tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37330299804752695992024-03-05T02:23:05.773-08:00Palos Verdes Daily PhotoA photo a day of Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills & Palos Verdes Estates, located on the hills of PV peninsula at the southwestern tip of Los Angeles countyTashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.comBlogger1303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-44478399323804265422015-05-22T20:13:00.001-07:002015-05-22T20:13:11.976-07:00Remembering Tash<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Sunday May 10th, 2015, Natasha passed away after years of battling cancer. She was her same happy self until her very last day. </div>
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Traveling and visiting national parks was one of her real joys in life. Being able to explore the world was like nothing else she could experience.</div>
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Natasha also sang every week with the Zhena folk chorus at multiple areas in Los Angeles. Her chorus' songs can be found on iTunes, and still within our hearts. </div>
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Her son Ian is continuing his Bachelor's degree in physics and will continue with research as a career in sub-atomic physics. As a loving mother, she was the best friend I could have asked for.</div>
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Even selfies existed in Natasha's high school years in the 70s.</div>
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Her family at home misses her dearly. Thank you all for being such a wonderful community and helping Natasha's life full of joy with her love of photography.</div>
<br />Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-85360219449229955872014-05-05T14:27:00.001-07:002014-05-05T14:28:43.351-07:00Don't Mess with a Goose ... (Prescott, AZ)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"<b>Back off!" at Lynx Lake, Prescott, AZ</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>"Still got my eye on you" at Lynx Lake, Prescott, AZ</b></td></tr>
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Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-5226653033364244272014-04-11T09:03:00.002-07:002014-05-05T14:29:28.650-07:00Ocotillo at Joshua Tree National Park (SkyWatch Friday)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dessert blooms, Joshua Tree NP, 4 April 2014</td></tr>
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Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-47262277337903162542014-03-17T05:00:00.000-07:002014-03-17T05:00:06.509-07:00Monday's Mural: At parking lot's edge, La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Unexpected views in the parking lot: a gorgeous mural on the wall of the garden storage building (did not find the artists' names anywhere), a parking lot that needs mowing... Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-8101937053703530992014-03-14T14:28:00.001-07:002014-03-14T14:28:13.681-07:00IN and OUT of focus at the Grand Canyon, Arizona<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IN focus, from Lookout Studio balcony (21 Feb 14)</td></tr>
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On the recent trip to the Grand Canyon, I discovered a wonderful pioneer architect of the Southwest, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Colter">Mary Colter</a> who designed the Lookout Studio and 4 other interesting buildings/structures on the South Rim of the canyon.Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-70029826357838187962014-03-13T17:08:00.000-07:002014-03-13T17:08:15.233-07:00Reflecting upon THE Canyon<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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"Top of the morning to you!"Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-12773645197465504482014-03-09T21:43:00.001-07:002014-03-09T21:45:23.986-07:00GUESS<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">At the open area of Del Amo mall, nearby. The lights were quite festive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I was told photography was not allowed. Anybody's GUESS as to why.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvp5WMSqB6cXxy6UAbaT5dMaiOTzs6ADknDpJnkzCsAu8yv2G3dZjdwyHxUKlY5ISBoz8o3idBGM_E8pFFppwuYelKgpI1NgWGNw3lvehhbnbGK9JqIV15qQsEGEUmkL_0i0eXNGpiqKE/s640/blogger-image--723291421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvp5WMSqB6cXxy6UAbaT5dMaiOTzs6ADknDpJnkzCsAu8yv2G3dZjdwyHxUKlY5ISBoz8o3idBGM_E8pFFppwuYelKgpI1NgWGNw3lvehhbnbGK9JqIV15qQsEGEUmkL_0i0eXNGpiqKE/s640/blogger-image--723291421.jpg"></a></div></div>Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-32986444246161212872014-03-08T05:00:00.000-08:002014-03-08T05:00:03.521-08:00Gateway Arch, St. Louis, MO<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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... when in St. Louis, the Gateway Arch is a MUST see. I loved going to the top. </div>
