Aliens at the Pasadena Chalk Art Festival
by It is a double-header in Pasadena: the Alien Con is at the Convention Center and across the street dozens and dozens of chalk artists are …
Author: carollightwood
I moved to LA from San Francisco in 1974 and lived in various towns and neighborhoods around greater Los Angeles until 2019 when I moved to Tucson. Originally I was from Washington State.
Lummis Days celebrates that party animal with a critter puppet parade
Charles Lummis was quite a guy! Adventurer, author, editor of the L.A. Times, cross-country hiker, archeologist, photographer, and founder of the Southwest Museum. He was …
A rooftop view of Jacaranda trees blooming in Pasadena
Both Pretoria, South Africa and Brisbane, Australia are noted for their streets lined with Jacaranda trees (Jacaranda mimosifolia). In both cities the trees have bloomed …
Shake Shack vs. In-N-Out and the winner is…
The guys on CNBC keep going on and on about Shake Shack like it’s the greatest thing since Orange Julius! But what do a bunch …
The launch of Insight Mars lander seen from Pasadena
I watched the live stream on the NASA website until the actual launch at 4:05 a.m. and then rushed out to my balcony armed with …
A Bride and Groom in Union Station while the world walks by
On my way to an art/music festival at Grand Park I came across this couple having their wedding photos taken in Union Station. A few …
Registering voters and recruiting CSI at East LA College
For almost a century the League of Women Voters (LWV) has focused its efforts on registering voters. Women, men, whatever party they prefer–they are actively …
A Sunday stroll in Descanso Gardens near Los Angeles
Originally the Descanso Gardens was an estate where camellias and roses were grown commercially. The owners back then, Mr. and Mrs. Boddy, also replanted California oak trees …
The Animation Expo in Burbank is a place for women illustrators, animators
The city of Burbank welcomed the Animation Expo four or five years ago. It is a free event to showcase the work of young animators and …
Summer Fair season gets going with the Burbank Art Street Fair
I went to the Burbank Spring Art Fair in 2018 with the intention of photographing people who attended, but decided to show some of the …