Christmas in California is a beautiful sight. The sun is shining. The temperatures are gentle. The leaves gracefully tumble to the ground. It truly is a wonderful time of year. We had a little bit of rain but not too much. Absolutely no snow. If there were snow, you'd know something is terribly wrong. Everyone else is probably experiencing frigid temperatures by now, but all you need here is a sweater maybe some leggings & you're good to go as far as the winter chill. These are photos of Christmas time in California as I see it. Be it the dainty string of colorful Christmas lights or the glowing pastel painted sunset near the ocean, this is Christmas in Southern California.
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| Pastel & palm trees. My view of the sky. |
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| The empty pool on a rainy day. Notice the visible moisture from the heat of the pool. |
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| Christmas in Carlsbad |
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| The freaks come out at night. |
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| A festive Starbucks cup. Woohoo! |
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| Sunset after the rain. |
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| Bird of paradise with rain droplets. |
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| Christmas according to the heavens. |
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Decorations at Booze Brothers.
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Remember: we all go through struggles. We have those ups & downs. Those people who seem to have it after us. Those times when everything is terrible.
Pick yourself up out of that funk. Grab a coffee. Go for a walk. Phone a friend. Nobody can change your attitude but you. Enjoy the little things. The beauty of the every day. Enjoy the season, the festivities, & the love.
What does your Christmas look like? What's your favorite thing about this time of year? Which photograph is your favorite? Please let me know. :]
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Christmas looks so beautiful in California! Great pictures xx
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DeleteSo jealous of the beautiful and warm weather there! I live in Maine so I'm sure you can imagine what it's like haha
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I imagine it's indeed very cold. :p
DeleteWow these photos are gorgeous!! Christmas seems amazing in Cali! :)
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It is. Well SoCal at least. :]
DeleteBeautiful photos! Christmas looks so nice in Cali!:)
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I have ALWAYS wanted to go to California and one day I'll make it out there! Looks so lovely from your pictures.
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It's about 70 degrees at the moment. :]
DeleteThese photos are beautiful! Christmas in california looks amazing! Have an amazing time and all the best for 2015!
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I can't believe 2015 is basically here..... :o
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These photos are awesome! We were living in California earlier this year, but we left right before we would get to experience a Christmas there. It's like an entirely different world than what I would be used to!
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Well that's nice! At least it's not completely frozen .:]
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DeleteI love all the photos, my favorite is the empty pool. I could see that in a NYLON-type magazine. And for some reason it remind me of a Lana Del Rey music video lol.
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I was just talking about Christmas in hot places the other day, thinking how surreal it must be but these photos look amazing! Great advice too, its so easy to get down this time of year xx
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Think about Christmas in Australia! It's summertime. I never thought about a beach Christmas. Hehe. :p
DeleteThat looks lovely! I'm kinda used to cold weather and snow, and when i moved to Houston and the Middle East I was really worried I wouldn't get into the holiday spirit without it, but all the decorations made up for it! Love being back in the cold and snow now though :)
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We are so with you, LA is so gorgeous all year round. So lucky to live here!!
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DeleteGorgeous photos, they capture this time of year in California pretty perfectly! The third photo in Carlsbad is my favorite, there's just something special about the color of the sky and those stars.
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I love that one. Reminds me of the North Pole...well how I'd imagine it. :p
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Gorgeous photos! I would LOVE to live in California although I think it'd feel a little strange not being cold at Christmas :)
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Oh...we live in Colorado and each Christmas eve we go to Winter Park, about an hour from us. We just got home now after spending the evening there. It was 9 degrees there tonight...brrr. Wish I was in Cali!
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Glad you were able to see it on film because it was so cool in person! :D
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I always wished for a Christmas with Palm Trees. Maybe one day.
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Beautiful pictures. California is an amazing place to live and we're both blessed to call it home :) Christmas in Northern California looked pretty much the same, but with less palm trees ;)
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