From AR to CA to AR - Part One

I'm home and getting back to normal again... well, normal for me which is not all that normal.
I'm talking Jamie Dawn normal which is somewhat abnormal for most folks.
I had a wonderful trip to CA, and I will share it with you because I like to spread good times around.
I haven't used the computer hardly at all for nearly three weeks! It's goooood to be back in Blogdom and see all your bright, happy faces again!!
On August 5th, I flew from Little Rock and arrived in Burbank where my brother Jason - the guy who for FAR TOO LONG thought Joan of Arc was Jonah Varc - was there to pick me up from the airport. We promptly made plans to dine somewhere scrumptious because that's what we do; we are serious eaters who enjoy the culinary pleasures of life. We thoroughly enjoyed tapas at a little Spanish restaurant.
On August 6th, our enjoyment of eating continued when we met up with blog buddy Doug at a Thai restaurant. I grabbed my camera first thing, and our waiter offered to snap a pic of all three of us. Our meal was divine, and the conversation was easy and interesting. So much so that we carried it on over to Jason's place and had some dessert to go with our talking. I've known Doug since my early days of blogging, and his blog is the only one I visit every day. He posts a word each day, and his blog buddies comment on the word. Easy, breezy, quick, fun. If you like words, you'll enjoy visiting Doug's place.



Late that night, Jason and I drove to blog buddy Naomi's house. She had invited us to see her incredible bloomers!!
Let me clarify...
She has these amazing flowers that bloom only ONE night per year, then they close up by morning and shrivel away.
We were thrilled to see Naomi's bloomers firsthand!!
Don't you EVEN try and sneak a peek at Naomi's bloomers without her permission because she has this:



These flowers are huge and delicate with many intricate details.





We were fortunate enough to come on a night when NINE of these were open! It was wondrous!!!



Here's a shot of the flowers without using flash, glowing in the light of the street lamp.





We saw Naomi's glorious garden by night from her lovely deck which is perched high above the garden:





The view is breathtaking:



Next post, I will tell about how we went back to Naomi's for lunch the following day, as the tales of my CA travels continue.
You can visit Naomi's blog and read about our visit by clicking here.
Starting this evening and over the next few days, I will visit all the blog buddies who left me a comment on my previous post, then maybe some who didn't. I've got a lot of reading & commenting to do. I look forward to catching up with you!