Fabric Pattern #13

Here is a delightful, whimsical pattern

found on the cushions of some of the

chairs in the lobby of Portola Plaza.

I kept hoping to find one of the fish

swimming in the opposite direction!

Taken 7 January 2011.

Old Stone Portal

A stone portal

probably more than two hundred years old

near one of the adobes close to 

Monterey, California's

Custom House Plaza.

Also close by:

Fisherman's Wharf,

Portola Plaza,

a business complex called Heritage Harbor.

A walk down the bicycle/recreational path

will take you to Cannery Row, the Monterey Bay Aquarium,

Lover's Point, San Carlos Beach, the Coast Guard Pier, and more.

Taken 31 December 2010.

Take a Dive

Eye-catching and beautiful already.

Now,

take a step back:

Focus on the dolphins:

Better angle:

Handmade wood mosaic inlay sculpture,

"Two Dolphins"

by Emile Norman

Awesome.

In the side lobby of the Monterey Conference Center

at Portola Plaza.

Taken 31 December 2010.