Outdoor Excursions in So. Cal.

The following images originated on a hike and exploration within the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve which is located in the San Fernando Valley.  They belie the fact that this [water reclamation] site is adjacent to one of the all-time busiest freeway inter-changes (the junction of The 101 and The 405) in the U.S.:

Given that it really hasn't rained in So. Cal. since last March, most of the parks and open spaces are dry, dusty, trashed, and lacking greenery, so these images are a bit deceptive in portraying a more lush landscape. Nonetheless, there were a lot of waterfowl and this spot is known as a migration rest area around this time of year. Finally, my energetic little grand-daughter, Camila A.B., has been developing into quite the fellow adventurer as she's now able to keep up and go exploring with me on frequent outdoor excursions.

Exflorations - Repeat from 2013

Liked the original of this image 
enough to post variations on it 
repeatedly via various s/n apps.

San Fernando Valley 

Bird of Paradise

Winter, 2013

Local History & Historians - Know Your Own Backyard

Three late-19th Century Images of Residences in Los Angeles

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     For no reasons other than I like these particular photographs and local architectural history in general, the following three images represent varying residential architectural styles popular in Los Angeles in the late-1890s.  At some date in the near future I'd like to add a few of my own photographs to this little selection.

Exflorations - Pala Rey Paleta

Fooling around a bit with my digital flower collection - this image was collected at a site in northern San Diego County, California in January, 2009 and was edited just now . . . . .

ExFlorations - Gramercy Place Symmetry

Here's an original image I captured 10/05/2014 whilst on a morning hike through my neighborhood.  The long, hot, dry, extended summer weather here in Los Angeles has taken a heavy toll on local flora.  Though the strong have survived, they look like they've taken a quite a beating.  The weak, with few options, have withered and wilted with the slightest promise that they'll return another day.