I don’t think I’m giving away any trade secrets if I tell you I write my post the night before it goes up, then program Blogger to post it at 12:01 a.m. Usually I’m all organized and prepared. But sometimes the day has worn me out and I don’t have a single pithy thing to […]
Who is Johnson? How does he rate a field? Oh, I looked, but I did not find. Much. Besides repeated mentions of Johnson Field (“an inactive spreading basin…used for passive recreational uses”), I found nothing but this interesting LA times article from 1992. The article discusses early plans for Hahamongna Watershed Park and a disagreement […]
When I met John Belushi I said, “Nice to meet you.” When I saw Brad Pitt in an empty diner, all I did was smile. But last Wednesday, when J. and I met a bunch of firefighters fresh off the mountain, I said, “You guys are amazing! There’s no way to thank you, but thank […]
Zen Monday is the day you experience the photo and give us your thoughts rather than me telling you what the photo’s about. I look for something worth thinking about or, failing that, at least something odd. As I post each new Zen Monday photo, I’ll add a label to last week’s to identify it […]
One evening last spring in Altadena, I took this photo looking through a storefront window. It was the first Altadena Arts Coalition Open House on May 15th (the second one was September 5th). I took so many other pictures that night I never got around to posting this one. Lately we’ve been having lovely evenings […]
In comments about yesterday’s photo Margaret asked, “What is the flat surface we see?” Here’s a closer view of it; it’s a catch basin, part of the Las Flores Water Company‘s system. I don’t know how it works, but I know it’s part of a larger group. A snooty crowd, frankly. They’re being a tad […]
While firefighters continue to target hotspots in the Station Fire, I thought it might be interesting to revisit a small brush fire area I’ve photographed before to check in on the progress of regrowth. I took this photo on August 13th before the Station Fire began. Though this area (viewed across Las Flores Canyon from […]
Here’s an action-packed sporting event involving three happy dogs who don’t have a care in the world, thanks to owners who love and care for them. That’s Sprocket on the left, Jerry in the middle and Boz on the right. John and I adopted Boz a little over six years ago and he’s been enhancing […]
There’s a new baby in the neighborhood. Rhea got to hold him one day last week. I think it put her in a pensive mood. John caught this shot with his iPhone. I wonder what Rhea was thinking. Maybe she was contemplating life’s passages. She started kindergarten this week. Go to Pasadena Daily Photo
Fyre Guard doesn’t have much of a web presence so I can’t tell you any more about the business than what we see in the photo. The place was closed when I took the picture and there wasn’t anyone to ask. Still, I love the look of the place. Click on the picture to enlarge […]
