These five cactus pads were rescued as tiny sprouts a from a single dying pad (its remains visible on the right side of the pot) that had disconnected from the main plant. I’m particularly fond of the exulting “arms” the pad in the middle has grown. After Saturday’s rains, this tiny forest of mushrooms sprang …
Nah, that headline ain’t some sorta code. Just the general compass points I was facing when I snapped the following images in the vicinity of Dante’s View while on our way up to the top of Mt. Hollywood Saturday morning. What I’m taken most with is the fact that though the two shots were taken …
Chicken Boy on Broadway 1974 Originally uploaded by mr. rollers My friend and fellow walking and biking and Los Angeles history enthusiast Walt has posted on his 90042 Blog the picture at right taken by my friend, awesome photographer and urban cyclist extraordinaire Stephen “Mr. Rollers” Roullier. Beyond being awesome, it reminds me I don’t …
(click for the bigger picture) For the last couple years (at least), every time I’ve passed the Sun-Lake Pharmacy’s neon at night it’s been off and I grumble to myself about what a shame it is that it’s not blazing bright on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Parkman in my section of Silver Lake. …
It’s been purty quiet around these here blogparts this first few days of the new year/decade. Not a lot going on but chores ‘n stuff: de-cluttering of the yards, de-decorating of the house, re-vacuuming of the floors, recycling of the Christmas tree, laundry, revisiting of the Costco, reviewing of the Rose Parade, along with a …
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Tonight’s blue moon, two days from its full stage on the last day of the year and the decade, as seen from my office window via the 6.1x digital zoom of my cam with the lens against the eyepiece of my 12×25 binoculars and the whole thing balanced on my knee with my leg propped …
Here’s another one of my 30-second exposures, taken of the view outside our Lucia Lodge cabin in Big Sur at 9:21 p.m. September 3 (click for the bigger picture): I’ve gotten a whole bunch of snaps up on Flickr in the following sets: Big Sur Scenery Carmel Mission Carmel Scenery Animals