Kids love the animals at La Purisima Mission!
Little lambs...
Salmon pink walls against blue sky.
The stairs up to the campanario.
A bucolic scene...
The chapel with the great acoustics!
Soldiers' dining table, as it was in the 1820s.
Plaques everywhere tell you about the mission during its heyday.
The weaving room. 1,000 blankets were made at the mission each year.
Pretty architecture.
Gardens, through an archway.
A little building in the back of the mission, as seen through an archway.
The leather shop- leather was used for the roof beams, ropes, soldiers' shields, pouches, shoes, saddles, and harnesses.
The room where dignitaries were received.
A lovely scene through an archway. I love Spanish arches!
Flowers that look like they are made of soft fabric.
Spanish fountain in the garden amongst olive trees.
A bench beside flowers.
Fountain in the garden with the mission's many rooms behind.
Pigs with wavy-rimmed ears!
The colors of the countryside are just gorgeous at the mission- a silvery green.
The modern visitor center.
Map showing the coastline and mountains.
Abalone shell kids can touch and admire.
The mission bell.
Huge religious songbook that dates to the 16th century.
Exhibit showing concrete columns with steel reinforcing.
Exhibit about a group of men, called Company 1951, who rebuilt the mission.
A bull!
A family visits the mission.
Cowhides in the sun.
Cuartel.
Where work was done.
Where the men slept.
A pretty scene.
The candle-making room.
Bell and columns.
Spanish fountain.
A donkey!
Cute donkey.
Not sure what they're implying here lol...
Pig blowing bubbles in the water.
Turkey!
Gorgeous view in wintertime.
Hilarious sheep.
Horse!