Reaching out... to frame a final memorable Santa Monica sunset from my window at The Ambrose:Hotel rooms designed with feng shui principles in mind. Restful.....The AmbroseCity of Santa Monica

An upper terrace of The Getty Center, where these birds - Strelitzia reginae, have an unobstructed view of the Pacific Ocean.The Getty Center Central Garden ... Part I Angels Trumpet, a golden Brugmansia exudes fragrance in the evening...

The Ambrose HotelBefitting the Southern California locale, in-ground and container plantings are enlivened by colorful, textural succulents & cycads.Santa Monica is a seaside town - an 8-square-mile community tucked within the city limits of Los...

Sipping a cup of peppermint tea at sunset in Santa Monica. <br />My home base: The Ambrose, a lovely, LEED-EB certified hotel.Link to The Ambrose on Bay Area Tendrils Hotels & Inns- column on the right -More to follow!

Historic Adamson House Landscape"Malibu's earliest history begins at this site where the Chumash people lived in a thriving village they called Humaliwo meaning,"the surf sounds loudly.""Part III ... final vignettes to say Adieu."Malibu modern...