Just got back from a vacation at Oceanside, CA. Every year during the summer
my husbands side of the family get together for a summer vacation. When the
kids were little we used to go to Catalina Island. Then because my
father in law's disease PLS had progressed so much he could no longer get on his boat the Erawan. So we started taking vacations in different locations. We've stayed in about 3 or 4 locations but the condo at Oceanside is our favorite. A small street runs along side the ocean called the Strand. It runs from our condo complex all the way to the pier. Along this street are little old bungalow houses that are pretty old. Most have been converted to vacation rentals. But a few are still privately owned and they are all so great. It is wonderful to take a walk down the strand (practically no one drives on it) to the pier. Along the way I found this awesome house surrounded by succulents. My kind of person. But darn they weren't home. So I took some pictures to share.
Here is another shot of succulents at this house. It is a beautiful Crassula arborescens 'Blue Waves and behind to the left is a Stapelia gigantea!
This person had plants in the ground and a lot in pots. Aeoniums, kalanchoes, crassula's you name it!
Anywhere he/she could put succulents they did. Along side the house where there was no planter was a row of potted plants leading to her small fenced in back yard area.
Of course I had to have Stan take a picture of me beside my great find. This was taken on the 4th of July. They close down the street and all kinds of people are walking up and down the Strand. Tons of people swimming and camping out on the beach. Music was playing and vendors are out selling food and Hawaiian ice. The Strand is the street in the right of the picture.
I snuck around to the back yard area. The fence only came as high as my stomach on the sides. So I peaked over and saw some wonderful things. Above is this persons succulents frame. They did a pretty good job but everything needed water. I wish I could have done it but it wasn't my house. Makes you feel kind of helpless doesn't it?
Now this was very interesting. I don't know exactly what this was originally
for but she stuffed the nooks and cranny's with moss then added cuttings.
Hanging on the fence it looked pretty neat!
Check out this interesting idea! Looking in the back yard of this fellow succulent lover I found this long tall succulent thing. I finally figured it out and was so surprised. He/she had taken an old CD tower, put wire mesh in it and stuffed it with moss. They then stuck cuttings all around. I think it is a project in the making but I really like the idea.
So I may have to check out some garage sales to see if I can pick up one cheap.
Another house just down the street had this wonderful Euphorbia horrida.
It had a lot a new little ones at the base. The color is fabulous on this beautiful succulent.
I wanted to leave this post with a shot from our condo balcony looking
out toward the right. You can see the end of the The Strand and the pier. There are a lot of little squirrels living in the breaker rocks. We see them peek out at us and they peep! Lots of peeping going on. So funny!
On the 6th of July we did Stan's Dad's spreading the ashes at sea.
It was an amazing evening! I will tell you all about it on my next post.
Hope everyone's 4th was happy and safe. Have a super week and will talk to you soon.
It's Another Beautiful Day!
