Galleries for In Your Dreams!

I like to find images that either inspire certain scenes, or show you what the settings look like to me.

Lake Tahoe and the High Sierra Locations

A gray, granite mountain rises behind tall, green fir trees under a clear blue sky — Forest in the Sierra Nevada

Six brown, black and white geese feed at a lake's edge — Canada geese at Tahoe

A dozen people on a sandy beach of an enormous blue-green lake in the mountains, under a nearly clear blue sky — Nevada is just across the water

Two-story natural redwood buildings nestled among pine and fir trees on a dirt road, under a blue sky with a few white clouds — Beautiful Granlibakken Resort

A small island sits in a royal blue bay with a narrow inlet from a lake, surrounded by green forested mountain slopes, under a blue sky with few white clouds — Emerald Bay & Fannette Island

A tall fir tree is a silhouette as the yellow and orange sun peeks over distant, forested mountains. — Sunrise over the Sierra

A dozen people relax near yellow, orange, blue, and green kayaks on the sandy beach of an enormous blue lake with a mountain range on the far side, under a nearly clear blue sky — Kayak rentals at South Lake Tahoe

Dark green pine trees frame three shades of blue water in the 22 miles to the opposite shore and mountains beyond, under a clear blue sky. — Lake Tahoe from the South Shore

Pine trees and a small dock over brownish shore water and the blue-green lake water and mountains beyond, under a clear blue sky — Lake Tahoe and the west shore

Gray stone replica of an 11th century Norse castle, nestled in a conifer forest with mountains in the background — Vikingshholm at Emerald Bay.

Sacramento Locations

Sierra Nevada Foothills Locations

London Locations

Looking down a 2-lane city street under a gray sky: A red double-decked bus stops in front of old 4-5 story, rust-colored buildings on the right side. On the left, an older couple walk past a red phone box and dark side wall of a large theatre building. — “Hey Mom! I’m playing The Palace!”

A few parking spaces in front of the modern black, curved front of the Museum of London, with office and residential buildings of varying height behind it, under a gray sky — The Museum of London

Pedestrians walk past a grayish-brown 4-story building with white window trim and no identifying markings on a corner in the city — Private club in central London

Pedestrians abound near a brick-colored, 4-story building with white trim on a busy street corner. The black entry with gold lettering indicates it's a pub called The Cambridge. — The Cambridge Pub

Green vines grow up the wall of a large, 3-story, tan brick home with white-trimmed windows, a dark brown shingle roof, and four chimneys. Four white metal chairs surround a small round table on a freshly-mowed green lawn. — Could this be Jamie Knight’s house?

Tall shrubs and shade trees surround and create privacy for a large, green English garden and lawn with a stone or concrete path leading to a brown shed. — Jamie Knight’s garden?

Colorful flags surround a park-like square in a city with green lawn and leafless brown trees in the foreground and a large, square-looking, gray building with many windows in the background. — International flags in central London

Under an overcast gray sky, people stand in line for the London Eye ferris wheel, which stands next to a light colored two-story building with a dark roof. — The London Eye Ferris wheel

A retail shop called The Spice of Life stands behind pedestrians, bicycles and a red phone box on a London city street — A public phone box in London.

A man wearing tan trousers, a blue shirt, and gray trainers plays the violin on the sidewalk of a busy retail district. The violin case lays open on the sidewalk for tips.. — A local musician plays the violin on busy Oxford Street.

Two young women exit an upscale clothing store as nine pedestrians pass by. Large windows with the word Stradivarius painted on them expose the posh fashions inside. — Upscale fashion shop on Oxford Street.

An orange and black car sits in front of a tree and a small, white, two-story building with gray-trimmed windows, behind an iron fence on a city street. A man dressed in blue jeans and a blue shirt writes on a graffiti-covered, seven-foot tall, square white post. — Abbey Road Studios

Two men and a woman walk across a tree-lined, two-lane street in a marked city crosswalk. — Abbey Road zebra crossing

An old, light brown, six-story building with a pitched roof, at the end of a dead-end street, has the name "SLUG & LETTUCE" in white letters over its entry. — Fancy a pint at The Slug and Lettuce?

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