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Euro Architecture in the South Bay

We passed this interesting building while driving along Anaheim Street in Wilmington last week. It is surprising to see this very European-looking entryway with intricate scroll work and a caprice figurehead.

An internet search on ‘European Architecture” turned up a link to a very interesting website: an Architecture Glossary by Roberta Barresi. The glossary is highly illustrated with photos of many European examples of architecture and has a thorough definition for many esoteric architectural styles and objects.

Euro Architecture

April 14, 2008 by Culture Photography

Bearded Iris

bearded irisThis very pretty bearded iris is making a reappearance from a year ago. Some quick research brought up this set of facts about this pretty flower.

Bearded iris, Iris germanica, is a hardy, long-lived perennial that require a minimum of maintenance. The flowers have six petals; three upright petals (called standards) and three hanging petals (called falls). A fuzzy line or beard runs down the middle of each fall. Flowers come in many colors including blue, pink, purple, reddish, white, yellow, and bi-colors. Most bearded iris flower in the spring (April to June depending on cultivar), but some of the new cultivars re-flower in the summer and fall. The second flower display is not as showy as the spring display but last into the fall. Many re-blooming iris are fragrant.

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April 13, 2008 by Home & Garden Photography

An Early Summer BBQ Day

The last couple of days have been quite warm in the South Bay. With such summer-like conditions, who could resist a Barbecue? We went to work with BBQ baby back pork ribs, grilled pineapple, grilled asparagus, roasted corn on the cob and steamed broccoli and cauliflower. We ate out in the patio while the hummingbirds put on a show feeding from the flowers in the yard. What a good day!

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April 12, 2008 by Food and Dining Home & Garden

Rainbow Harbor

While I lived in Long Beach as a child, my parents would often take us kids to the shoreline. At the time, there was a semicircular pier called ‘Rainbow Pier’ in the harbor. Today, the pier is gone and the harbor there is now ‘Rainbow Harbor.’ This is a panoramic view of the harbor taken from Pierpoint Landing where Dad used to take us fishing. Click for a full-sized panoramic view.

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April 11, 2008 by Leisure Panoramas Photography

Spring Gazania

This one surprised me – I was in the garden this morning watering and, suddenly, I saw a beautiful Gazania in full bloom that was not there yesterday! Several more will appear in the next few days.

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April 9, 2008 by Home & Garden

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