This year, we spent Christmas with my husband’s family in SoCal. The first 2 sketches are from the Santa Barbara Zoo. My favorite aspect of the SB Zoo were the creative names given to each of the animals by the donors/keepers. (”Bling” is a great penguin name.)

The third sketch is the facade of the Mission Courtyard in the Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks. I love the Spanish architecture and the creeping vines framed by the olive trees.