#Central Coast

[maureen2musings]

Ethereal

daniel gorostieta

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Pair of Ear Spools.

Date: A.D. 1000-1470

Place of origin: Central Coast, Perú

Culture: Chancay or Inca

Period: Late Intermediate-Late Horizon

Medium: Feathers, adhesive, gourd, and leather.

[rosechata]

today marks two years since we moved to the central coast and i still feel like i’m waking up in a dream 🌊

[life-on-our-planet]

🦚🕷peacock spider courtship display🕷🦚

Male peacock spiders will attempt to attract mates by using their colorful opisthosomal flaps and waving or vibrating their third legs. An interested female will respond by signaling with her third legs, but if the male persists after the female has expressed disinterest he risks being attacked and even eaten. video © Project Maratus

[motherdaughterholyspirit]

My California

My piece on the violence, trauma, and poverty looming over the central coast and valley beyond. For the Californians who don't live the glamor of Hollywood or the pretensions of Dogpatch. For the Californians with dirt in their nails and a bone to pick their bloodline, this is My California.

[sanddollarpoems]

It's a bit like what I imagine heaven to be when the ocean fog beaches the hills and comes tumbling down the other side. A bit like heaven as the sun sinks into the froth of clouds, setting the world to golden glow.

[corvidist]

Witnesses' Waltz - Vandenberg, 2024

Showed up an hour early and waited for four hours, the launch was pushed back to the end of the window and the weather was getting worse. Decided to leave because everyone was hungry and we'd been in such a rush to get to the little parking lot where you could get this view that we hadn't gotten any food. Thought it would be scrubbed but it, uh, wasn't.

[darkpastelpurple]

:3

[deez-no-relation]

Just some pretty pictures from my hike yesterday in Point Lobos State Park, Monterey, California

[stonesandswords]

cotton candy armor

🌸🌺🌷🎀🩷

Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties

California

[phrygianmodus]

I'm back home!

[wine-porn]

Yes Pink

The day-glo pink is the first asterisk, but it’s a muddled pink, burnished with salmon and onion-skin to a point where I am not terribly critical. No idea of the variety, but I suppose it *could* be grenache, and knowing this producer–and his recent marketing proclivities–who knows. Fat and round in the nose and taste: sweet and rotund while still managing a particular beauty despite the…

[picoleparole]

Random stop on the way to the beach. There are not enough poppies yet, we will need to try again.

[loamlovers]

montaña de oro state park, california central coast.

[circuitmouse]

Driving up the 101

[wine-picks]

🍷 Here's my top wine picks from Jan. 20 LCBO VINTAGES New Release Collection. 🇺🇸 California's Central Coast featured + lots more: https://rebrand.ly/cugl97t