photo finish

i'm done editing my pictures from california--wanna see?

ok, everyone takes a zillion pictures of the the pandas in san diego zoo,

and i'm no exception. what can i say? pandas are cool.

here's our b&b, the artists' inn, in south pasadena. very nice.

and now...some pics from the breathtaking gardens at the

huntingdon library:

here's a bit of the rose garden...

...here's the japanese garden...

...here's some girl...onna bench...

behold, the san diego museum of art--hubba hubba!

(did i mention i loooooove museums?!)

this is where we saw the pre-raphaelite exhibition...

which was ah-MAY-zing, i might add!

the day before i left, we visited another place full of art & wonder:

LEGOLAND!

they have prince charming...in lego...

...mardi gras...in lego...

i looooooved legoland! as a matter of fact, i loved everything we did in california; i don't think there was a single day when i thought, "oof--that was a bit disappointing"! au contraire. in fact, the closest i have

to a travel horror story is:

that gelato we had in ocean beach? i suspect it was mass-produced!

(oh, the horror!!)

seriously, that's as bad as it got!!! :) what a fabulous trip!

now i just have to finish the minibook i started out there. i keep mentioning it here, in the hope that if other people know i am working on it, i will make it a priority, and not let it get pushed to the back of the busload of things i need to accomplish!

(there are even more pics here. because god knows, there is nothing quite as fascinating as the mediocre vacation photos of complete strangers! lol. enjoy!)