.......

 You can see the sun shining through the window.  She absolutely loves to sleep in the sun.

Here's her new toy she received for Christmas.  You can sprinkle catnap on it and she will go crazy.  She is suppose to go through the loop and it will "brush" her fur.  But, she's a little large to go through and it tips over.  She enjoys sleeping by it.....

We went to Laguna Beach on Sunday.  It was a beautiful, sunny, warm day.  But, it was so crowded.  We finally found a parking spot and I saw this beautiful flowing tree...

Walking along the sidewalk I spied this.....

It's the stump of a palm tree.  Isn't is fascinating with all those little rounds?  We had a lovely day and ended our outing with a late lunch.

The sun was just beginning to set and the clouds were starting to roll in.  I captured this picture just in time.  Laguna Beach is about a 30 minute drive from my home.  My family absolutely loves going to the beach.  I like to watch the water but I don't like the sand.....

I'll leave you with some pictures of my narcissus bulbs...

I forced them in water. I put a few florist pebbles in the bottom on the vase(s) and placed the bulb and put in a few more pebbles.  I kept water in it just above the base of the bulb.  I love the way the roots twisted themselves around the pebbles...

And, here it is....the narcissus in bloom.  It's such a lovely flower to brighten up the winter days.

That's about all I have to share for today.  I'm working on a tutorial type post for knitting but it will have to wait for another day.  Lilly says "hi" to all of you and she hopes you will send her some more good wishes.  She gets anxious to see if you comment.....she's a funny little kitty.

Before I sign off, I'm linking to Happy Friday...you can stop by and meet some great people.

Until next time,

Pat