With a little rock-hopping over this wonderful rushing rapids, the smooth rocks provided a great picnic spot on our most recent hike. An overcast sky and threatening clouds shortened the hike but it was fun and refreshing to watch this cold, mountain-fresh river flow over and around the rocks. Debris in the trees served as a reminder of recent floods from abundant rainfalls.
These interesting rocks within a rock formed a wall along the hike. They looked like they had been "shot from a cannon" and impaled the existing wall. There were several like this in this same location.
At the base of a tree in a very protected and damp location we found this beautiful, colourful fungus with distinctive spores on its underside. Quite unusual in size, it was a hike-stopper and clearly a CoolPix moment.
This is a drying rack for gourds, thousands of them, even fields of them. Welburns' Farm in the countryside west of Fallbrook is about 25 acres in size, on which they grow gourds of all shapes and size, for artistry, shipping them all over the world. They also give art classes in their studio.
This beautiful, realistic peacock is a sample of the art produced in the studio. A dremel for carving, an exacto for creating the feathers, airbrushing and handpainting were some of the secret techniques used in its creation. Fantastic!
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