Cruising around West Los Angeles, on or near Melrose Avenue which runs east/west across the city, this gallery of photos (part 1 today) was taken by Kat as I drove. Los Angeles is an interesting city, even in the normal everyday, and it was difficult keeping an eye on the road! I pulled over often as […]
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Sights from the Garden
The photos in this gallery were taken last Saturday as I wandered around at South Coast Botanic Gardens in Rancho Palos Verdes, Southern California. It’s a beautiful place; I highly recommend a visit. ~SueBee (photos by SueBee)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Endurance
unyielding stone beneath worn down bone protective cape, a ragged drape shoulders stooped and sagging reflective eyes, wherein memory lies of many tries, of failed ties self-made walls, treasured halls the daily shift, that load to lift cannot stay, don’t care to pray must get through another day endurance, her insurance. This week’s Photo Challenge theme is Endurance, which I’ve interpreted as the plight of the […]
Fascinated by the Brown Flower Tree
I expect many of us have seen the gorgeous, bright pink flowers of the silk floss tree, but have you ever seen that same tree in yellow and brown? I spotted this beautiful specimen at the South Coast Botanic Gardens this past weekend. One might expect the yellow flowers to turn brown as they’re drying up and ready […]
Thick as Bees
Buzzing, darting about, causing people to quickly duck, were what I assumed to be dozens of large bumble bees swarming on the purple salvia. Except they weren’t bees at all. Those frantic creatures were hummingbirds! I’ve never seen them gathered in such numbers as I saw at the South Coast Botanic Gardens this past weekend. I tried snapping clear, posed pictures, but it was […]
South Coast Botanic Gardens in Yellow
The past three days were packed with multiple events I was invited to, all on the west side of Los Angeles, so I stayed at my son’s place. I did manage to grab a few free hours Saturday morning, though, for a long-overdue visit to a favorite place on that side of town, the South Coast Botanic Gardens in Rancho Palos Verdes. As […]
Lady in the Pond
Today’s Foto Fix was taken in the lower garden area at the Huntington Library and Gardens in San Marino. I do enjoy reflections, but found this one particularly confusing/intriguing when flipped upside down. ~SueBee (photo by SueBee)
Weekly Photo Challenge: Humanity
(16 photos in gallery) This week’s Photo Challenge theme of Humanity, interpreted to mean selflessly caring for others, is one dear to the hearts of most of us, and yet truly acted upon by just some. And by those in varying degrees. While many go about their lives living for themselves, simply passing through each day, others spend those same days in […]
Back Alley Art, part 1
Saw some amazing graffiti driving around Hollywood…something different down every alley way. Never know what you’re going to find on the next wall! ~Kat (pics by Kat)
Not France, Not Italy, Temecula!
Friends are often surprised by some of our photos, mistaking the settings for somewhere in Europe. As our blog has hopefully proven, beauty and adventure are abundant in our own Southern California backyard. While traveling is awesome, and we’ve done much travel in Europe and throughout North America, there is more to see and do locally than we can even keep […]
Posters from the Great War
This collection of posters from the first World War (WWI) was on display at the Huntington Library and Gardens when I was there visiting Stinky. Viewing the posters, one naturally reflects that here we are today, nearly a hundred years, and many “great” wars later, still killing each other. A pitiful statement of certain aspects of mankind. I personally […]
Pontoon Boating on Lake Perris
(18 photos in gallery) Lake Perris, a beautiful, man-made lake in Riverside County, was the location of my son’s 31st birthday celebration last weekend. Friends and family pitched in and rented two pontoon boats for the day. We headed this way and that across the lake, sometimes in the same direction, other times opposite ends of the lake. The first few hours had some […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Adventure
This week’s Photo Challenge theme of Adventure is demonstrated by a statue I admired at Mount Palomar Winery in Temecula this past weekend. Children heading off on an adventure… what could be better?!! ~SueBee (photo by SueBee) (photo edited in Picasa3)
Looking Left
Photo taken in a West Hollywood back alley, north of Melrose, vines adding a bit of whimsy to the artwork. ~SueBee (photo by SueBee)
On the Water, Lake Perris
Unexpectedly beautiful is how I’d describe Lake Perris, a man-made lake in the Southern California desert, where our family camped and went boating this past weekend. More to come later….! ~SueBee (photo by SueBee)
Rosebud
A simple, lovely rosebud for today’s Foto Fix as Kat and I are heading off on a weekend of adventures, including wine tasting, camping, and boating, with family and friends, celebrating my son’s 31st birthday. Where did the years go?! Seems he was just a toddler. This rosebud showed its pretty face at the Huntington Library and Gardens while I […]
Backwards Hollywood
Was cruising through Hollywood with SueBee, snapping pics of the most unusual looking wall art. Thought this one was really neat! ~Kat (pic by Kat)
Back Alley Tomato
The photos in this gallery showcase the hardy plant Kat spotted as we cruised Melrose in Hollywood and West Los Angeles this past Sunday. Among the art-encrusted back alleys we bumped along, directly behind trendy shops, struggled this tomato vine, peeping through the fence, offering its fruit to anyone who would have it. ~SueBee (photos by Kat)
Lake Hollywood Reservoir
Kat and I went exploring Sunday afternoon, after a morning drive back up from San Diego. We’d been on a family weekend get-away and dropped Kat’s two older siblings at their places in Orange County and downtown Los Angeles. Kat and I first swung by the San Antonio Winery, then headed towards the west side of town. It […]
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