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A rare Weekend

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It’s a rare weekend for me.  I’m almost caught up on work (except for marketing) and our beach rental house in Mission Beach is open.  So after a long day Friday I loaded up food, tools for the never ending maintenance and Zoey and headed to the beach.  Friday was still a work day for Pez so she arrived in the early evening.  We had a great evening drinking wine, walking with Zoey and catching up on reading.

Sometimes you just need a break.  The weather is beautiful, the beach still somewhat quiet and I’m ready to just enjoy it all.  I have two shoots next week and I’m not going to think about them till Monday.  I hope you all have a good weekend.

And now the ad:  Need a good place to getaway.  Check out the Hideaway where we’re staying this weekend:  http://www.vrbo.com/38941

Techy stuff:  Images from an iPhone 5.  Images downloaded from iPhoto and edited in Lightroom.  My real work stuff is at:  www.zwink.com

Take the Road less Traveled

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I was coming home from a two day job in Santa Maria the other day by myself.  It’s a 300 mile drive.  One thing you quickly notice is not only how tired you get but also how beautiful and different the area is than southern California.  My original intent was to drive straight through.  Counting LA traffic nearly a 6 hour drive.

Then something wonderful happened.  I remember seeing an old steel structured bridge spanning a valley along the coast near Gaviotas.  So, I decided to become an explorer and see what surprised awaited.  A short drive down a narrow winding road opened up and I found myself at the Gaviotos State Beach parking lot and the structure I had seen the other day.  An added treat was that right between the iron and steel beams was a pathway to an empty beach.

After shooting for a half hour and enjoying my new found subject I remembered I still had a long trek home.  I reluctantly left but content with my discovery, refreshed to continue the drive and the desire to look for new places to explore.

techy stuff:  Iphone5, capture in Hipstamatic app and processed in Snapseed.