The area near the pier is dressed in its finest as the early morning sun breaks through the mist. In the gallery below are a few more photos from my visit to Santa Monica Beach this past Sunday. The photo of Camera Obscura now has me curious, and prompts a return visit, as it was closed for refurbishing.
Pier and circus tents
Easter Egg colored houses
Entrance to the Santa Monica Pier
Limo ready and waiting
Sandstone cliffs and view up the beach
End of the famous Route 66
Santa Monica Pier
Blushing Pink
Cirque Du Soleil is in town
Camera Obscura
Curly trees line the clifftop park
The somber scene in these two pictures is of what’s known as Arlington West, with a worker preparing the sand for the day’s visitors.
This closes my three-part series of Santa Monica Beach waking up! If you missed them, part one and part two and a Foto Fix, are linked here. ~SueBee (photos by SueBee)
SueBee and Kat 
Everything is so colorful out there… 🙂 nice images.
Yes it is! Thank you!
Camera Obscuras are great fun and well worth a visit. If it is like the ones I have been to in Dumfries and Edinburgh, you will think for a moment that you are watching a picture postcard and then you will realise that things are moving in the picture. It is quite eerie at first.
How cool! Look forward to their opening up again. ~SueBee
I’m looking forward to it re opening!
Good angle and composition in particular for #19.
Thanks, Jeff!
I love Santa Monica!
It’s a fun place!
love these photos, they really capture the spirit of santa monica. One of my brothers used to live there and I was able to visit several times. I loved it. Out of all of LA, I would take Santa Monica or Malibu in a heartbeat. Great photos thanks for sharing.