Are there new lotus at the Echo Park lake? Well, maybe. There sure are water lilies.
by The lotus that have grown in Echo Park lake for almost a century were supposedly planted by that charismatic evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, whose Angelus …
Category: Los Angeles Gardens
Praise the lord! Angelus Temple is thriving and so are Aimee McPherson’s lotus plants (maybe)
It’s commonly believed, even by the Los Angeles Parks Dept., that celebrated evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson planted the Asian lotus plants in the lake that …
The Los Angeles Arboretum lake is full. Winter’s over but the California drought is not.
It’s amazing what happens after three days of steady downpour here in Southern California. The lake near Lucky Baldwin’s historic cottage in the L.A. Arboretum …
Who is this singer lip-syncing on Venice beach in California?
The music biz lost me when rap began to take over the air waves and I switched five of the six radio buttons in my …
A paddleboarder takes on the big surf at Venice
A storm way out somewhere in the Pacific sent 8 to 10 foot waves onto west facing beaches in Southern California. This is not an …
What do a Chris Paul mural and beach bikes for rent have in common? Vampires!
This mural of L.A. Clippers former point guard Chris Paul is right on the wide path along the beach in Venice, California, a wealthy neighborhood …
My vampires don’t visit the Venice canals, but they could have seen a Christmas kayak float if they did
The biggest Christmas boat parade in Southern California is in Newport Beach. There you can see over 50 yachts and boats decorated and cruising around …
So chilly! Surfing at Venice beach in Los Angeles in December
I realized that I’ve been writing about Venice beach without showing the beach, so here it is. I took these photos in late December and …
Oh those gorgeous bodies! Muscle men and bikini girls in Venice California
Okay, the headline is somewhat misleading, but in December there were not many bikini clad young women and muscle men on the beach in Venice. …
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I hadn’t been to the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles for years and years so it was a shock to walk from my parked car …