Cooler temperatures haven’t put a damper on blooming things around here. (I just love the way Southern California thumbs her nose at convention and wears spring clothes all year round.) Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
There is something magical about the lavender glow coming up through glass squares in the sidewalk outside Zinnia on Mission. It’s not the yellow brick road but it’s definitely on the same map. Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
Art and music combined to create a festive evening in downtown South Pas last night. Here, the South Pasadena Strings Program youth orchestra played outside the library, entertaining all who came to see the California Art Club Plein Air exhibition and shaming me for ever ditching piano lessons as a kid. Such big music from [...]
Looking for an inspirational Saturday night? Spark your creative fire, find your muse or just check out some great art at South Pasadena ArtsFest, tonight from 5-10PM. The California Art Club Plein Air Paint-out exhibition will be on display in the South Pasadena Library Community Room. In addition eight more galleries and studios will be [...]
I’ve highlighted this striking little South Pas resident before, but I felt particularly compelled to bring him back to the blog. You see, he bears a striking resemblance to a character in a new book that everyone it talking about. I heard two girls raving about it at the train station. I received several email [...]
It’s the first of the month, and than means it’s Theme Day for participating City Daily Photobloggers. This month’s theme is Contrast. Lovely, mesmerizing contrast. It’s why I adore monochrome photography and night shooting — all those dark darks and silvery lights turn my little bedroom community of South Pas into a film noir playground. [...]
I love the stretch of Hawthorne that runs along the train tracks. Most of the time it’s just a quiet, small town road. At sunset, however, it transforms into a lacy study of color and light. Just look at the leafy silhouettes, the relics of our wired world and that MGM technicolor backdrop of a [...]
I spotted this gorgeous candy-apple confection the other day. But where are the hubcaps? It’s like a great dress with no shoes! Still, the old girl is fetching in her bare feet… Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
I’m glad South Pas hangs on to so much of its old stuff. Take this alleyway, for example. A fresh coat of paint and a new garage door would suffocate the soul of this old building. New isn’t always better. In fact, new is a construct that can create insecurity, competition and greed. But entropy? [...]
I can’t help it. I always see a place as a potential setting for a movie scene and this unusual entryway is no exception. River rock! Wrought iron! A flag! Come on, people … if you were directing this film, what would happen here? Read the Full Story at Glimpses of South Pasadena
