After San Clemente, we got to spend a few days with our friends Jon and Kim Taylor. We met them in Cleveland through mutual friends a few years back and hit it off right away. Kim and I are both teachers and she spent time in Costa Rica years ago. We are all interested in real food, where it comes from, and preserving it. Most of all we all love being outside in nature. Jon is a seasoned backpacker! I hope to be able to go on a back packing trip with them sometime soon! They are so generous and hospitable and it was a breath of fresh air to spend a few days with them.
Kyle and Jon made a memory harvesting figs from a neighbors yard (more on that story to come). We also got to go on a hike together up the mountains overlooking Glendora.
Kim took us to
Huntington Library and Botanical Garden. The gardens cover over 120 acres featuring a desert, Australian, Herb, Jungle, Palm, Subtropical, Rose, Children, and Japanese garden. The last scene of Memoirs of a Geisha was actually filmed there!
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| Memoirs of a Geisha |
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| Unfortunately the blossoms weren't in bloom when we visited |
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| Me and Kim (the sun made everything look so green!) |
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| The Japanese Garden has an extensive collection of Bonsai Trees. They are amazing! Some even had fruit on them like limes and pomegranates! |
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