Arizona and California

This is the beautiful guest house which I stayed in my first 2 weeks in Sedona.

In Bulgaria I took so many photos of food I decided to take a photo of an American meal I was fortunate to share right after I returned to Sedona...asparagus, chicken, rice and salad.  Delicious!

Sedona is beautiful - red rock mountains and green bushes and trees.  More Sedona photos are near the end of this page.

Santa Barbara California is on the Pacific Ocean coast.

I love being by the ocean and can't wait to make my home here.  Two people are paddling around the harbor on surfboards.

Love the pelicans.

This is a view of Santa Barbara from the mountains.

I was in the 4th of July parade with other former Peace Corps volunteers each carrying flags of the country we lived in. I'm standing behind the white-green-red Bulgarian flag.

My son, Ryan, on the beach in Morro Bay, California...

...and me....

...and these birds - aren't they beautiful!

This is a town called Solvang. It's like a little town from Denmark, transplanted into California.

My family playing at the beach.

This is a view looking down into the valley of Palm Springs.  There is a lot of smoke in the air because of a wild fire.

This is a view from the patio of the second home I am fortunate to be staying at for 2 weeks.

It even has optional outdoor tubs and showers.

Cathedral Rock and Oak Creek.  I can walk to this spot from where I am staying.

The creek is red because there has been a lot of rain.

An old water mill for electricity to power one of the original homesteads in the area called Red Rock Loop.

Here are some of the animals that live in Sedona - a cardinal...

...lots of lizards....

...and wild pigs called Javelina.

These photos are of Sedona's beauty...

Yes, Americans plant vegetable gardens too.  This one is much smaller than a village garden in Bulgaria, but there is quite a bit of variety.

The sun was shining through the rain clouds right on Cathedral Rock.

And last but not least......look what I found in a local grocery store .....Bulgarian Yogurt.   And there is a new restaurant in Sedona named "Fields" - the owners are Bulgarian.   $4 for one jar.