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Howdyall:

Dang, what a stroke!

They let me out of my cage for a second day in a row!

Went down to Laguna Beach, the northernmost terminus for the California Riviera, where the babes are 'licious and and well, it's cool.

But good to be home . . .

Here's the road in, in my best drive-by style . . .

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Two hot chicks at light, Laguna Beach, they thought (correctly) that I was a pervert or something . . .

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Here's a house with a mailbox, SO PICTURESQUE you wanna scream

(AHHHHH!)

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A row of posh shoppes, weren't open, all China, I was the bull . . .

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MOO!

Oops, from the last post.

Here's the Greeter eatery on Pacific Coast Highway, where this old guy from Sweden (Bo?  Any relation?) who just waved to everyone and smiled, till he died in 1975 at 85.

That statue is of him, in all of his bearded glory.

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Here's some succulents blooming, right on the beach in Laguna.  Look like Aloes of some kind.

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Another view

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And another:

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Another close up

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I was pissed.  I didn't have a dawg!

I squatted on the grass, but no one was fooled!

Hmm.

That bulldog looks a lot like the guy leading him.  

Don't you think?

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Laguna Beach is an overregulated place.

Check this out:

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Laguna Beach is also an artsy-fartsy place.

Check out the bird bath.

(Yeah, it's a BIRD SANCTUARY, but if this is the best you can do, I'll handle extinction.)

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I LOVE this.

Checkers, anyone?

(NOT the Nixons' dawg . . . . )

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Here's a Melaluca spp pruned to within an inch of its life.

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Here's a blooming Phormium, New Zealand Flax . . .

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Here's a baby Ficus macrocarpa.

Be afraid . . .

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Here's a New Zealand Christmas Tree, Metrosideros something.

It's pretty!

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Here's a close-up

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I'm not kidding.

Seriously.

Here's Laguna Beach's infamous Dog Park.

Closed on Wednesdays, and at dusk.  The latter I can see, but why the [expletive] on W-day?

I'm not making this up.  I like dogs, but . . .

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nice

the succulents are aloe, maybe A brevifolia, with green Agave attenuata behind them

Long Island, NY

Zone 7A

silk palm trees grow well all year in my zone

:P

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Dear Dave  :)

Very beautiful place and i love the coverage,indeed i like this kind of visual tour than general discussions.which usually has not stills in them.

the beach looks neat and the bull is adoreable.and i realised

that the place is filled with more of retired people(all 55 to 65

plus of age group)not much of youngsters why so ?

any info no that.

that high-way are great and your stills are clear.and the mail box home is indeed worth to be used as postcards.

and dave what is the temperature there while you were shooting ! since all were clad fully and almost formal in attire.

is it a clod place ?since beach areas is where we find swim ware or bikinis fashioned clothing !

thanks for the stills & wish to see more of your travelogs

in days to come.

Love,

Kris  :)

love conquers all..

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Kris:

I got there early in the morning, when the local people were out.  The younger crowd comes out in force (great force) later in the day.

It was about 75 F (3 C?).

There will be more pictures.

Laguna Beach is NOT a normal American town . . . . .

dave

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Laguna Beach is NOT a normal American town . . . . .

What is ?? :D  :D

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Dave,

Ah, the memories of being driven as a kid through Laguna before the freeway between LA and San Diego. One of the highlights of the trip was hanging out the window to wave at the Greeter.

It was a very small quaint little beach town then. But so was most everything on the SoCal coast in the 50s and early 60s.

What the heck happened?

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Some good shots of a very scenic part of Orange Co, Dave  :D  But I must take exception to identifying Laguna Beach as the "California Riviera."  The Santa Barbara coastline from Gaviota east to Carpinteria is considered the "Riviera of California." Yes/No  ???

Los Angeles/Pasadena

34° 10' N   118° 18' W

Elevation: 910'/278m

January Average Hi/Lo: 69F/50F

July Average Hi/Lo: 88F/66F

Average Rainfall: 19"/48cm

USDA 11/Sunset 23

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You were in my neck of the woods, Dave.

On the way out of the canyon, just past the dog park. is Laguna Koi Ponds. The owner has a pretty impressive Bromeliad collection in a greenhouse in the back.

Did you notice the devestation from the freeze in the canyon. It has come back quite a bit but there a re quite a few fried ficus and GBOP's in there. Major cold air drainage.

There are quite a few nice gardens in Laguna. If you head up towards Top of the World (awsome view from up there) there are some really cool pads and even a few homeownres who like palms.

Main beach is locked down pretty tight but it is packed on the weekends. There are quite a few really cool beaches in Laguna, though. Heading south from main beach all the way to Strands in Dana Point is a series of rocky coves. SOme you can only get to by water or by homeowner access. We used to padlle through them when there was no surf when I was a kid. Good snorkeling and cliff jumping. Laguna and San Clemente are the coolest beach towns in in OC, IMO.

Laguna Niguel, CA

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Agree with Jenks about south coast/Orange Co.  Enjoyed many a swim off the beaches of Laguna & San Clemente.  Water was clear and fairly clean compared to Santa Monica bay  :(

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34° 10' N   118° 18' W

Elevation: 910'/278m

January Average Hi/Lo: 69F/50F

July Average Hi/Lo: 88F/66F

Average Rainfall: 19"/48cm

USDA 11/Sunset 23

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Happ:

Most things are clean compared to SM Bay, from what I've heard . . . .

dave

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(happ @ Jul. 24 2007,14:58)

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Some good shots of a very scenic part of Orange Co, Dave  :D  But I must take exception to identifying Laguna Beach as the "California Riviera."  The Santa Barbara coastline from Gaviota east to Carpinteria is considered the "Riviera of California." Yes/No  ???

That's the official term, though I freely admit I don't know whose office says so . . . .

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(Dypsisdean @ Jul. 23 2007,17:54)

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Dave,

Ah, the memories of being driven as a kid through Laguna before the freeway between LA and San Diego. One of the highlights of the trip was hanging out the window to wave at the Greeter.

It was a very small quaint little beach town then. But so was most everything on the SoCal coast in the 50s and early 60s.

What the heck happened?

Yuppifaction.

Too many people like me (and you?)  moving in . . .

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(Dave from So-Cal @ Jul. 25 2007,20:23)

QUOTE

(Dypsisdean @ Jul. 23 2007,17:54)

QUOTE
Dave,

Ah, the memories of being driven as a kid through Laguna before the freeway between LA and San Diego. One of the highlights of the trip was hanging out the window to wave at the Greeter.

It was a very small quaint little beach town then. But so was most everything on the SoCal coast in the 50s and early 60s.

What the heck happened?

Yuppifaction.

Too many people like me (and you?)  moving in . . .

Sorry Dave,

I plead not guilty.

I was born there, and moved away.  :)

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(jenks @ Jul. 24 2007,19:05)

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There are quite a few nice gardens in Laguna. If you head up towards Top of the World (awsome view from up there) there are some really cool pads and even a few homeownres who like palms.

One of the first things I remember when I came to California in 1985 was a trip up to Top of the World.

Enchanting!  Mountains in the distance to the east, the sea aflame in the setting sun to the west, and those lovely houses with the shake roofs, many with bitchen palm gardens.  

All destroyed by fire in 1993.

Alas.

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