Ponderosa Pines are my favorite tree! Using The Clothed Forest by Simplette and her freebie Challenge Mask

From our trip to Yosemite last year. Using Sail Away and The Clothed Forest, both by Simplette

Sweet little creek along the Tokopah Falls Trail in Sequoia NP. Using Photo Addict 8 and Photo of the Day; both by Akizo

Driving thru Kings Canyon National Park after a spring snowfall. Using Breathtaking by Simplette

From our trip to Kings Canyon NP last year. Fresh snow made everything look like a Winter Wonderland. Using When Winter Comes and Cherished Memories; both by Palvinka

This is how I remember many places as a child growing up in California. Mary is my mother's first cousin. Each of them an only child, they had a special relationship growing up but now live hundreds of miles apart. This poppy is the California State Flower. Thanks for the great mini!

Photo Strips 4 Templates by Miss Fish Designs Start Your Engines by Scraps N Pieces Turning Wrenches by Scraps N Pieces

Fortunately, my cousin Mary still lives in California and loves the state flower, California Poppies. If you put a blue gingham dress and red shoes on Mary, she could be in the poppy field on the Wizard of Oz! I have many happy memories of growing up in Southern California and playing in the...

Kit: Sweet Simplicity - Tami Miller Designs Template by Heartstrings Scrap Art Font: US Constitution

Another LO re flowers at Walmer Castle! TFL! Bernie x Credits: California broken kit by SAHM of Drama Queens from Scrap It Sassy

One of the lionesses at Woburn Safari Park - just sat and surveyed her territory whilst we drove past! TFL! Bernie x Credits: California broken kit by SAHM of Drama Queens from Scrap It Sassy

Suzy, one of my mini doxies, almost gets lost in the poppies near our house. The wildflowers are so thick right now and the color is so stunning! Celebrate Spring by Carla Ware @ 3Scrapateers. Fonts: Beyond Wonderland and Black Chancery Program used: Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006

I was born and raised in California.. now I'm in Pennsylvania. I love where I am now, but some places like Big Sur that are so breathtaking, I miss being so far away. Papers: Atlantic Sunset by Faer Oak available at Pickleberry Pop