Friday, December 31, 2010

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.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Winter Rain


The rain was very heavy for a while.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Before the Storm


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

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Easter eggs already?


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

Monday, December 27, 2010

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.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Christmas at Church

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

Thursday, November 18, 2010

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.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

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.

Monday, November 15, 2010

White Point Nature Preserve- #3


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

Sunday, November 14, 2010

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.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

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.

Monday, October 11, 2010

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.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Shopping for Granite


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

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Image via Skype


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

Monday, October 4, 2010

Learning about Water


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

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Friday, October 1, 2010

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.

Friday, July 30, 2010

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.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Important Reminder

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

Monday, July 26, 2010

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.)

Sunday, July 25, 2010

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.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Rediscovered Toys


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

Friday, July 23, 2010

Airport Graphic


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

Thursday, July 22, 2010

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.


Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Hiking Trails


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

Monday, July 19, 2010

Water Lily


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

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Getty Villa


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

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Friday, July 16, 2010

Happy Birthday, Mom!


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

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

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.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Hotel Interior



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

Sunday, July 11, 2010

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

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Temescal Canyon Waterfall


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

Friday, July 9, 2010

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.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

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

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

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.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Palm Shadows

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

Monday, July 5, 2010

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.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

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!

Wayfarers Chapel

Wayfarers Chapel
See the archived posts from June about this historic and beautiful chapel.