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astounded by engineering feat that the monument is.<br />
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Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-39501965014264097812014-03-07T00:30:00.000-08:002014-03-07T00:30:05.412-08:00Reflecting on winter... (SkyWatch Friday)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sunset reflection in a hotel door, St. Louis, MO (26 Jan 2014)</span></td></tr>
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<= the hotel that provided the door.Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-75188446983527765002014-03-06T05:00:00.001-08:002014-03-06T05:00:05.797-08:00Art Opening Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cheers! from Descanso Gardens (12 Jan 2014)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...a hat that deserves a 2nd look..</span>.</td></tr>
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"Portraits of the Garden" art exhibit is going on at Sturt Haaga Gallery at Descanso Gardens until March 30th.</div>
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Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-83678986959768679662014-03-05T05:00:00.000-08:002014-03-05T05:00:10.309-08:00The "Cash Only" guy...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tending bar at Descanso Gardens art exhibit opening (12 Jan 2014)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty drink, bubbly, Cash Only</td></tr>
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... see what I mean ...Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-181047656811008622014-03-04T05:00:00.000-08:002014-03-07T14:03:56.762-08:00Looking at art... and Eve Pericich with "Many Hues in the Garden" collage
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Looking" at Descanso Gardens, Sturt Haaga Gallery (12 Jan 2014)</td></tr>
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<b> <a href="http://www.descansogardens.org/assets/Attractions/Gallery/Portraits-Brochure-Web.pdf">Click here for the "Portraits of the Garden" Brochure</a></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eve Pericich with her garden collage, 12 Jan 2014</span></td></tr>
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My friend Eve Pericich's lovely and interesting collage was selected to be part of the "Portraits of the Garden" exhibit at Descanso Gardens. This snapshot is from the opening on Jan. 12th. The show runs until March 30th.Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-34003758363857674112014-03-03T02:00:00.000-08:002014-03-03T10:46:46.721-08:00"Aegean Prototype VI (Canopic Hopes)" by Madeleine Peck Wagner (... for the Year of the Horse, of course)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Madeleine Peck Wagner: "Aegean Prototype VI (Canopic Hopes)"<br />Wood, Acrylic, and Found Objects<br />At the airport, Jacksonville, Florida (3 Dec 2009)</span></td></tr>
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<br />Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-34400493963344994392014-03-01T23:00:00.000-08:002014-03-03T02:22:17.705-08:00Finding TRUTH in Palos Verdes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TRUTH, Rolling Hills Est.</td></tr>
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Looking down from Peninsula Center Library rooftop parking lot... Here is what the camera took:<br />
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<br />Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-86610857825901150202014-02-28T13:03:00.001-08:002014-02-28T13:05:59.810-08:00"It never rains in California" ... <br />
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Today, we are getting some much needed rain in LA area. The photo is from a recent, very rainy weekend in San Francisco. Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-44749645199807419682014-02-17T14:57:00.000-08:002014-03-03T02:21:02.750-08:00Mural Monday: A Horse (of course) --- detail from Piazzoni's "The Land" mural at de Young in San Francisco<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gottardo F.P. Piazzoni (1872-1945)<br />
The Land, 1932 (oil on canvas)</td></tr>
