I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving.  I sure did.  The first part of the day was spent with Mary, Joy, and Shiloh, relaxed and laid back on a beautiful fall day.

Later in the afternoon I hop into JR and make my way south on Highway 1, where I am invited for dinner with my daughter-in-law Mandy’s, family.  We have a warm and peaceful time.  Mandy’s parents Sharon and Larry are the most gracious of hosts, and make me feel like part of their family.

Dinner was lovely and the evening was fun, comfortable and friendly.

 

Mandy and Jason pour Champaign.

Champaign and wine flow freely and ahhhh…well, maybe you know the feeling….happy and relaxed.  Because this was the plan for the evening, everyone is spending the night here!

I am given a sweet little guest room on the lower floor with its own bathroom, completely private with  double doors leading out to the deck. The window you see here looks out to the ocean, and since I leave it slightly open, the sounds of the surf serenade me all night long.

Early in the morning I scurry up to the kitchen, make coffee, and since the house is still silent, bring it back to bed with me and get cozy again.  Heavenly.

When I finish the coffee it is light enough outside to go walking in the gardens.  The costal fog is already lifting and the views are magnificent.  I want to share some of this foggy morning paradise with you.  (Permission given by Sharon and Larry).

Fog is still over the ocean and also over Point Lobos in this picture.  Fog is so nice, muting sounds and giving the world soft, fuzzy edges.

 

Carmel-by-the-Sea in the distance.

 

Can you see the layer of fog between the ocean and the sky?  Fog mutes the color of both, in this picture.

 

Peaceful.

 

There are extensive rose gardens, and most of the seasons roses are past now, but here are some hangers-on.  Beautiful!

 

Mushrooms and rose petals.

 

Impatients.  The flowers are Impatients, that is.  🙂

 

How inviting!

 

Much to be thankful for.

 

A small part of the view from the deck you can see in the last picture.

 

See the window with the light on at the right?  That was my little piece of heaven for the night.

 

Nice place for a picnic….or a cup of coffee.

 

Or here, if you prefer.

 

Garden stairs.

 

Late November, but still blooming.

 

And then….

“Here comes the sun…!”

“Little darlin’….”

“Here comes the sun…”

“It’s all right…” (The Beatles:-)

That’s what I was singing right then.  Feeling dreamy….just remembering….

 

Less fog now.  “I can see clearly now…..it’s gonna be a bright, bright sunshiny day!” (Johnny Nash…back in the early 70’s)

I hope you can get a little bit of the feel of this foggy morning paradise, that gave way to sunny morning paradise,  as I wandered the garden paths.   I am thankful for SO many things, and this beautiful morning is one of them.

PEACE.