Tag: LosAngeles

10 years ago a young Mountain Lion crossed two freeways…

10 years ago a young #MountainLion crossed two freeways and began a life in Griffith Park, a semi-wild area in the hills of #LosAngeles. #P22 became a trail-cam celebrity, outlived life expectancy for wild pumas and inspired a #wildlife bridge across the 101.

Waning health prompted biologists to bring him in for a checkup, but he was hit by a car first. Injuries & chronic illness were too much for him to survive in a sanctuary, and he’s been euthanized.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-17/p22-obituary-celebrity-mountain-lion-cougar-puma-griffith-park-california

P-22 in better days: a healthy mountain lion stalking along the ground at night, lit up by a camera flash, hills and the HOLLYWOOD sign in the background.

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I should clarify in case the ALT text isn’t visible – the attached photo from the LA Times is of P-22 in better days, spotted on a wildlife camera.

https://www.latimes.com/story/2022-12-17/stunning-photos-of-l-a-s-celebrity-mountain-lion

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On the way to and from Point Vicente, I stopped at Bluff Cove

On the way to and from Point Vicente, I stopped at Bluff Cove (also on the Palos Verdes peninsula). I was surprised to find that I could plainly see the skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles in the distance. I guess I’d never been there on a clear enough day before.

There were more people than I expected, but everyone was maintaining distance and most of them were masked up.

Really wish I’d had a tripod for the evening shot, though

#photo #coast #California #LosAngeles #cove #ocean #PalosVerdes

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Clouds flow over the snow-covered San Gabriel Mountains

Clouds flow over the snow-covered #SanGabrielMountains above #LosAngeles this morning. We've had a decent amount of rain this December, and snow in the mountains, leading to hopes for a wet winter and enough water to store for next summer. Oh, and skiing for those who are into that sort of thing 😁

Clouds flow over the snow-covered #SanGabrielMountains above #LosAngeles this morning. We've had a decent amount of rain this December, and snow in the mountains, leading to hopes for a wet winter and enough water to store for next summer.

Oh, and skiing for those who are into that sort of thing 😁

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Wait, *is* that a trail?

Steep dirt path up a hillside

Wait, *is* that a trail? There are a lot of branching trails in #HahnPark, and I took one that was steeper than the others because I wanted to make sure I had as much time as possible on top of the ridge before sunset. But after a while I started to wonder. By the time I got here, footing was tricky, and there was one point where I needed to use a hand to brace myself.

It wasn't a problem going uphill in daylight, but when I came back down after sunset, I made sure to take the shallower switchback trails instead!

#hiking #trail #steep #nature #hillside #California #LosAngeles

One of the (many) weird things about Los Angeles is that there are fragments of wilderness …

One of the (many) weird things about is that there are fragments of wilderness scattered throughout the suburbs. (Mostly where it was a pain to build, or someone owned a lot of land & decided to donate it.)

I had two photos of this junction and . I liked the colors in one, the composition in the other, and I just couldn’t get the balance right on the second. On a whim I desaturated it. Turns out it looks better in anyway!

One of the (many) weird things about #LosAngeles is that there are fragments of wilderness ...

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Sort of post-Googie, pre-Brutalist?

Looking up at the walls of a hotel near LAX. The #patterened #facade in the first photo is repeated on several other walls around the hotel. Above it are many layers of #interleaved balconies for the hotel rooms.

Does anyone know the term for this #architecture style? It’s sort of post-Googie, pre-Brutalist?

#LosAngeles #photo

Curved patterned facade

Interleaved curves.

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Not as good a photo, but a wider view for context, before they repainted a couple of years ago. The wall and balconies are on the tower to the left of the frame.

Not as good a photo, but a wider view for context, before they repainted a ...

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Apparently their neighbors reported them for renting it out as Airbnb or similar (which the …

Apparently their neighbors reported them for renting it out as Airbnb or similar (which the city doesn’t allow). Then they painted the house bright pink with giant 😜 and 🤐 emoji on it. Now the neighbors are complaining about the mural, but the city says it’s on private property 🤷‍♂️

Honestly I’m surprised – it sounds like the kind of area that would mandate specific shades of beige paint.

