Hawthorne flowers blooming in a December heat wave.
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Sun halo spotted a few weeks ago.
Wildfire season is year round in California these days.
Is it the shoes?
Iridescent clouds
“Gotham needs you.” View of the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco on a recent trip.
Photo taken at: San Francisco Marriott Marquis
“Gotham needs you.” View of the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco on a recent trip.
Reverse sunset. The day was remarkably clear, the Santa Ana winds having swept all the smog out to sea…
Reverse sunset. The day was remarkably clear, the Santa Ana winds having swept all the smog out to sea, but at the end of the day you can see the dust coming in from the desert. Tomorrow will still be hot and dry, but it won’t be as clear.
Layers of Hollywood hills & San Gabriel mountains on a clear LA day. Nice to have a break from the smog.
Layers of Hollywood hills & San Gabriel mountains on a clear LA day. Nice to have a break from the smog, and actually see landmarks 15 miles away (not to mention the mountains behind it!) #losangeles
Slippery when wet. (Honestly, it seems kind of redundant.)
Slippery when wet. (Honestly, it seems kind of redundant.) Summer storms are unheard of in this part of California (outside the mountains, anyway), but after a day of Florida-style humidity to go with the heat, I shouldn’t have been surprised when the sky opened up in the afternoon.
Breaking through. Late afternoon sunlight breaking through the clouds last Thursday.
Breaking through.
Late afternoon sunlight breaking through the clouds last Thursday.
Backlit clouds casting shadows on the sky.
Zoo map
Zoo map
The tipuana trees are are finally blooming, looking a lot like yellow jacarandas. But the actual jacarandas next to them are pretty much done for the year, only a handful of purple flowers hanging on as the summer leaves take over.
The tipuana trees are are finally blooming, looking a lot like yellow jacarandas. But the actual jacarandas next to them are pretty much done for the year, only a handful of purple flowers hanging on as the summer leaves take over.
I was amused to discover that a Starbucks in Beverly Hills is decorated in coffee-stain chic.
I was amused to discover that a Starbucks in Beverly Hills is decorated in coffee-stain chic.
Remember to vote in local elections. Initiatives, council & school board members, judges…
Remember to vote in local elections. Initiatives, council & school board members, judges, etc. affect you and your community directly even if it’s not as exciting as the Presidential race. And the people elected locally go on to build the pool of state and national candidates. If you care about 2018 or 2020, get out and vote locally to get the ball rolling.
Rainy day
Rainy day
eighteenbelow says:
I hope the rain isn’t too intense down there! I’d heard you were expecting a lot of heavy rain and wind today.
Thanks. It was intense in a lot of places, but our neighborhood did about as well as the last big storm. Northern California has been having it really bad, though. It’s weird to go from 6 years of drought to catastrophic flooding.
Venus is surprisingly high in the sky right now.
Venus is surprisingly high in the sky right now.
Up is down.
There’s never been such a day…
Photo taken at: Kenneth Hahn Park
There’s never been such a day… #losangeles #skyline #snowymountains #christmaseve #whitechristmas (the intro, anyway)
Downtown Los Angeles skyline after Sunday’s storm. Zoom photo from the LAX area
Downtown Los Angeles skyline after Sunday’s storm. Zoom photo from the LAX area.