tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141445802011-04-21T10:42:46.256-07:00BRENThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12472835562539079685noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14144580.post-1120353465008991642005-07-02T17:55:00.000-07:002005-07-03T22:21:35.073-07:00So, I got my digital camera today and drove around to test it out...<br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/1600/Begin.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Begin.jpg" border="0" /></a> <p>Driving downtown on a nice Saturday afternoon... </p><p></p><p></p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Madonna.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>Madonna Mountian, if you look close you can see the big M on it, owned by Alex Madonna. </p><p><br /></p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/1600/Town1.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Town1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Downtown 1 of 2, the streets are unusually a bit empty for this time of day... <p></p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Street.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>Downtown 2 of 2 ...</p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/1600/Gum.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Gum.jpg" border="0" /></a> Need some gum? Just go to the famous Bubble Gum Alley. The walls are covered in chewed gum...<br /></p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/1600/Creek.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Creek.jpg" border="0" /></a>San Luis Creek, some parts you can go fishing...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/1600/Fountian.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Fountian.jpg" border="0" /></a> The mission fountian... </p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/1600/Drive.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Drive.jpg" border="0" /></a> And now driving to Avila beach... </p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Avila.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>The shops, hotels and such overlooking the beach...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/1600/Fatcats.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Fatcats.jpg" border="0" /></a> The one and only Fatcats Café. A popular hangout for fishermen, beach bums, and maybe you... </p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Beach.jpg" border="0" /></p>The beach and pier...<br /><br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Fruit2.jpg" border="0" /> <p></p><p>Everyone (except asian girl) likes the Avila Valley Barn. Very popular during the summer. They have the freshest fruits, pasteries, etc... much of which they grow or make themselves.</p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Bay.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>Morro bay (about 25 minutes north of Avila), morro rock, and the smoke stacks. This place is almost always foggy. My dads boat is one of those...</p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Pismo.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>Pismo Beach, miles and miles of sand...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Middle.jpg" border="0" />And here is where I went to middle schoo...</p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Lake.jpg" border="0" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Laguna Lake with ducks. <p></p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Duck.jpg" border="0" />Male (green head) and female (smaller brown and white) Mallard ducks... <p></p><p></p><p></p><br /><p></p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Home1.jpg" border="0" /><br />And now back to home (front yard)...<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Lizard.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p>and saw a lizard, (probably sceloporus occidentalis)...</p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2301/1271/400/Lunch.jpg" border="0" /></p><br />Then ate lunch!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14144580-112035346500899164?l=capitalize.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>BRENThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12472835562539079685noreply@blogger.com6