There is an Art Quilt show in Santa Monica. I’ve been meaning to go, what better time than on a Tuesday when I have to be on the westside with my grandkids. So I looked up the information, wasn’t that easy to find. I drove to the museum, only to discover that it’s not open on Tuesdays. As I said, not easy to find details about this show.
So I took advantage of being so close to the beach and had a better time walking around then I would have at the show.
It started with this, full of gratitude that I have the time to spend an hour on the beach.
Santa Monica Bay is amazing, mountains with right up to the water on the northern edge as well as on the southwestern edge. Most of the bay has a very large flat sandy beach. Luckily for us, the harbor wasn’t placed here and they didn’t build right up to the water, so this is an enormously wide, white sand beach.
The pier was supposed to be the start of a harbor, turns out that the underwater topography isn’t good for that at all. So the harbor is further south, and we enjoy an amazing beach. Today the pier is just for enjoyment, complete with an amusement park.
It was a very warm day, but not many people out at the beach. In the summer, even mid-week, this place is very crowded.
The bike and pedestrian paths are very wide and well maintained. Not only people come out to walk. So did this pony, I mean Great Dane.
Walking back to my car, I took a side street and admired the multi-million dollar homes. They probably started out as beach cottages, not anymore. This one has the surfboard at the ready.
You know me, I love the architectural details.
People certainly take pride in these homes, they are all beautifully maintained.
Being so close to the ocean means a lot of paint. I’m glad they are keeping these gems up. I really like the reflection of the black detail in the window, allows me to see the design so much better.
I have to do this more often, leave an hour early and enjoy a walk on the beach. I get stuck in my routine and forget to do these kinds of things. I need to make this part of my routine.
Leah