Tag: Torrance
Anti-solar rays over LA. Late afternoon, looking away from the sun.
Photo taken at: Los Arboles Park
todo: post as a follow-up to “Rays from the Anti-Sun!”
Seasonal Wetlands: Summer vs Spring
Seasonal Wetlands: Summer vs Spring by Kelson Vibber
It finally occurred to me to put together a side-by-side image of the one spot I managed to take photos of on both hikes!
On the right: May in Madrona Marsh, after winter and spring rains filled up the low-lying areas of the preserve.
On the left: Late August in the same spot, after summer had dried up the pools. Despite the drought, and helped along by a couple of freak summer storms, the ground is still holding onto enough moisture that the floor of the vernal pool is covered with low greenery instead of dry grass.
I know, it’s always better to put “before” on the left, and I tried it with that layout, but it ended up looking better this way.
I returned to Madrona Marsh at the end of summer to see how much it had changed since spring.
I returned to Madrona Marsh at the end of summer to see how much it had changed since spring.
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The last of the seasonal wetlands at Madrona Marsh…
Photo taken at: Madrona Marsh Preserve and Nature Center
The last of the seasonal wetlands at Madrona Marsh, a nature preserve surrounded by suburban Torrance, California. These pools spread over the grounds each winter and spring with storm water, and dry out each summer.
And it really is surrounded by the city. Housing tracts on two sides, retail on the third, and a Target on the fourth, just a few dozen yards to the right of this spot.
#marsh #trees #nature #madrona #madronamarsh #torrance #whpmyoasis #water #california #southbay
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Fragment of a hilltop view
Liftoff!
I slowly crept up toward the seagull hoping to get a photo of it perched on that pole, but it calmly turned around and flew off. I thought I’d missed it when I snapped the photo, but it turns out that I’d caught it just unfurling its wings.
And yes, the water really is that green. Ew.
Every time I’ve tried to reserve at the Torrance Benihana…
Every time I’ve tried to reserve at the Torrance Benihana, it’s been booked several days ahead. (But not other locations in the LA area, oddly enough.) Alas, the kiddo was not impressed with teppan. Except the onion volcano. #torrance #benihana #restaurant #backlit
Canada geese at the marsh. Remarkably unconcerned with an unpredictable human child 15 feet away…
Photo taken at: Madrona Marsh Preserve and Nature Center
Canada geese at the marsh. Remarkably unconcerned with an unpredictable human child 15 feet away, but then they *are* geese.
Seasonal wetlands at Madrona Marsh…
Photo taken at: Madrona Marsh Preserve and Nature Center
Seasonal wetlands at Madrona Marsh. Winter and spring rains fill up these shallow pools, which become home to birds, frogs, insects and more during spring and summer. By the end of summer, the pools dry up until the next year.
Reflecting pond at Wilson Park in Torrance at dusk.
Note (2024): This pond isn’t there anymore. it’s a splash pad now.
Treehouse at Wilson Park.
Treehouse at Wilson Park.