Sunday, February 24, 2013

Morrow Rock, from high on a hill at a park; awesome sight.  The rock was once a volcano...there were a series of volcanoes going inland, you could see the formations

Didn't go up to the castle, stopped at the visitor center

Lookout at Ragged Point, 20 mi. north of Morro Bay

Another view of Ragged Point

                                        
                                               A few Morro Bay pics....
Having Coffee in Morrow Bay with Cookie's friend Janet (formerly from Iron Mt)
We had the best weather in morrow bay, warmer and sunny

We walked by the Morro Rock, which was once a volcano...and watched the waves come over the breakwaters.

Oops, now we are bk in Santa Clarita with brother Earl, My twin

HUNTING  MOON ROCKS NORTH OF MORROW BAY...LOTS OF ROCKHOUNDS THERE...MOONROCK IS A PARTICULAR TRANSLUCENT ROCK, GOOD FOR JEWELRY, THEY SAY.  WE FOUND A COUPLE OF THEM.

On Moonrock Bay..

Believe it or not, this is called "NITWIT RIDGE", built  by an eccentric old man..he kept adding strange things to his house of rock;  for instance (enlarge by clicking) notice toilets on the left, and upper left are more toilets, and on the right also is a stack of tire rims.  After he died, vandals ransacked the house, but then it was put in order and one can go on a tour of the place.  We just looked from the road.  Very interesting!


CACTUS BUDS ABOVE, AND DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE FLOWER ON THE BOTTOM.  WE SAW MOST OF THE FLOWERS BLOOMING IN THE MORROW BAY AREA WHERE IT WAS WARMER.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

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                              Brother Jerry Kangas, wife Julie, cousin Sharon (Olson) & Earl Sturos
                                       visiting in Portland, Oregon recently
BLIZZARD 2013 FEB...SECOND DAY AND STILL COMING.
THIS IS OUT MY APT. WINDOW SHOWING SOME OF THE CARS THAT ARE BURIED.

UNCLE WES KANGAS BY A SNOWBANK AT THE MALL, RIGHT BEFORE THE BLIZZARD

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Bob & Grace Niemela...they walked fast...this winter, 2013 in Texas

Brian Helminen, Luke Frantti

                                     Alice and Vera Haataja with big sister Ina Helminen at the baby shower, jan. 2013
                                                 Ina Helminen with the baby cake
Few people at the shower

Few young'uns at the shower

Thursday, February 14, 2013

DAVE AND JUDY NORDSTROM, CELEBRATING JUDY'S 60TH BIRTHDAY RECENTLY

GIRLS CELEBRATING THE BIRTHDAY OF EMILY CURTIS
BOTTOM:  JULIA ANDERSON, EMILY, TESSA ANDERSON
TOP: ANNA YLITALO, LINDSAY KIILUNEN, MELISSA CURTIS, LYNETTE ANDERSON
NORDSTROM'S AND GIRLS WERE AT A RESTAURANT THE SAME NIGHT.

MORE TRIP PICS LATER...THIS IS A HOCKEY GANG AT HELMINEN'S
TOROLA'S HELMINEN'S, KANGAS. WINTER 2013



JAMES & GRETCHEN BINONIEMI FROM MENAHGA..VISITING A FEW WKS. AGO

JULIA (TERVO) ANDERSON WITH HER NEW BABY CORBIN

THE "MAVERICK" TABLES AT MC DONALD'S IN HOUGHTON
I SUPPOSE THEY DISCUSS POLITICS, WEATHER, HOCKEY, ETC. AND SOLVE THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS.  EVERY MORNING DURING THE WEEK.

click to enlarge to identify

THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL THE GUYS DIDN'T SHOW UP THAT MORNING THAT I SAW THEM....SUPPOSED TO BE ONE MORE TABLE OF GUYS.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Shirley's daughter Beth made this awesome tier  for our birthdays

Oops, back in Santa Clarita again...shirley's daughter  beth made us 3 birthday guys  tiered cupcakes.
Me, Earl @ Shirley...Shirley's BD was a wk later.    

Stayed at Janet & Curt Frame's, friends of Cookies...janet took us up the coast to see the sights.  This is moonrock bay, where you can find the moonrock, a special translucent looking stone...lots of rockhounds there.

by the sacred rock where only the indians can climb it if they want...water was super-dangerous  with it's tides...the water was splashing right over the breakwall and you could actually see the strong wild and whirling currents.

In the harbor of Morrow Bay...the rock i mentioned above is from  a series of volcanos going inland.

From high up on a cliff

Janet took us high in the mts...beautiful scenery and switchback roads.  in the background, right in the middle of the pic. below the blue mt. is the rock shown in above pics.

I forgot to mention my cousin Shirley Weeks, we visited her in Ventura, CA.  She is Uno Palokangas's daughter.  First time we met her.  She's 88 years old, sharp as a tack and uses her computer every day.

The flowers were not in full bloom, altho i managed to spot more blooms  in Morrow Bay than anywhere else.  This a succulent plant...the head of this plant is at least 12 to 14 inches across.

I don't know what this flower is, but it sure is beautiful!!

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

EARL & FAMILY:  ALICE, BETH, SHIRLEY, EARL & LYNN
AT OUR BIRTHDAY PARTY (MINE, EARL, SHIRLEY AND A GRANDSON)

EARL...SAT UP LATE THE FIRST NIGHT AND WENT DOWN MEMORY LANE!

VISITED THE PAUL GETTY MUSEUM OF ART...WE WERE THERE FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS, AND SAW ONLY 1/8TH, IT SO HUGE.
HERE WE ARE WAITING FOR THE TRAM TO TAKE US UP THE HILL TO THE MUSEUM

INSIDE BY ONE OF MY FAVORITE PNTNGS

FROM A BALCONY OVERLOOKING THE GARDENS.  THEY WERE NOT BLOOMING AT THIS TIME, BUT YOU COULD SEE THE DESIGN.  THE TREES ON THE LEFT HAVE THE SHADOWS OF THE BRANCHES, BUT THEY LOOK LIKE ROOTS.

A VIEW FROM ONE OF THE BALCONIES
LOS ANGELES IN THE BACKGROUND

ENTERING THE MUSEUM GROUNDS

MY FAVORITE PAINTING OF ALL!