Tulips and more

We don't see many beautiful sunsets, so when it happens (like last week) we run for the camera!

And TWO rainbows in one week! Gorgeous colors from the hand of God.

Spring is in the air! A retired science teacher here in town started planting tulips in his front yard several years ago, and every year he tries to plant several hundred more...this year over 4,000 bulbs! 

Many of his neighbors have also gotten into the "tulip spirit" and now...

...the whole block is having their own "Tulip Fest" each spring.

Did I mention that we are already seeing many signs of spring?

Beautiful blossoms, but also accompanied by sneezes and runny noses...

While walking around the neighborhood, we saw this lovely home; so "Californian" that I had to take a pic.

Last Sunday, we spent the afternoon with my cousin and her family at the ocean-side condo that they had rented for the week. 

It was pretty cool that day, but we loved the walk on the beach and the soothing sounds of the ocean.

Jenn and Brenda

Did I mention that I love our new camera?

Here we are, hunkering down in a warmer spot so that we can watch the sunset over the waves.

Did I mention that we got a new camera and are enjoying playing with it?

OK, an action shot!

And the sun started to dip behind the clouds...

Going down...

The rain was rolling in on the horizon, so it blotted out the last rays of sunlight, but it was beautiful.

A white Bird of Paradise 

The orange Bird of Paradise

The last of the sunset, as we ascended the many stairs up from the beach.

Back to the condo, and then we finished the evening with pizza and frozen yogurt. Thanks Mark and Brenda for a lovely, relaxing day at the ocean!