Strolling along the Santa Monica Pier watching children dance, old men sing and tourists take pictures
by The colorful Santa Monica Pier is home to silly escapism–but fun. Rather than write an essay about it, I’ll show you some photos I took …
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Big surf at Santa Monica Pier and the trapeze school and a rip tide you can see
I’m just going to post a few photos I took today when I went to the Santa Monica Pier to see the big surf created …
Santa Monica Pier: Fun at the beach without getting onto all that gritty sand
True confession: I am not much of a beach person. I don’t lay out on the sand to get a suntan. I don’t swim in …
Time to go kayaking, paddleboarding and kitesurfing in the California sunshine!
Winter barely happened in Southern California this year. We had less than half our normal rainfall and the winter weather, such as it was, was …
See boogieboarders, a bronze seal and beachgoers at Seal Beach California
Seal Beach is a trip back in time to the 1950s and 1960s. You can almost hear the Beach Boys singing ‘Good Vibrations’ as you …
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 …
Oooh scary! A tsunami zone sign on the streets of Venice California
I was in Venice taking photos of locations for another project, but I got distracted and began photographing the murals that are on both public …
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 …