Thursday, September 16, 2010

Thursday Stroll (not in the garden)

Oh hello friends! Instead of doing a Thursday garden stroll today, we thought we would stroll you a bit around our town. We live in a small town with a population of about 10,000 humans. (about 20,000 during the Summer months) It's on the central coast of California and it's called Capitola-by-the-Sea. Many of you all ready know, we live in a small house. It's only 900 square feet, but we love it. As you can see, we have a big front porch that faces South, so we get a lot of sun. Our Moms had our house painted green and pink, they think those are nice "beach-y" colors! (this photo is about three years old)

Capitola is a popular surf spot. It's just three miles south of Santa Cruz, CA which is "Surf City, USA"! This is the surf break at Capitola Beach, about five blocks from our house.

It's a tourist town, so it's busy in the Summer. Now that Labor Day has come and gone, the tourists have gone back home and beach is ours again! Capitola actually faces south on The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, which is the largest marine sanctuary in the country.


Here is a view of the old Capitola Wharf with the Venetian Motel in the foreground. The Santa Cruz Mountains around Capitola used to be used for logging and the lumber would be shipped out of Capitola to build homes in San Francisco and other big cities.

Here's another view of the wharf from the cliffs above Capitola.

Here are some cool flowers that grow up on the cliffs. We don't know what they are called, but the hummingbirds love them!
We think we may have discovered the legendary TUNA TREE! This is in a garden a few blocks from our house. We wonder if we can get some seeds from these people?!
We hope you enjoyed this stroll around Capitola, CA. We love our little town. Have a terrific Thursday friends! xoxo, Busby and Raymond

15 comments:

  1. You live in a very pretty beach town! But I'm more interested in that amazing tuna tree! Do you think they only grow up there, or will they thrive in the southern California climate?

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  2. You live in a very pretty beach town! But I'm more interested in that amazing tuna tree! Do you think they only grow up there, or will they thrive in the southern California climate?

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  3. We enjoyed the tour! We're interested in that tuna tree too!!

    Sniffie and the Florida Furkids

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  4. Wow! You guys live in a real cool town!! We really like that tuna tree!! Thanks for showing us around!

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  5. Wot a wonderful town yoo live in. We really enjoyed the tour. And yoor house is just purrfect.

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  6. You live in such a pretty town! And I love your cozy cottage; it looks like a happy place.

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  7. What a lovely spot you live in! We like your house, it has a wonderful porch/veranda. Plus the beach is only 5 blocks away! Wow!

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  8. looks like an awesome place!! and is that a real star fish?! :]

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  9. We really enjoyed the stroll around your town, Raymond and Busby.....what a wonderful place to live!!!!

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  10. Loved learning about your lovely town. What a nice place to live!

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  11. FURstly, mom just LOVES, LOVES, LOVES your house!!! You live in an amazing place and that Tuna Tree sure is something else! Let us know if you find seeds, whee we can get them!

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  12. What a great town!! Our mom and Auntie have been to Monterey a couple of times and love the area. When you find out how to harvest that tuna tree, let us know....sounds like a party to me!

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  13. I get your blog in my feed so it was such a treat to click & see your two adorable tiny kitty faces!

    What beautiful boys you are. Love the house photo! Congrats to your moms for the gardening gig. It's hard to grow stuff in your climate!

    Gorgeous views & we wish we would have known you when we went to Monterey & Carmel & Big Sur; we would have loved to arrange a meet up!


    It toally makes sence the Tuna Tree is near you and the ocean. I've heard they require ocean water almost exclusively!

    xoxo
    Ms. Stella

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  14. Great photos, we really enjoyed seeing your pretty house and the tour of your lovely town=our Mom loves the beach!...We are so impressed with the tuna tree=that is too cool!...kisses, handsome boys...Calle, Halle, Sukki

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  15. You have a pretty house and a tuna tree, seems like kitty heaven to me and to watch starfish wash up, so much kitty fun there......Kassey

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