Friday, February 8, 2019

Enjoying The Charm of Ojai, California



Here are some more photos from yesterday's trip. It was a spectacular day!  I took this photo from my car window; I pulled over to the shoulder of  the highway.



The orange trees look so healthy. They are massive! There are acres and acres of them along Highway 126, too.


Lula and I took a quiet walk through the charming side streets of the neighborhood. This sweet little cottage caught my eye. This house is probably one hundred years old. I love the gingerbread house detail on the porch. It takes me back in time. It looks so much like mine; I love small, old fashioned cottages. They remind me of fairy tales.

 
Many of the local shops and cafes are dog friendly. Some offer bowls of water at the doorstep for visiting pooches.  Lula was an enthusiastic companion. She is so relaxed and well behaved in the car. 

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  1. I love that porch. It's so beautiful.
    Now Stephenie, you shouldn't take photos while you are driving. :)

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    1. Hi Nil, I did pull over and stop the car to take that photo. I guess I worded that incorrectly. I love the porch, too. It looks so peaceful.

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  2. aww these photos are lovely! there is something magical about the charm of an old cottage. I love them too.

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    1. Yes, there is, Angela. It makes me imagine what life was like there in the 1800's.

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  3. That scenery is stunning... my kind of scenery. As for the cottage... I would live there in a blink it's beautiful.

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    1. It's breathtaking, Cherie. I went back yesterday for a knitting group. The energy of Ojai is so healing.

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  4. Heehee Nils-I thought the same thing about taking photos while driving!!! One of my favorite things to when we visit towns is to wander the neighborhoods. You can see some charming homes.

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    1. Hi Anita, Don't worry, I always pull over to use my camera. I love walking through the neighborhoods and admiring the older homes, too. They have so much personality.

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  5. What a nice trip! And those orange trees....too neat! Your dog is cute. There was a bakery in town once (in DE) that was a dog bakery. they had an air conditioning spot where your pet could catch a cool breeze, cold water (like yours has)...and the bakery itself was retro and so neat just to walk in (I'd like to imagine it was a people's bakery). Andrea

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  6. Thanks Andrea. There are acres and acres of orange groves. It's incredible. That bakery sounds fun.

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  7. I love old homes and cottages too, Stephenie. There's always such character to them. I often wonder who built them and who lived there. In the city where I live, the old traditional homes have wide verandahs and tin roofs. They are called Queenslanders. Meg:)

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    1. Hi Meg, Aren't they wonderful, Meg? They change the whole vibration of the street and neighborhood. The mature trees really make a difference, too.

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