Would you like to pack up your troubles...

... into a 1929 PACKARD DIETRICH DUALCOWL PHAETON?

From my web search, think this beauty belongs to Dana and Lianne Graham of Rancho Palos Verdes. The owner stopped to fill-up a the local Chevron station early one morning. At first I just gawked and then remembered to snap a few pictures. I asked him if he was afaid to drive such an expensive, elegant vehicle; he said, "No, I just try to keep lots of space between me and other cars since the Packard needs a lot of stopping distance."

Touchdown (almost)

Our 16-year-old son, Ian, as Pilot-in-Command, landing "home" at Torrance airport after a practice flight around the South Bay with his superb instructor Mickey Holton.
Take a close look at the skyline, to see a faint outline of the San Gabriel Mountains.

И__O at Sunset

... at a Cafe off of Western Blvd.

Summer Solstice ...

... rolled in with the coastal fog.

Lookout at Del Cerro park was one of the few sunny places in PV during early evening hours.

Summertime ...




Lake Mary, Mammoth Lakes, July 2010

 

What are your summer (or winter) vacation plans?

At Golden Cove Shopping Center (Weekend Reflections)

Upon finding myself at an end of a cul-de-sac...

... how delightful to be greeted by a friendly face.

A Cure for June Gloom?

We are in the "mist" of June gloom every morning...it's the marine layer that covers LA basin in the morning hours of late spring and early summer, usually burning off by noon. This particular morning was almost a "white-out".

Top (Notch)

recycling spot, in the neighborhood.

Leaving the Fair...

...with satisfied strides.

The Fair Came to Town

The annual Palos Verdes Peninsula Street Fair, Sunday Evening

Heading West ... (SkyWatch Friday)

... really!

Somewhere on Sepulveda Blvd. in Torrance, CA.

"Stripe Madness" by Melissa Hester, 10th Grade

What a wonderful altered photo by Melissa - so interesting and quirky.

2011 Freedom4U Photo Contest (displayed at the Main Library in Palos Verdes)

Student: Melissa Hester

School:  Palos Verdes High, Grade 10

Title: Stripe Madness

Category: Digitally Altered, 2nd place

Cool June afternoon...

... with the coastal fog rolling in and over the top of the hill, reaching Indian Peak Road.

Curvilinear walls ...

... with  bougainvillea.

PV mall

View from Angel's Gate Park ...

... LA Harbor breakwater in San Pedro.

Water Under the Bridge (Sunday Bridges)

At the Promenade at the Peninsula (aka PV Mall) on a Saturday afternoon.

Join "Louis la Vache's" Sunday Bridges.

Belfry of Friendship (Ujeong-ui Jonggak)

Korean Bell of Friendship under the stone pavilion at Angel's Gate Park

Wikipedia on "Korean Bell of Friendship"

Light and Shadow

Moving a shelf during the "Artists' Talk" at PSZask Gallery, Palos Verdes

Current Show at PSZask

Classic Chic

Perhaps these three women were coming from the Black & White store.

Theme Day: Under Construction

At PV Mall, the former Border's bookstore is being partitioned off for offices perhaps.

Today is City Daily Photo Theme Day. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.