I was taking pictures in the garden this afternoon, when I noticed this hibiscus was correctly indicating the time to be about four o’clock. Click the image for full-size.
Skipper and Lantanas
Just as we were leaving the garden shop today, I snapped this picture of a Sachem Skipper as it gathered nectar from these pink lantanas.
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Awestruck
Verna snapped this photo of me gaping into the Cañon del Muerte near Chinle, AZ. last summer. It was my 65th birthday, and I was really enjoying a beautiful day and awesome scenery in Northeastern Arizona.
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Smudge
I took this picture while on my after-lunch walkabout. The Standard Oil Refinery at El Segundo belched out this huge plume of black smoke and fire – it was scary at first, until I realized that it was a controlled burn of something in the refinery.
I wonder how many cars and trucks it would take and how long, to equal this huge emission of black crap into the air? I wonder if the AQMD will fine Standard Oil for this?
Our Favorite Hotel Room
We have mentioned before on our blog that we try to book the same hotel room when we go to Avalon for our anniversary. This is a photo of the actual room. We spent our wedding night here and several of the anniversaries too. A feature not shown in this view off-camera to the right is a lovely whirlpool Jacuzzi tub-for-two. This year, the room had a face lift from shabby-chic to this modern style.
I threw a little Flash™ code together to get this image to pan back and forth.
Manhattan Marriott Panorama
Now that I’m back in the Manhattan Beach office, I can take my after-lunch walks down past the Marriott Hotel. I paused last week to take this three frame panorama from the northwest corner of the property.
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