The Old Tractor

Marty CohenAgriculture, B+W, Carmel Valley6 Comments

(To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!) This old tractor sits on small hill as a landmark for Earthbound Farm’s Farm Stand in Carmel Valley, California. It’s usually surrounded by wildflowers in bloom and you see it from the road as you approach the turn off from Carmel Valley Road into the parking … Read More

A Special Meadow

Marty CohenCarmel Valley, Landscape6 Comments

(Click on the photo to enlarge it.) Some friends of ours are preparing to build a house at a magnificent location in Carmel with views that go from Carmel Valley to Monterey Bay. I was up there to check out the lot and thought I’d take some photos for a “before” picture. When I turned around to see what their … Read More

Pals

Marty CohenCarmel Valley, Carmel Valley Ranch, Trees5 Comments

(Click on the photo to enlarge it.) There is a trail at Carmel Valley Ranch that winds up into the hills overlooking the Ranch. The hills are lined with a forest of very beautiful, large old Oak trees. As you hike up the trail, there are some great views down onto the Ranch property and the area where our home … Read More

Rustic Beauty in the Valley

Marty CohenArchitecture, Carmel Valley2 Comments

Here is an exterior photograph of of a house designed and built by Roman Kristl of R. Kristl Konstruction, Inc., located in Carmel Valley. As I described in yesterday’s post of Felix, the cute cat who watches over things here, the setting is beautiful. There are many old Oak trees on the property with spacious areas outside for gardens and … Read More

Felix

Marty CohenCarmel Valley, Cat, Trees6 Comments

I’ve started to do some architectural photography for a local contractor who designs and builds beautiful homes (pictures of one house to come over the weekend). The property on which that house sits is beautiful, rustic with many Oak trees and lovely gardens. While I was taking the exterior photographs, Felix, Amy’s cat was following me around…