A Day in the Life (Bandwidth Warning)

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It seems like it hasn't stopped raining since we got here.

I hate working in the house when it's raining, it just seems so depressing, so today we decided to go out and see if we couldn't rustle up a bit of Christmas spirit. It's been in pretty short supply around here lately.

It seems like not many people are decorating for Christmas this year, are those of you in other parts of the country finding that? Since we've been home, we haven't visited the small community of Capitola. Today we decided to go and see if all the Christmas decorations were hiding in that tiny village.

As we were leaving the rig, cameras in hand, I caught this shot. How hard up am I for things to photograph when I'm reduced to shooting this?

Still, I like the textures and the color.

Capitola has always been
a favorite of ours.
It's just that kind of place.

Just the right size,
wonderful architecture.

It's built on many levels,
creating a beautiful skyline.

Also, lots of palm trees.

It also has more than its' share
of great shops.

We were both quite taken
with these hand blown lamps.

Maybe it's because we like jellyfish.

This was the only thing I almost bought.
Instead, I just took this picture.
It's the phrase I love.

Capitola is a great place to stroll,
lots to look at.

It's also the location

of the greatest shoe store in the world.
It's called Hot Feet.
Actually,
I've never bought any shoes there,
but it's a fun place to look.
Now if they had these
puffer fish shoes in my size . . .

This was about as Christmasy
as the decorations got.
I really hate these blow up monstrosities,
but this one is the
least objectionable I've seen so far.

For some reason, I liked this sign.
The shapes, the color, the texture.

And this guy walking right across the street.
Just perfect.

Another cool thing about Capitola,
it's right on the ocean.
If you look closely across the bay,
you can see Moss Landing.
Monterey is off to the right.

More of the architecture of Capitola.

There's also a long pier.

As you can see,
it's a perfect place to spend an afternoon.

Window shopping,
Watching the birds.

and just enjoying the scenery.

If any of you RVers find yourself in this area,
this is one of the places
you want to put on your to-do list.

Here's the only Christmas lights we saw,
but I liked this one a lot.

We're still trying to decide
what exactly to do on Christmas day.
Maybe we'll just go out
and have a lovely day like today.