Clouds of colors at the Holi Festival
by Once again the South Pasadena Education Foundation sponsored a Holi Day festival with all the thrown powdered chalk in fun colors. Here are some South …
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Never rains in California…except in winter
Even though the local weather people didn’t tell us, this must be an El Nino year. With this current storm system, a “pineapple express” is …
The Super Blood Wolf Eclipse as seen on the West Coast
Here it is. I took the photo with my little old Canon camera. It really was red and then clouds came up and obscured it …
Decorating the 2019 South Pasadena Rose Parade float
In keeping with the “Melody of Life” theme for the 2019 Tournament of Roses Parade the city of South Pasadena is entering a float called …
Ripe dates on palm trees on Christmas Day
No snow on the palm trees or freezing, snowy weather in Pasadena or Los Angeles on Christmas Day, 2018. In fact, the date palms planted …
No guns. No knives. No cigarettes. A sign of the times at Kaiser?
The new sign that greets patients at the Kaiser Permanente Optical office reads: “No Weapons Allowed”. Smoking, of course, has been banned in most California …
Queen Sassy Classy as Lady Godiva and other strange stuff at the Doo Dah Parade
What a surprise! The photos of the 2018 Doo Dah Parade I thought had vanished turned up last night, so here are more pix of …
Creative chaos at the Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena
Launched 41 years ago as a send-up of the oh-so-serious Tournament of Roses parade, the PasadenaDooDah parade has been wacky and chaotic from the start. …
Day of the Dead altar honoring Coco Chanel in Pasadena
Day of the Dead has passed but I just came across photos of the altar in the front window of a store on Holly Street …
Going to the DMV in Pasadena. In and out in 2 hours
The notice from the DMV about renewing my Driver’s License stated that I had to actually show up at a DMV office this year. The …