Dave's Rock Garden

After my morning at the San Diego Botanical Gardens I drove over to Encinitas to grab an iced Dragon Pearl Jasmine tea at the Lofty Coffee Company.  From there it was a short stroll to the public beach, and along the way I came across Dave's Rock Garden.

There are so many rocks here that passersby have painted that I would have had to spend an hour to get a good look at even most of them.  When I went to their Facebook page every photo I saw was of a rock I didn't even see!

Paint supplies and a sign encouraging you to paint your own were handy, but I didn't see any paint brushes so I wasn't able to contribute.

The creativity of other people never fails to amaze me!

If I'm in the area again I'll have to bring my own brush.  I wonder what I should paint?  I have plenty of time to think about it, that's for sure.

I continued on down the hill toward the beach where families were setting up for a day in the sun.  Beaches themselves don't appeal to me much since I'm not much of a sitter and I tend to burn so I headed to the overlook.

That's the way to enjoy the beach for me - from afar!

Given a comfy chair and some shade I could've sat there for awhile, reading a book and stealing occasional glances at the ocean.

Just behind the overlook there was this darling house for rent so someone could do just that if they wanted, and paint a rock a day during their stay!