last one.

Thanks for sharing Brittany....I love SD!!! Great tropicals!

I love SD too..and will be going to my DGD's wedding there in September....Jo

Almost like going on a tropical vacation, Usha. Really beautiful... love the Big Rock picture! The Ocean is amazing how it carves such beauty.

Hi Susie, I remember your pictures on dave's from your friend's house. Was it in northern CA?

Hi Usha,
Yes, I posted my pics from Northern California on DG in May. I think I posted my trip to Tulsa here on Cubits in Photography ~ wasn't sure where to post. Have a look. Beautiful gardens in Spring Tulsa. I'm going to Ft Lauderdale tomorrow for work. Maybe I'll have time to see some sights, takes some pics and post!

awesome Susie.
I got myself some cuttings of double red oleander from SD. the owner was so nice and gave me his swiss army knife to cut with. will see if they root.

sorry susie
I can't seem to find your pictures from tulsa.

Here ya go, Usha.

http://cubits.org/GITS/thread/...

Susie,
did you see this
http://www.aolnews.com/science...

Usha, I loved the photos, but my faves by far are those of the ocean and Pacific Beach. I have somehow got to find a way to take a vacation there, the sooner the better. I love that area!

thanks Alma We loved it too
Now deepa wants to build sand castles here. So I am thinking of converting a small portion of my garden to have ocean theme
we will fill it with sand and may be some grasses. Becky will help by painting a sea mural on the wall

Usha, don't forget to plant the wonderful sea lavender. It does well here. http://www.google.com/imgres?i...

alma, I thought it behaves like an annual here. Will it be a perennial? I am also looking for suggestions on grass that is atleast 4-5ft tall and gives a feeling of sea

It's been a while since I grew it, Usha, but as I recall, it lasted through the winter for a couple of seasons. I need to grow it again; it was one of the lowest maintenance plants I've ever bought.

Hi Usha,
I did not see that article but I've read a lot about that possibility. In one week's time it's not unusual to experience 1500 earthquakes in California, Nevada and Baja California. Most are 1-3 on the richter. Barely noticeable. Right now, for the last few months since that 7 pt something quake on the Mex. Calif. border at the Gulf there are hundreds of quakes. Scientists say it's best to have many, many small earthquakes. This eases the shock of "the Big One". It's so interesting to be to see the formation of the surface of the Earth in terms of plates and quakes. California is breaking apart, in my view. Of course, this won't take place over Labor Day weekend but it sure is happening.

I don't know if you were in AZ for the Northridge earthquake in So Cal in January 1994. All of the hotels in Phx metro were full. It scared the poo poo out of Californians.

At this time there's not much seismic activity in Pac. Nor. West. Scientists say they are due for a 10 magnitude w/in 30 years. That is going to be a disaster.

thanks for the info Susie. It will be very if it happens. I was in MN in 94. I will stop making plans to move to a coastal area Do you think OR or WA are also in danger

Funny, I'd love to move back to San Francisco. Love earthquakes but don't like the destruction.

Yes, I've read on USGS.org that Seattle area is due for the 10 magnitude in the next 30 years.

Just be glad you don't live in Palm Desert. http://www.mydesert.com/fdcp/?... Or L.A.
http://scripps.ucsd.edu/About/...

Funny, as Susie knows Tony and I are considering moving to No Cal also...

and btw, my son lives in L.A.