Nurit and I went to the Huntington Library twice last week. Once to see the train exhibit and once for a special members tour. No photos were allowed in the train exhibit. What a beautiful place. ...Read More
This tree in our neighborhood has the same name as the orange juice and champagne drink and is beautiful when it flowers. It is unclear which came first the drink or the tree. They are roughly the sam...Read More
This flower was spotted just around the corner from our house in a very unlikely hedge. It is the flower of the Passion fruit vine. We sure live in a blessed place. What a great back yard scuba find....Read More
I was talking to a missionary from the Calvary Church a week or so ago and I threw out one of my stock lines: “Karl Marx said that “religion is the opiate of the masses” but time h...Read More
One of the ideas that I promote is not just looking at things but actually seeing them. I call it backyard scuba because it is what people are willing to do underwater but forget to do in the backya...Read More
At the Arboretum Garden Festival they had a some very good musical groups. I was lucky enough to be there when the Taiko Drummers were there. I took a video and posted it on YouTube. Be sure to ...Read More
One of the best flower photos I have taken in a long time. Click on the photo and look at it full screen you can see the pollen on the bee’s back. I’d say National Geographic quality. Life...Read More
Lake Avenue is one of the major streets in Pasadena. Before the revival of Old Pasadena it was also the main shopping district. Today’s question is: How did it come to be called Lake Avenue wh...Read More
I was researching an immigration topic and came across this Census Bureau map showing the top ancestry by county in the US. Two surprises to me were the large portion of the country that is dominated ...Read More