Flying High over Horseshoe Cove

Taken last May from the back seat of a Citabria, with my son as the pilot.

People Watching, Pelicans Flying

By the Interpretive Center in Rancho Palos Verdes, 2 Sept 2012

Miss me?

Come meet us at the beach!

In Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Public access from old Ocean Trails GC (now Trump National GC).

Dear blogger friends,

I'm taking a summer break and will probably be back in September. I do miss you all.

Love, Tash

At the Glass Chapel - Now & Then

The Tower by the Glass (Wayfarers) Chapel (which is hidden by the trees)

Tower Completed
1954

 The glass chapel was designed by Lloyd Wright, the son of Frank Lloyd. I found the 1954 photo of the chapel with tower in the Visitor Center building of this Swedenborgian Church with the following caption: "The tower, sidewalks, berm planting stonewalls and Reflection Pool were constructed. Lloyd Wright called the tower a "Hallelujah" with a sense of upraised hands in celebration. The bells were added in 1978."

Harbor View

View from Miraleste Library, Rancho Palos Verdes (March 2012)

Looking in the opposite direction from yesterday's post, library patrons

get a full view of San Pedro, Port of Los Angeles, Long Beach and beyond.

Walking Westward

Palos Verdes Dr. South, Rancho Palos Verdes (April 2012)

Photo from the entrance to the Wayfarer's Chapel,

nearly the same spot as for yesterday's post.

Walkies

A dog and his person, Rancho Palos Verdes  (1 April 2012)

I think the caption to this could be, "Are you taking a photo of me??"

Sunday was a beautiful day (if a bit windy) for a hike along PV Drive.

This pair was heading south toward Portuguese Bend.

Way in the background is Catalina Island.

Storm Surf in the South Bay

View from Esplanade at Avenue I (18 March 2012)

Sunday was very windy and cold (by LA standards) and made for great coastal views.

My lesson of the day was not related to how to take photos on a windy day 

but on checking the camera setting BEFORE snapping away. The ISO was set at 3200 for this picture. :(

Love on a Blustery Day

At Bluff Cove lookout, 18 March 2012

A very windy day with whitecaps on the ocean.

South Bay Watch ...

From the streets of Rancho Palos Verdes  (3 March 2012)

We had exceptionally good weather this past weekend in the LA basin --
beautiful views abounded.
The photo shows a bit of a garage sale in progress. I couldn't resist stopping
and while I was pondering buying 2 wooden carved cats (for a friend, really),
someone else snached them up.

Postcard from the Edge

Above the Lighthouse with Catalina Island, Rancho Palos Verdes (Jan 2009)

I've been sorting, transferring, consolidating photo files.

The only fun thing about the chore is the chance to revisit pretty views.

A View Worth Revisiting

This morning, from Via Rincon looking at Redondo Beach.

A Lunch Spot

... just bring your own food.

Palos Verdes coastline on a blustery day.

Girl's Soccer

San Pedro vs. Torrance in Rancho Palos Verdes, with my friend's daughter in action.

Playing fields, with Catalina Island in the backdrop, on a perfect SoCal fall day

Crossing 2 ...

... at the inlet at Abalone - the hard way. She made it just fine.

Crossing ...

... inlet in the cliffs at Abalone Cove.

Aircraft Carrier's Visit

One more photo from Cabrillo Beach/Bay, in San Pedro, of the mighty big USS Abraham Lincoln which was in Port of Los Angeles for Navy Days the last weekend in July.

Fun before the summer ends...

Last Sunday, we headed off for an annual day trip to Catalina Island. It's a good way to end the summer. Jet skiing was the favorite activity for the younger set. And today, it's back-to-school time in Palos Verdes.

In Avalon, Catalina Island

"Old Ben" sea lion, "residing" on the South Side of Avalon Bay, sculpted orignianlly in concrete in 1975 by Stanley Rosin, and which was then replaced in 1986 by this bronze statue made from Rosin's original mold by students at the College of the Desert in Palm Desert.

The Real Bay Watch

Rescue needed? ... At the boat launch platform, Cabrillo Beach, San Perdo