The Hotel Del Coronado is one of the loveliest hotels I have ever stayed in. I am always mesmerized by the huge flower arrangement and the grand chandelier in the main lobby.
I am always drawn to it with my camera. Although the new camera doesn't capture the extreme closeups my previous one did, it still does a pretty darn good job. The little Sony makes up for it in other ways in the end. It does do better under low-light conditions.
Other highlights in the main building include beautiful antiques and an old-fashioned candy shop!
The grand staircase.
The lift is still in use, complete with lift operator.
The center courtyard is full of lovely tropical flowers and plants. You can tell here my new camera lens doesn't have quite the macro my older camera had.
The outside of the main building is amazing. It's all wood. The last time we were here, they were painting it. Can you imagine how much paint it takes to keep it looking this fresh?
Both times, we have stayed in the new cottages right on the beach. They are absolutely perfect.
Lunch always includes a tropical punch.
And the sunsets are to die for.
Even the nighttime becomes magical here.
My new Cyber-shot came in yesterday! Yea!! Unfortunately, I didn't open it until late last night, but I've been playing with it ever since. Too much fun. The newest feature is the panoramic capability.
The kid snapped these this morning.
And this is us playing with it last night. New vs. old.
Broken but not forgotten.
Two oldies but goodies.
Midnight jumping jacks. Wonder if it was Jack who invented them?
This morning, the cats were all over my clean clothes I had just pulled out of the dryer. Guess they were cold. Awwww.
Guess I'm going to have to get faster in the folding department.
There's a new feature on the new Cyber-shot for animals. It's suppose to be able to take the photo and keep them in focus if they move. Caught Dave's "Whatchyou lookin' at?" face.
And Bella's "better than thee" drinking (won't have anything to do with the water bowl, mind you).
Okay, now let me back way up to yesterday's visit with Beth and her mom, Lottie. (Photos taken with my old, old Cyber-shot.)
We painted pumpkins.
And then waxed them. They turned out beautifully. We also started some Autumn banners which are still in the development stage. Will have to share those later.
We got our group shot in. ha. We all had the best time.
Lottie had made pimento cheese and chicken salad, her son had made some strawberry bread and I brought a Mexican layer dip and some Chex mix munchies. Mmmmmm. Have the get the good eats in with all that hard work! It was a delightful day and we promised to get together at least once a month. There's no excuse not to!
On my way home, I spied another one of my low clouds over the hill. I snapped this quickly and captured it! Yea. I love these! This is right near the Natchez Trace Parkway which is a 444-mile parkway that goes all the way down to Southern Mississippi. You can barely see the bridge in the background.
After arriving home, the hub and kid told me we were having dinner down in The Gulch, a trendy area in Nashville that has opened some new restaurants (and Urban Outfitters!). We ended up at Urban Flats, a restaurant that specialized in flat breads. I was in heaven, of course, and off my diet immediately!
We started with some spreads that included red pepper, pesto, macadamia and a tapenade. Yummy. The flat bread was to die for.
I ordered the Moroccan Flatbread which had a curried chicken in it.
And we ended with the special of the night, S'more Flatbread! Deary me. Yes, you can see, the diet was shot to hell. I loved the cutting board paint pallets they used to serve the flatbreads. I would like a couple of these for the house. (Yes, I'm a cutting board hoarder. I have some of this style in every size. But, I don't have the round paint pallette ones. Wonder where I could get a couple???) lol
xo
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