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: Sports around Los Angeles
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 …
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 …
The #Olympics may not like Roller Derby but Hershey’s Candies sure does
Yesterday the 2013 Roller Derby season at the Derby Doll Factory here in L.A. ended. My granddaughter’s team played for the Junior championship, but ended …
And they’re off! The horse racing season at Santa Anita track has begun
I don’t know what is more beautiful–the horses or the buildings and grounds at the Santa Anita racetrack in Arcadia. I am not a gambler, …
Bicyling right through Union Station in L.A. then along the beach
As I was off to take photos of the old church near Olvera Street in Los Angeles, I came across a Cycling Club posing for …
Paddleboarding along the canals in the gorgeous Naples Island in Long Beach
Paddleboards are for rent along the Alamitos Bay beach in Belmont Shore. Taking a Sunday walk along the sidewalks beside the canals on Naples …
Roller Derby an Olympic Sport — maybe or maybe not
The day the 2012 Olympics concluded my granddaughter and her two cousins announced that they were going to be in the 2020 Olympics — as …