April 16, 2009 at 4:54 PM
· Filed under Bob's 3D Stuff
Posted by Bob
This fountain is located on Cabrillo and Marcelina in Old Downtown Torrance. The fountain is a gift to the city of Torrance from Mrs. Celia Pons. The fountain was dedicated to the memory of the Late President on September 14, 1964.
Anybody that can remember November 22, 1963 will almost certainly remember where they were and what they were doing when they got the news about the slain president. My ‘where I was and what I was doing’ story takes me back to when I was on active duty in the U.S. Navy. I was stationed at the Naval Air Station, Point Mugu, California. After driving one of the Pilots to the administration building, I was returning to the flight line in the division’s Jeep. One of the division petty officers was in his car in the parking lot listening to the radio. He said “they shot the president!” For the next few days, the base commander directed all sailors to wear dress or undress blues instead of the usual dungarees. I remember riding back to Santa Monica along the coastline (SR 1) and seeing a throng of media outside of the beachfront home belonging to Peter Lawford who was married to one of Kennedy’s sisters. Radio stations played nothing but dreadful dirge music, as I recall.
To view the 3D image, you will need 3D glasses. Click on the image to enlarge.
If you don’t have a pair of 3D glasses yet, you can see the 2D version here.
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April 15, 2009 at 7:07 PM
· Filed under Home & Garden, Photography
Posted by Verna
Neither of us could decide which of the only two pictures I took in the garden today should appear in today’s post. So why not both? Click on one or the other of the two thumbnails to enlarge.
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April 14, 2009 at 8:00 PM
· Filed under Home & Garden
Posted by Verna
Taken in Mom’s garden today:
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April 13, 2009 at 5:54 PM
· Filed under Home & Garden
Posted by Verna
This week I have these beautiful Asian Lilies in the vase. According to the label on the wrapper, these are called “Kathryn:”
These gracefully open to form backward curving orange-pink petals brushing to a pearl-white center and throat.
Click on the image to enlarge.
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April 12, 2009 at 5:02 PM
· Filed under California House, Food and Dining
Posted by Verna
We prepared a ham to bake while we were at the range today. After we got home and cleaned our guns, we finished up our Easter Sunday meal. Yummy.
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April 11, 2009 at 7:02 PM
· Filed under Culture, Home & Garden
Posted by Verna
One of this year’s Easter lilies backlit with sunlight. Click image to enlarge.
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April 10, 2009 at 6:14 PM
· Filed under Family
Posted by Verna
I took this photo of my nephew, Drake, at Mom’s the other day. Carol and BB, my sisters, brought Drake to visit Mom and Dad. Drake, who is almost two years old, was helping me while I watered some of Mom’s plants. He would dip a cup into the water bucket and carry it to a plant that needed water. Of course, in this picture, he is wearing one of ‘Papa’s’ white shirts because not all of the water went into the pots.
Ain’t he just the cutest little thing? I just want to pinch his little cheeks! Click the image for a closer look.
We’ve posted pix of Drake here before:
Baby Drake
Oh No! Not the Flashy Thing Again!
Drake’s First Christmas
Happy Birthday Dad
Family Visits
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This fountain is located on Cabrillo and Marcelina in Old Downtown Torrance. The fountain is a gift to the city of Torrance from Mrs. Celia Pons. The fountain was dedicated to the memory of the Late President on September 14, 1964.
