Enjoying the late afternoon sun at Carpenteria's bathing beach.

Coreopsis lines the footpath down to the shore from the Carp Bluffs.

Admiring the golden poppies at the salt marsh.

The residents of the area are trying to purchase parcels of the Bluffs to preserve them forever as open space.

On the other side of the short wooden Chevron Pier in the distance is the seal sanctuary.

These photos were taken with a Minolta Freedom 100 and scanned with the Joy Scanner.