Sweet Cottage Dreams

Hello to all and we hope you had a lovely 4th of July weekend. Time to take a stroll to burn off the hot dogs and apple crisp. It is a long walk, so grab your most comfy shoes and a bottle of cold water.......
Todays walk is in a lovely Carmel, California neighborhood that is up the road from the beach. So many cute homes are tucked in here and there - some small, some grand and some old castle looking ones, such as the above one that is peeking out between the trees.
Oh, those green shutters are cute!
A lovely Mediterranean style home that has a delightful courtyard filled with lavender, nemesia, petunias, azaleas and other pretty flowers and manicured bushes.
The bouginvillia has a profusion of mounding blooms atop the arbor.

This home has an amazing view of the Pacific Ocean through the French doors.
And there it is! The ocean!!!

Which balcony do you want to sit on?
Lots of nice European cars dot the curbs of this neighborhood.
More of the green shutters...
The silhouettes of the old Cypress trees against a perfectly blue sky.

Old Glory stands out, too.
Stunning ironwork on the gate that leads to a peaceful retreat that invites you to come in and hang your hat and sit for awhile in an Adirondack chair.
This little piggy cried wee, wee, wee...all the way to his awesome Carmel home!
Another view of this sweet beauty.

A large Palladian window allows plenty of sunlight in to this cutie of a Spanish style bungalow.
Another view of one of my favorite homes on this walk. Oh honey, can we buy it?
Tired yet? Take a sip of your water and truck along with me. More over here!

There are many great gardening ideas that you can incorporate into your home. To keep this path clean, the owner has added small gravel in the beds and pots of flowers for color.

This pretty ocean view home is for sale. I am not sure how much, but I'd bet a "pretty penny" that it will fetch around 2-3 million smackers!
One of many, many Carmel Hansel and Gretel style cottages. This one has an adorable fence....
...and just inside the fence this sweet little garden that is full of whimsy and fun. You can click to enlarge the photo. Check out the yellow birdhouse in the background!
Look below....I think Peter Rabbit is watching us from afar.
A friendly reminder....but do you think that the dogs can read? snicker...

Some 4th decorations at this Patriot's house.
Isn't this a cool roof?
Sweet gate with a darling basket.
Turn the corner here....there's a bit more....

Ok, you have gotta see this fence!!! It is made out of twigs!!!

The majority of homes in Carmel have names and a plaque or sign is hung either on the home or on a fence.
I do believe this house looks like a tree house.

Great idea to hang baskets of flowers from sturdy tree limbs.

Pretty yellow yarrow graces the path that leads to our last home on our little walk.
What I like about this home is that it is nestled amongst these old gnarly limbed trees. It is like having a beautiful and natural sculpture in your front yard.....
....hence the name of the home, "Cypress Garden." See the sign over that great front door?

Well, I hope you enjoyed your walk with us and the tour of some of the wonderful homes in one of my favorite little towns of all.

Happy Trails....

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