April 30, 2018
You have to squint to see them but here are the first blooms of lavender from the courtyard garden.
April 29, 2018
April 28, 2018
April 27, 2018
The wild parrots of Solstice Canyon make it clear when the interview is over.
\
April 26, 2018
It's some of the prettiest light of the year, that hour or so as the marine layer burns off and the sun filters through and the springtime colors come back to life.
April 25, 2018
After last year's ferociously hot -- and let's not forget humid -- summer, I offer no complaints about the early arrival of the May Gray/June Gloom coastal fog situation.
April 24, 2018
They're taking a time out from stalking the hummingbird feeder (that's what those fluttery shadows are, the unhappy hummingbirds) which they've learned to tip and drain.
April 23, 2018
It's disappointing to learn that this pretty little flower, asphodelus fistulosus, is not only a non-native, it's considered a noxious and invasive weed.
April 22, 2018
This year's wildflower bloom is somewhat subdued but as even in the driest times, these tiny purple ones are a cheery constant. Love the golden anthers.
April 21, 2018
From the industrial end of Malibu, where the deep fryers never sleep, the enigmatic 'bu muse makes her way through traffic.
And while we're here may I just say how every time someone new takes over Flickr, the site that hosts my photos, they make pointless, dopey, definitely-not-better updates? This newest iteration is now asking users to approve 'privacy' permissions that are as cynical as they are porous. AND the company asking you to agree to this public nudity is called SmugMug. UGH.
Thank you. Useless rant, feel better anyway.
April 20, 2018
We had the rare pleasure of unheralded rain yesterday, no hyped-up storm watch, no minute-by-minute updates, none of that precision radar that strips the joy from the unexpected.
It was just a few sprinkles for just a few minutes but the privacy of it felt like we were getting away with something.
April 19, 2018
One of the striking things about Solstice Canyon is the comeback of so many of the trees that burned in the 2007 Corral Fire.
A bit of ocean and a bit of border collie are included in the photo to forestall the 'no no please no more green' comments but the truth is, there is even more marveling at the seasonal change tk.
April 17, 2018
Happy birthday, wild puppy!
April 16, 2018
There's a limited amount of change to be made at this point of PCH, where the mountains crowd the coast and and leave just a slim spit of land for the road to pass through.
April 15, 2018
A hummingbird and blackbird sharing a tree as the shadows go long and evening edges in.
April 14, 2018
'Bu plate special, the lifestyle edition:
April 13, 2018
Just the blink of an eye, our season of green, and you never quite get used to it.
April 12, 2018
You can hear the water at this point of the trail but it's running low and slow and you can't quite see it.
April 11, 2018
Yes, that's an empty dog bed next to Walt and Daisy and yes, had Walt chosen that one Daisy would have followed him there as well.
Sorry, Walt. There's no such thing as personal space when you're living with the wild puppy.
April 10, 2018
It's not really a secret trail because the entrance is right out there in the open. Still, hardly anyone wanders in and that's part of the magic. It's a narrow path through stands of fire-scarred trees (a bit more about that later this week) and if you're lucky, for minutes at a time you can hear birds and wildlife and the breeze through the leaves and not a single human-made sound.
April 8, 2018
The giant coreopsis bloom has begun along the coast but I haven't had the will yet to visit the Point Dume headlands because so many of the magnificent plants there are struggling from years of drought and really, it's just heartbreaking.
April 7, 2018
Usually with vanity plates you can at least get the gist. My brain goes to translation so it's 'and woof!'. Unless it's ET's dog.
April 2, 2018
April 1, 2018
No particular reason for this post, I just like this photo from a few years ago. And since it's been too foggy lately to shoot the (sadly diminished this year) giant coreopsis bloom on Point Dume, here's a squiggle of sea grass shadow instead.
|
Media
|
Politics
|
|
|
LA Biz
|
Arts, Books & Food
|
LA Living
|
Sports
|
of LA Observed
