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This is Old Town Temecula California. The town consists of a bunch of 1890 style buildings carrying everything from tourist stuff to items needed for everyday living. We stopped and had lunch here one day not long ago. We ate at a (great) Mexican restaurant called The Bank, which used to be... a bank. The Temecula First National Bank to be exact (Built in 1914). As a matter of fact, the first bank robbery in the history of Riverside County California that anyone can remember occurred on August 14, 1930 at the Temecula First National Bank. I took this picture from inside The Bank. You can see another Mexican restaurant on the left and one of the 1890 style buildings on the right.
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This is a poor picture of a Spencer Gift store located in a Southern California mall that I go to every once in a while. Spencer Gifts is kind of a "wannabe" store for hipsters. They have sexual type gifts for "of age" folks that tweens and teens can giggle at, beer drinking accouterments for college studs and studettes and Scarface memorabilia for pretend gangstas. They also have some some great (and usually overpriced) action figures for folks (horror movie nerds) such as myself. I like to visit with Spencer.
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Have you ever had one of these pickles? They're quite sassy. And they're pretty darn HOT. I bought this at a Blockbuster® Video store. They have lots of delicious looking movie snacks there. I usually slice these pickles into mouth watering bite size slices ahead of movie time and they are all ready for me when I am ready for them. These pickles are not perfect though. They do taste as though they have been in a plastic bag for a time, but if you can get past that, they grow on you.
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This is another photo I took in Julian California last July. This is the main street, I don't know the name of it. One thing I like about this street (other than the cowboy stuff) is that it was featured in part of a movie called Phantasm. If you have seen the movie, you might recognize the buildings right on the corner there as the place The Tall Man was walking by as Reggie Bannister was loading (or unloading) his ice cream truck. They have changed slightly over the years, but thems the buildings. Ayep.
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Not too long ago I went to Julian California. Julian is just a small "cowboy like" town. Cowboy flavor with a lot of "homespun" stuff. Too bad that on the day that we went many of the stores were closed. The "Indian Store" was one of them. I spotted this hat through the window and really wanted to ask about it. It looks very cool and like it could be easily "personalized". Oh well, Julian being the touristy town it is, the hat was probably WAY overpriced. I shore would've like to have known though.
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This is where I occasionally shoot my firearms. It's on my mom's property and I have been shooting in this area and a few other spots here for years. My stick figure is not wearing eye and ear protection. However, I DO. ALWAYS. It may not be the easy way, but it's the cowboy way. Rule #3: Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
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This is the second floor on the front of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland, California. During Christmas they decorate it with a "Nightmare Before Christmas" theme. It's pretty darn cool, but it's only really appreciated if you have seen the movie first. It might be a little disappointing to a Haunted Mansion "first time visitor" who might want to see the mansion without all the embellishments.
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I know this is kind of boring, but I really like cactus and I like this one that is growing on the side of our house. I also love the color of the rock around here. Some of it is even orangy-red. It's totally like all the rock formations at Knott's Berry Farm/Calico. I put a photo of Knott's above for kind of a comparison. Kind of weak, but you get the idea. This all goes back to my fetish for the old west, cowboys, etc. etc...
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These are two photographs I took at Balboa Park in San Diego. The top photo is on a path approaching the Spreckel's Organ Theater. The bottom photo is the actual theater. Locked up behind the wall on the stage is a huge pipe organ. Would you believe this place was dedicated in 1915? Yep. There is a HUGE amount of history at this theater. I saw a concert here one night a few summers ago. The Phantom of the Opera. It was fantastic.
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I spotted this at my son's house. I have no idea what it is, but I think it's pissed. (Maybe it's taking the oath at jury duty.) 
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Arg, the pirate twins. Out of the cursed Port o' Big Lots. These two sea dogs boarded me vessel a year or two ago, says I.
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Surprise surprise surprise! Another SKULL! This time a skull bust that I bought from Michael's Craft Store. I have mixed feelings about this guy. He his KINDA cool, but kinda not, but kinda is. I used a 50 percent off coupon for him so he was a good price. I guess he is part of the family now.
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What exactly is Trish-Marie's Picture of the Day, Week, Month or Whatever? Well, I have photographs that I have taken either in the present or the past that just don't fit anyplace else. These are pictures that I want to put on my website for the most part temporarily. They could be here for a day or a week or a month depending on when the mood strikes me to change them. It is just lots of fun to be able to show you things that I like, places I have been or etc etc etc. That's about it I guess. |
