Fireboat at the Port

I like the way the reflections show both the fireboat at the Port of Los Angeles at some of the port activity.

Winter Rain

The rain was very heavy for a while.

Before the Storm

A big rain storm was predicted; here's the sunset before it arrived.

Easter eggs already?

These items were on the shelf of my local supermarket last Thursday, Dec. 23. They're already preparing for Easter?

Today's Sunset

This afternoon you could see the island of Santa Barbara. If you look closely at the shoreline, you can also see the island of San Nicolas which much farther away.

after the Christmas night rain

Christmas at Church

The church's Bible was surrounded by poinsettias and red candles on Christmas morning.

Coming Home

My commute brings me home via the Vincent Thomas Bridge. This day the sunset was lovely. You can see Catalina Island in the distance, too.

November Rainbow

It's unusual to have rain here in November, but this is the rainbow I captured from my car window last Monday, November 8.

White Point Nature Preserve- #4

White Point Nature Preserve- #3

This bird box is to help some of the wild life in the preserve.

White Point Nature Preserve- #2

A portion of this land was a Nike missile site. During WWII, there were 16 inch guns in this battery.

White Point Nature Preserve- #1

This open space nature preserve was created on land that was military land until 1978. In 2000, the City of Los Angeles allowed the land to be used as a nature preserve. A large group of volunteers transformed it into a beautiful space of conservation.

Cloudy Sunset

We had rain last week. That's quite unusual for October. Plus just the week before we had the hottest days on record.

Shopping for Granite

I've been trying to find the right piece of granite for our bathroom remodel. What a dilemma!

Image via Skype

The image got quite pixilated today while I was talking to my relatives in Asia.

Learning about Water

This Wayland portable learning lab is parked at my school right now.

Abalone Cove

Algae Bloom at Abalone Cove

Double Rainbow

We've had very unusual weather this week. Monday was the record high for Los Angeles, 113º. It was 94º here in RPV. Today there was rain in the area. I noticed these double rainbows on the way home this afternoon.

Medals from Races

Here are the things I got from finishing the San Francisco Half-Marathon. The SF was the third and culminating race from the three-race California Dreamin' Series: Long Beach Half-Marathon (in October, 2009), Surf City (Huntington Beach in Feb., 2010) and the San Francisco last Sunday.

Rancho Palos Verdes

Important Reminder

This message was posted along the course of the San Francisco Marathon-- at the top of a hill.

Runners Helping Organs R Us

Here are some of the 8394 runners who ran the first Half-Marathon. (San Francisco had two separate half-marathons. One goes across the Golden Gate Bridge. The other starts at GG Park and ends at the Embarcadero.)

San Francisco Marathon

Today I ran the first half-marathon in San Francisco. It took me 2 hours 45 min and 53 seconds.

This is the start area for the half-marathon that started at the Embarcadero, went across the Golden Gate Bridge, and ended in Golden Gate Park.

Rediscovered Toys

My granddaughter rediscovered these toys last week and played with them for hours.

Airport Graphic

This picture which changes from night to day is in the Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX.

Hikers

These members of the "slow-moderate" speed group of Sierra Club were picking stickers out of their socks after coming down the hill shown yesterday.

Hiking Trails

This is not much of a trail, but we followed our leader.

Union Station- Los Angeles

Water Lily

I enjoyed experimenting with my macro setting on my camera while looking at the water lilies at the Getty Villa.

Getty Villa

The Getty Villa is a reconstruction of a Roman house. The gardens and pools are quite restful.

Sunset during Heat Wave

Happy Birthday, Mom!

My mother is 85 years old today. She's pictured her with her grandson and great-grandson a few weeks ago.

Reflection

Stimulus Dollars at Work

Young Fan at Angel Stadium

Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA is the site of today's baseball All-Star game. That's Gene Autry in the photo with the boy and his rally monkey before an Angel game a few weeks ago.

Hotel Interior

This is part of the interior of Hotel Maya in Long Beach-- near where we launched the sailboat.

Club Chukkers

Yesterday we watched Club Chukkers at Will Rogers State Park. A chukker is a 7.5 minute period that is part of a polo match.Publish Post

Temescal Canyon Waterfall

Our hike today ended shortly after we came to this waterfall.

Sailing inside of the Long Beach breakwater

Our family enjoyed an afternoon of sailing in Long Beach today. Our daughter who lives in New York recently took sailing lessons on the New York River.

We rented a boat so that she could practice some more.

Hallelujah Chorus

The conclusion of Tuesday's concert was the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah with fireworks. The fireworks at the Bowl are always timed perfectly. It was very impressive

Hollywood Bowl

Last night we attended a concert of the L.A. Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. It was a cold evening, but it's always fun to be at the Bowl.

Palm Shadows

This is a portion of Angel Stadium in Anaheim last week. It's a lovely ball park.

Stone People

These "people" were on the shore here in RPV downhill from the Trump National Golf Course. We fixed the eye of the female.

Independence Day, 2010, United States of America

On this day, 234 years ago, Thomas Jefferson's version of the Declaration of Independence was adopted. To hear the entire document read, go to http://www.npr.org/templates/rss/podlayer.php?id=5525163.

Happy Independence Day!