With my handlebar cam still snapping pix after my Beverly Thrills Bike Ride finished earlier in the afternoon of July 1, I decided on the pedal home that I’d detour under the recently opened Levitated Mass installation on the grounds of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and visit the rock I’d followed along …
An awesome neighbor spearheaded an informal July 4th block party yesterday, and Susan and I were one of a bunch of residents who participated. Susan made a cheesecake to share with anyone who dropped by to say hey, and I had semi-grand plans of displaying some of the finds that I’ve dug up over the …
So Susan and I were walking Ranger this morning, as we usually do. And we were at a point in the 1.3-mile route where we’re about midway up the long block of the street to the west of the one we live on. About 100 feet away we saw a black vehicle with the driver …
At the invitation of friend, biking blogger, and LA County Bicycle Coalition Boardmember Ted Rogers, I charted out and led a group “LACBC Sunday Funday” ride that took about 40 of us from the “slums” to the stars and all around the island of Beverly Hills. We endured a couple flats, collected the attentions of …
Found this mystery insect patiently perched on one of our backyard hibiscus blooms in the full light of yesterday’s morning sun (click it for the bigger picture):
Our treefrog Hop struck this most reflective and awesome pose this afternoon — and then even better: held it while I grabbed my camera and fumbled about trying to get a not blurry shot (click it for the bigger picture):
Almost eight years I’ve walked, biked, jogged past this, and only last week did it finally catch my eye on a slab of concrete bridging the parkway between the sidewalk and the curb down near the south end of our block (click it for the bigger picture): At first I thought it read “Campbell’s,” but …