May 31, 2019
The heron takes no chances with visitors to the pond, retracts effortlessly from fishing stance to ready-to-spring-into-flight mode, then waits to see what's what. (Answer: photog and dogs retreat, heron soon catches a snack.)
May 30, 2019
While still grateful that the climate-appropriate May Gray/June Gloom weather pattern continues, it's still good to be reminded of the hot and sunny summer days to come.
Throwback Thursday: Summer crowds in Paradise Cove on August 22, 2010.
May 29, 2019
From spring green to fuel load in two short months.
May 28, 2019
Someone was a bit camera shy.
May 27, 2019
But just a tiny bit of rain.
May 25, 2019
Filled with visitors and buffeted by non-stop traffic in the modern day, Palisades Park in Santa Monica started out rustic, whimsical, and little bit DIY.
May 24, 2019
Shot through the windshield with the wipers on so yeah, out of focus AND blurry. More of a mood than an actual photograph, but it gives you the general idea.
May 19, 2019
No complaints here but really? Rain in mid-May?
Here's the post-rain sky in Bluffs Park this afternoon where it was just me and the dogs and about a million sparkling, darting dragonflies.
May 18, 2019
I wish the signs were in better focus, but the scene sure captures the bustle and energy of Broadway back in the day.
May 16, 2019
I know it's out of focus and it's definitely out of season (this was shot in October) but I've been missing the Cuthbert cottage a lot these days so here's a Throwback Thursday sunset from one of my favorite homes.
Throwback Thursday, taken on October 25, 2015.
May 15, 2019
Today we get a two-fer, a pair of Puppy Wednesday golden retrievers AND a 'Bu Plate Special.
I ❤️ Malibu.
May 14, 2019
Take a walk in Bluffs Park and you're see that The Fade is almost complete.
May 13, 2019
We're in the midst of another painted lady migration and really, don't they look like they're part butterfly and part moth?
May 12, 2019
Coyotes: SMMC land behind the Cuthbert cottage on June 21 (the solstice!) 2015.
Ducks: The Pepperdine pond on April 30, 2015
Hawk's nest: Cornell Road on May 23, 2017
May 11, 2019
Built in the 1920s for a whopping two million dollars, according to the infograf on the postcard, it was an homage to art deco style. Last year, author Susan Orlean wrote about the 1986 fire that devastated the structure and many of its collections.
May 10, 2019
A nice bunch of clouds squeezed out just enough raindrops to create a few puddles and give the flowers here a refreshing drink.
May 9, 2019
Still one of my favorite beaches anywhere.
Throwback Thursday: Paradise Cove on March 11, 2011
May 8, 2019
And Daisy says all is well as long as she's with her duck.
May 7, 2019
Because it's chilly.
May 6, 2019
ReadysetGO!
May 5, 2019
May 4, 2019
Before politics and the Army Corps of Engineers helped the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro win the Free Harbor Fight, the Mile Long Pier in Santa Monica was the longest wharf in the world. If you've ever been to Wilmington or either of the two major ports south of us, you know Santa Monica dodged a bullet.
May 3, 2019
The May Gray/June Gloom marine layer has arrived and while I'm an enthusiastic fan of any weather pattern that suggests climate change hasn't swallowed us whole just yet, this tiny break in the overcast, with blue skies and even bluer waters, was a sweet respite.
May 2, 2019
Almost six months later and it's still so hard to process. Virtually everyone I know in Malibu and Seminole Springs lost their homes. They're all at various stages of grinding through multiple levels of unbending bureaucracies while still processing shock and grief.
Throwback Thursday: Before and after the Malibu fire, Navajo Road in Seminole Springs
May 1, 2019
Daisy hits the snooze button.
And in other news, Walt got a haircut! And yes, that's a bow on his collar and someone's finger on the lens. Sigh to both.
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