Up jumps a reason to celebrate...zero to 60

I don't know

...'cept you are cruising along...



and kinda enjoying the day to day...











A walk.....

a bunch of things to occupy your time....


Babies are born..

Everyone needs some fun....



Get your
check ups and your trims

















Eat fine foods....

















and smell the roses


























and well,
wham a big number to celebrate your years here on earth.....
















A blow out as it were.....












family arrives from near and far...


































Stop to celebrate a birthday













and then motor on to the next fine day.

Day at the school fair

Walked over to the nearby school

saw a frenzy of activity

...the school fair.
















Lots of looking and playing on
the sidelines....








































Murals burst with color...


























By my calculation, it is better to buy a basket of 4 movies here







than a month's subscription to Netflix...

and support your local magnet too.

LAT Festival of Books - days of books

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books has had an annual book festival for the past 15 years.



It is a friendly, curious crowd
appreciative of the venue. But more than just looking at books, people actually talk to one another.

LA, known for it's heavy drive time and traffic,
does get out and
exchange ideas.

Great panels with writers,
politocos, and
gourmet foodies - all there to cross
paths and connect.














A time to be on campus and enjoy the day.























Chronicle books puts out some silly titles..
always well packaged.

All things beautiful - Huntington Gardens/Farmer's Market

The annual plant sale at the Huntington fell
on this weekend...While I would love to be more
of a gardener, I don't have anywhere to put a beautiful plant...so I circulate and enjoy what I see.















Funny that Julia Childs has a rose, but then again, I went to a major garden
in Vancouver BC - Butchart Gardens, and low and behold - Baraba Bush
has a rose too.








This would be the one I would get - Rosa Ebb Tide. It is so fragrant.
























While I might have gone into the garden, I opted to avoid the crowds and find an equally pleasurable local - The Sierra Madre
Farmers' Market.


























Lilacs are a perennial favorite...hard
to grow in a warmer climate..but
here they are.




































Ladies who sell them.



















My quarter didn't do it for Mr. Silverman







He suggested that a dollar would do.....
aahh, inflationary pressures.