Ojai CA

Curt's niece recommended we drive to Ojai (from Malibu) yesterday to see the interesting little community. Interesting it was! Population eight thousand, so little by CA standards. Ojai is in an east-west valley, which is unusual according to the info from a local. He said most valleys run north and south. So the community has developed based on this 'unusual-ness' and cashing in on the 'energy' of an east-west mountain valley.

"Ojai's charms are many.  The community has long been known as a haven for artists, musicians and health enthusiasts.  A village ”as we locals call it”of about 8,000, Ojai is a vibrant place with so much natural beauty that it gained fame decades ago when the area was photographed to represent Shangri-La in the 1939 movie, The Lost Horizon."

Here are some of my photos from the interesting community of Ojai.

 a flowering succulent

 Ojai Post Office

 A desk in the art studio

 the hand carving and painting on the desk

 a water fountain in the park across the street

 the Christmas street lights

 a fountain in a courtyard behind some shops

 the tiled arch leading to and from the rear courtyard

 detailed tiles on the archway

 a sculpture in the courtyard

 some fall colored trees

 a vine covered corner shop

 the vines with their flat seed pods

 shops along the north side of main street

 detailed tiling on the corner of a hotel

 prickly pear flower pod

an interesting and different plant with

its flat leaves