Category: Weather

August 27, 2013 /

LOS ANGELES IN THE 1920s – WOMAN AND PARROT

What could be better on a sunny day than sitting outside with a friendly parrot? In later years descendants of escaped birds would form huge flocks in the Hollywood Hills and Pasadena. That stand of fronds looks to me like a banana plant. I had one in front of my…

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August 6, 2013 /

WHAT GROWS IN HOLLYWOOD

May 24, 2013 /

HE HAS A GOOD EYE – WHICH WORKS OUT NICELY SINCE HE DESIGNS MOVIES

February 15, 2013 /

MORE ON THE METEOR – GUARDIAN UK – NEW YORK TIMES

Meteor shards hit Russia after explosion in the sky – video | World news | guardian.co.uk. The Tunguska Event – 1908 Hollywood pales in comparison. And as scientists tried to piece together the chain of events that led to Friday’s disaster — on the very day a small asteroid passed…

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January 24, 2013 /

CHICAGO DURING THE “MAD MEN” ERA

This goes out to my blogging friends in Chicago, where today and everyday this week it’s been below zero… Howell Conant for LIFE Magazine, November 11th, 1966

January 21, 2013 /

OUR PURPOSE ENDURES

MR. OBAMA: Vice President Biden, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens: Each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduring strength of our Constitution. We affirm the promise of our democracy. We recall that what binds this…

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January 21, 2013 /

INAUGURATION DAY IN LOS ANGELES

I, for one, am feeling damn festive. Today at the beach… Surf is 1-2 ft… Although I can’t guarantee you’ll catch this fellow… – Or, these good companions… Cheers to elephants and donkeys alike!

January 12, 2013 /

EVERYONE IN THE POOL

Los Angeles College Swim Team winter practice at El Mirador in Palm Springs On the board at El Mirador.  The tower you see in the background was part of the resort hotel – now a hospital is on the site and they have reproduced that particularly beautiful feature.

December 30, 2012 /

IT’S RAINING…

December 25, 2012 /

SUNRISE OVER THE MOVIE COLONY

No worries, no responsibilities, no deadlines, no appointments, no meetings, no agenda, no obligations, and I think I can handle it for just about a week… Christmas week. How about you? Wishing you a New Year of civility, accomplishment, profound good humor, and love.