(LA Times, paywall)

‘Emoji house’ feud erupts as frustrated residents urge Manhattan Beach to take action.
Bright pink house with screwball emoji on it.

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#EmojiHouse #weird #LosAngeles #California

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(conversation includes link to The Guardian article) It made international headlines?

@OldBrushNewPaper It made international headlines?

Oh, of course it did. It’s a weird story with emoji. 🤦‍♂️ 😂

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@OldBrushNewPaper It’s not really the kind of area where people would respond with better murals, though. I could see that happening in neighboring Hermosa Beach, but Manhattan Beach is…how should I say this…stuffier?

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Wow, I should have gone looking for the Easy Reader to begin with. (It’s one of the two local papers in the area.) The owner comes off a *lot* worse with the additional background of how she allegedly treated the last long-term tenants.

More detailed article on the Emoji house from a more local paper.
The Emoji House war: A neighborhood feud erupts in El Porto
Susan Wieland had been away for a work conference since the end of May, but neighbors sent her the photo. Even so, upon returning to her home in the El Porto neighborhood of Manhattan Beach on the night of June 8, she wept when she actually saw her neighbor’s house. The house, a two-level…

– Easy Reader News

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“Customs officers do not like it when you try to bring a duffel bag full of 40 vacuum-sealed, frozen piranhas into Los Angeles.”

“Customs officers do not like it when you try to bring a duffel bag full of 40 vacuum-sealed, frozen piranhas into Los Angeles.”

#WTF #piranhas #LosAngeles

https://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-virgilio-martinez-central-piranhas-lax-peru-20190508-story.html

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Because seismic waves are slower than internet signals, it’s possible to send an alert after …

Because seismic waves are slower than internet signals, it’s possible to send an alert after an earthquake starts, but before the shaking reaches you. A few seconds’ warning is enough to pull over to the side of the road, climb down from a ladder, step away from a high shelf or window, put down a scalpel, etc.

Mexico & Japan both have systems like this, and Los Angeles has launched a pilot program with apps for both Android and iOS.

#earthquake #tech #LosAngeles

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Snow in the mountains above Los Angeles, after last week’s rainstorm.

Snow in the mountains above Los Angeles, after last week’s rainstorm.

Snow in the mountains above Los Angeles, after last week’s rainstorm.

Most winters there’s at least one snowfall in the mountains by December. Last winter, the first one didn’t hit until March. Here’s hoping we’ll see more water, both liquid and solid, this coming year!

#LosAngeles #winter #mountains #california

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Statues of a family of mastodons watching helplessly while one of their own is trapped in the La Brea Tar Pits

Statues of a family of #mastodons watching helplessly while one of their own is trapped in the #LaBrea Tar Pits.

Naturally-occurring asphalt (yes, #LosAngeles had asphalt millennia before it had cars!) seeps out of the ground all over the area. Portable fences keep people from stepping in it. #Prehistoric animals were less fortunate, and a museum houses an incredible array of #IceAge fossils found here.

(Flashback to 2013, can’t believe I hadn’t posted it here yet.)

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Hello, my name is Kelson. I’m a computer programmer in the Los Angeles area…

#reintroductions #introductions Hello, my name is Kelson. I’m a computer programmer in the #LosAngeles area. I like #scifi, #fantasy & #comics (behind on a lot, keeping up w/ #TheFlash, Saga & #JessicaJones). I tend to talk about #webdevelopment and #tech, and I still have a #blog.

I also talk about #books at @KelsonReads (currently reading Sparrow Hill Road) & post scenic #photography at @kelsonv

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First significant snow above Los Angeles this winter! Unfortunately, it’s almost spring.

First significant snow above Los Angeles this winter!

First significant snow above Los Angeles this winter!

Unfortunately, it’s almost spring.

#losangeles #sangabrielmountains

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Lee Vibber We were just looking at this same snow from our vantage point. At least there’s been a little, it’s better than nothing!
Mar 5, 2018, 3:33 PM

Jim Vibber It’s been great, seeing a little bit of snow lingering on Mt. Saddleback. I haven’t seen much of that in over 10 years.
Mar 5, 2018, 5:18 PM

Kelson Vibber Yeah, the snowfall in 2008 was *amazing*!
Mar 5, 2018, 7:23 PM