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<b>The Land</b> is one of two panoramic five-panel mural suites (the other is <b>The Sea</b>) "created for a loggia at the top of the grand staircase in the main building of San Francisco's Public Library, The paintings, which were intergrated into the architecture of the Beaux-Arts building, were intended to suggest vistas seen through the columns of a terrace." These now reside in the Piazzoni mural room at the de Young fine art museum in San Francisco. The room is lovely and the museum hosts various events in this space. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>The Land, </em></strong>1932<br />
Gottardo F. P. Piazzoni (1872-1945)</td></tr>
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Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-20602608302452338022014-02-16T08:39:00.000-08:002014-02-17T08:49:33.844-08:00Fountain at Mission San Miguel (off of Hwy 101)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I headed up north for a couple of days, 2 weekends ago, to spend the wettest weekend since 2012 in San Francisco. Saw some nice sites along the way...Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-29393995841367990772014-02-15T11:13:00.001-08:002014-02-15T11:13:32.751-08:00California Winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9py6nsIWeqIfRGVFbaLD8d1Z_Ohd3k7N9l75mOmQauCxvZ9Vt3oxzGHZ5G68m8PiUs9ASqeuPvNSPN-BsxNo6DpDAkGgjRnwaHCw9uB2aJnhOcOBpW-J2eaTaWYbHq2u7DnBG0UDOQFQ/s640/blogger-image-1438605273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9py6nsIWeqIfRGVFbaLD8d1Z_Ohd3k7N9l75mOmQauCxvZ9Vt3oxzGHZ5G68m8PiUs9ASqeuPvNSPN-BsxNo6DpDAkGgjRnwaHCw9uB2aJnhOcOBpW-J2eaTaWYbHq2u7DnBG0UDOQFQ/s640/blogger-image-1438605273.jpg"></a></div>Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-52711161889085354802014-02-14T08:00:00.000-08:002014-02-17T08:59:21.480-08:00I ♥ you<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Valentine's Day from a bakery in Monterey, CA.Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-74808348488681198272014-02-06T08:24:00.000-08:002014-02-06T08:25:23.101-08:00What remains...<b><b>... is inspiration. </b></b><br />
(Inside the burned out building from previous post.) <br />
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Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-12917407885527584902014-02-04T18:46:00.001-08:002014-02-04T18:46:04.085-08:00What remains ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Giorgio's restaurant on Silver Spur had a kitchen fire a couple of years ago. The building now stands empty and is ready for renovation (hopefully soon). The 2nd floor had extensive fire damage too and is mostly gutted now... but some things were left behind... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">P.S. Georgio's reopened late last year at a nearby new location on Deep Valley Drive.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfPvesLYEvdIgG2r0bgQZsXTTZx4HmP-uabTFnNtoOOSen_tBVhgUxM7wcPHx-epFqkxDQMTiDyGcACND5AB0T7NnGNF-zX_zXgxTr-bJaCUYaeQV95AhJ5lZxIXg27JNkjt_J3t16ms/s640/blogger-image-1325189003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfPvesLYEvdIgG2r0bgQZsXTTZx4HmP-uabTFnNtoOOSen_tBVhgUxM7wcPHx-epFqkxDQMTiDyGcACND5AB0T7NnGNF-zX_zXgxTr-bJaCUYaeQV95AhJ5lZxIXg27JNkjt_J3t16ms/s640/blogger-image-1325189003.jpg"></a></div>Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-1739521961752220772014-02-02T23:31:00.000-08:002014-03-03T02:20:12.441-08:00恭禧发财 -- Happy Year of the Horse -- Mural detail by Elizabeth Garrison & Victor Henderson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Wishing you a Happy Year of the Horse with this outstanding artwork by our own Elizabeth Garrison and Victor Henderson. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The mural was installed last year at Lake Los Angeles Community Gymnasium. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lake Los Angeles is a community in Antelope Valley near Lancester, CA.</b></span><br />
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<br />Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-29994245116008976672014-02-01T06:00:00.000-08:002014-02-02T23:57:07.508-08:00Theme Day: Entry --- Welcome to Lake Los Angeles Community Gymnasium<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Original tile by the artist Elizabeth Garrison -- a friendly greeter to all at the entry to the Community Gymnasium at Lake Los Angeles</b></span></div>
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<br />Tashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3733029980475269599.post-75648423013460348332014-01-17T11:52:00.002-08:002014-01-17T11:52:34.651-08:00DOS ... SkyWatch FridaySpringtime in the winter. <br />
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