Carp retains the vestiges of an earlier, rural California tranquility as seen in this shot of a small wood frame cottage.

Carpenteria is one of the last of the classic Southern California beach towns.

This beach is known as the safest bathing beach in California because of a natural protection from riptides.

These cypress trees are reminiscent of the Monterey trees found farther north along the coast.

On Linden Ave. there is a flower and plant extravaganza known as Hollyhock Gardens.

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