California Real Estate and Life

Posted via email from Kathy McGraws’ posterous

Posted via email from Kathy McGraws’ posterous

Saving the Environment, Living Green, and Recycling are not new concepts to Californians.  Having been born and raised in California I appreciate the beauty, despise the rape of our forests, and misuse of land from certain Corporations. 

I try to do my part by complying with mandatory Recycling Programs in my town, and by Reusing items that might normally be thrown away. So when I found this Design by a friend, as well as the other ones she has, I thought of so many of my friends that would like this new Recycling Logo. Click on the picture and it will take you to Willowdesign’s Gallery of Recycling Gifts.

Summer time is a lazy time, and this Photo Collage was made from various activities in San Diego and Riverside Counties of Southern California.  What could be better than a child waiting for the Ice Cream Truck :)

Mt. Soledad in La Jolla, CALIF has grown quite a bit in the past several years.  This was the site of many battles over the separation of Church and State, all because of a 29 foot Cross that sat atop this hill overlooking La Jolla and surrounding areas.

Mount Soledad was involved in several court battles because of a 29 foot Cross that sat on public land.  The cross was rumored to have been erected  in the 1950’s as a Korean War Memorial.  For 17 years the right of the cross to be on public land atop Mount Soledad was challenged in the courts because of the Constitutional Amendment of Separation of Church and State, and the cross was ordered taken down. (more…)