Here, at the Ranch, our friend Larry has a parcel that has been in his family since the early 70s. His Uncle, after visiting the Blue Mountains in Australia and seeing the beautiful protea plants growing there, decided the climate at this Ranch parcel was similar. Larry’s uncle, after returning from Australia, began an incredible […] Read more…
All Non-Travel Photography
Thanksgiving – Pre-feast Hike
Pops & I (and Bubba) are with friends at The Ranch this Thanksgiving. I thought I’d share a few shots of our “pre-feast” hike. Hoping everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. Blessings and Love to my family, friends and my precious blog readers!! ~ Lita Read more…
Wordless Wednesday – Cliff Dwelling
Montezuma Castle National Monument – Cliff dwelling near Sedona, Arizona. Read more…
Photography & Photoshop
Today, maybe even as you are reading this, I am taking a Photoshop class. I love taking photos. One of the things I love the most about taking them is sharing them – especially with family and friends (and now on my blog). If you haven’t viewed my Photo Blog yet it’s a site where […] Read more…
Wordless Wednesdays – Love
This could also be a post for “Lita’s Loves”. xoxo, ~ Lita Read more…
Wordless Wednesday – Baby Orca
Corny, I know…. but for Halloween…Bubba was a Baby Orca… just because he is sort of a baby whale (he can definitely feel like one when he’s sleeping on me at night)!! He does look kinda amused with me, right? I definitely doctored up his fin in photoshop in case you’re wondering. It was actually […] Read more…
Virginia City – Ghost Town #2
Because it’s my favorite month – I’d like to write about another ghost town we visited on our last road trip. After stopping in Bodie, California we made our way to Virginia City, Nevada. Virginia City sits at an elevation of 6,220 and, like Bodie, is also an old mining town. In addition to gold […] Read more…
Sedona
DSC_0043.NEF, originally uploaded by LitasWorld. View from a Vortex Read more…
Wordless Wednesday
Cake Eaters, originally uploaded by LitasWorld Flickr account. Hunter & Westly enjoying yummy Birthday CAKE! Read more…
Wordless Wednesday – Club Boys
This past weekend, before Fall finally hit here, we took Hunter & Westly for a end of summer swim at our club. Here are my precious boys taking an “animal cracker” snack break. Read more…
Monkeying Around
As I was browsing through Westly photos the other day, when writing his birthday post, I came across this photo I took at the San Francisco Zoo. We went there for the day just a little bit after Westly was born. This guy really put on a show for everyone – he was definitely the […] Read more…
Visiting the Tufas at Mono Lake
On our road trip last week, after Yosemite, one of our stops was Mono Lake. This lake was believed to have formed at least 760,000 years ago. To me, one of the best parts of visiting Mono Lake was seeing the Tufas (calcium-carbonate spires and knobs formed by interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake […] Read more…
Yosemite – September 2010
As always, Yosemite is gorgeous right now. I’m pretty sure this is always a stunning place to visit. I’ve been lucky enough to visit three times in the last year. I could never get tired of going. You really feel connected with nature in the park. Everywhere you look, you’re constantly reminded of the beauty […] Read more…
Hunter calls “Play Ball” at the SF Giants Game
Today, my 5-year-old Grandson, Hunter was chosen to call “PLAY BALL” before the San Francisco Giant’s baseball game. In a word, he was AMAZING!!!! and, no, I don’t think I’m biased! Here’s a video of his “amazingness” (click below to view) I’ve been fortunate enough to have so many proud moments in my life….about a […] Read more…
Yosemite Beauty
A couple of weeks ago, when my mom was out from Florida visiting, I took her to Yosemite. I simply cannot believe I’ve lived here in California for over 20 years and haven’t taken her there until now. If you’ve been, you know there simply aren’t the words to describe how incredibly beautiful the sites […] Read more…
Friday Fun
Ok, I’m at work, so really how much fun is being had….Well, as I don’t believe anyone I work with (who would care) is reading my blog, I’ll admit this: it can be lots of fun!! Especially today – I have time to catch up on all my favorite blogs, play with some of my […] Read more…
Photos on Flickr
I’ve been uploading some of my favorite photos to Flickr lately. Check them out by clicking the Bubba picture below. Read more…
Inspiration
I may be a new blogger myself, but I read many blogs – and have many favorites. One of them is This is Reverb. It’s written by a man named Ryan – he’s a minister in Cincinnati. He’s inspiring, spiritual, talented (a wonderful photographer) and so very giving. Right now he, and a few other […] Read more…
Elvis Lip
This photo just had to be shared…notice the lip – the “Elvis” lip. A very common look for this studly dog. “I said One for the Money, Two for the Show, Three to get Ready, Now go CATS go!” Read more…
First Bloom
Here’s the first new bloom I’ve seen in my garden this year. I love these plants…they bloom early when it’s still chilly and they do well in the shade – a key for a lot of my new garden area. I entered this in the Pioneer Woman’s shallow depth of field contest. There are so […] Read more…
Finding Calm
Just a random picture I found on my external drive today and thought I’d share. I think I came across it because I needed it, for I truly haven’t seen it in years. It’s been a crazy week here and even though this photo can appear somewhat bleak…to me, right now, it simply appears calm. […] Read more…
Waterlogged yard
This weekend we had a bit of a break from the rain here. Just enough to make me want to pull weeds, plant seeds, and get the garden festivities rolling…..but unfortunately NO CAN DO. All I read lately in the “garden” world is how you should not and I repeat NOT mess with wet soil. […] Read more…
Stanford
Pop’s and I go for walks everyday. We love walking and we’re so lucky, we live in an amazing town for walking. We’re also very spoiled and live close enough to incredible places to take walks and incredible trails to hike. One of our favorite places to walk is in Palo Alto at Stanford University. […] Read more…
San Francisco
I LOVE this city! I moved to California in 1990 – after the big Loma Prieta earthquake shook this whole region. Initially, I came out here to work for only 6-8 weeks. I was asked to help out in the San Jose office of the company I worked for. When I left my boss in […] Read more…
Rascals
Here they are….Bubba (my baby bulldog) and Lucy…the rascals. Tusslers really. They have absolutely no idea that my life doesn’t revolve around them. They look cute and innocent, but don’t let them fool you. They’re both incredibly spoiled. Read more…