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Related: About this forumWayfarer's Chapel
Like fizzgig, I too needed to get out of the house today.......so I drove up to the Palos Verdes Peninsula to the Chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. I've been there before but not in several years.
Inside the Chapel:
Another view:
Ranunculus:
Another ranunculus:
Azalea:
Agapanthus:
An overview of the Chapel in its setting:
elleng
(130,956 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)petronius
(26,602 posts)It reminds me of a church we used to go to as a kid up near Lake Arrowhead: similar stonework, and a huge window behind the alter looking out over the mountains. Perfect for a drifting-minded little petronius who would have rather been anywhere but at Mass...
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)I hear you about wanting to be anywhere but there!
It was a perfect day for being there...
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)Like you, it's been many years since I visited...actually forgot about it until today. I also enjoy the Palisades Self Realization Gardens at the end of Sunset Blvd.
K&R
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)I had to really think a moment before I remembered how to get there, lol!
It was just what I needed to see...
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)I'll have to check them out.
At the end of Sunset Blvd. means in LA proper? I can always google them to see where these gardens are!
Thanks!
jaysunb
(11,856 posts)Google it...you'll be amazed Cars fly by at 50 mph and very few seem to see or know of this little oasis right in the middle of the chaos.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)Everybody seemed to be in a big hurry today, on PV Blvd. West!
Thanks!
CurtEastPoint
(18,647 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)Even in high summer, it's beautiful.
fizzgig
(24,146 posts)i can't wait for color to start poking up again here.
lovely pics
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)We have color all year round, but even here, the winter flowers are few.
Spring brings an explosion!
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)We too will see spring, even though azalea time is still a couple of months away.
Thanks for posting these lovely photos, CaliforniaPeggy
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)Hell, they did the same for me!
This is early for our azaleas, but not by much. My neighbor's flowers are blooming like mad and shedding all over her lawn!
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)There are some great tide pools down the hill from there. Amazing patterns on the rocks, sea urchins, sea stars, crabsa wonderful microcosm. Bit of a climb to get there, though.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)I think I saw the tidepools from there...I know I'm not up to the climb!
sheshe2
(83,785 posts)Thank you.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)You take pictures of beautiful places and I take pictures of junk.
Ain't that America?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)As long as we're having a good time!
I sure was, today.
Omaha Steve
(99,655 posts)K&R!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)My camera died...
I want to go back and do the photographer's tour!
Thanks for the rec!
Omaha Steve
(99,655 posts)There is only ONE of his designs in NE. It is a home not open to the public.
And your welcome.
LibDemAlways
(15,139 posts)weddings are scheduled every two hours from early afternoon on. Extremely popular wedding venue. Right across Palos Verdes Drive from the chapel is where the "big W" palm trees from the movie "Mad Mad World" used to be. All gone now, though.
Beautiful setting. I grew up there, but moved an hour north years ago. The entire PV Peninsula is LA's best kept secret. Miss it and all the South Bay beach cities.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)One of my close friends was married there years ago, before I knew her.
I feel very lucky to have such beauty nearby!
LibDemAlways
(15,139 posts)in progress. Non attendees are understandably kept at bay, so it's tough to get in and photograph.
Love your pictures! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Crewleader
(17,005 posts)and your flowers are beautiful my dear friend!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)It was an amazing time, being there today...
Crewleader
(17,005 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)If you ever get out this way, I'll take you up there!
Crewleader
(17,005 posts)brer cat
(24,572 posts)Thanks for bringing it to those of us who can't see it in person. K&R
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)It was really nice being there...no crowds, just the beautiful setting and all those flowers.
I'm glad I could share the pictures!