Had a lovely outing at Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles, yesterday. The city is really working to make this hillside between the Music Center and City Hall into a civic center of gravity. The design is a little concrete-heavy,
Chi-town Picpost – Keeping the Flowers Warm
The Lincoln Park Conservatory is on prime land on Chicago’s lake shore. It was built in the 1890’s, so it’s not Victorian-influenced, it’s legit Victorian, magnificent glass and iron. It’s also free to the public year-round. Having never been good
San Diego Trip – See how happy the sun makes them?
Still fleshing out my notes from the trip, but since I know I can’t add anything to flower pictures other than “umm, here’s a purple one I liked”, I’m going to throw a pile of them at you to distract
Bloomin’ Pretty
On Saturday I paid a visit, in perfect weather, to Descanso Gardens up in La Cañada Flintridge, in the foothills of the Angeles National Forest. The Gardens were developed by a Los Angeles newspaper magnate in the 30’s and 40’s
Turns out I do have allergies
Yesterday, Roxie and I spent a couple of hours strolling through the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden near her home. The pictures can do most of the talking: