I kept hearing the Willie Nelson song as I posted this - thus the title. Winter trees (must be an 'X' or two in this photo) and sky by Ascension Lutheran Church & Preschool (a most excellent one) on Silver Spur Rd.
The window tables at Bristol Farms' cafe in Redondo Beach at PCH and Palos Verdes Blvd. Nice place to take a breather during the holiday hustle & bustle.
Even a little triangle of the ocean can be seen. (I debated with myself about cropping out the cell-phone...and decided to leave it. It's just part of today's scene & I like being 'connected'.)
The back of San Gabriel Mts (from small private airport in Llano, CA).
Above Crystalaire airport (taken last March during my 1-of-2 rides in a glider). The band "above" the airstrip is the California aquaduct.
Moon over Saddleback-like mountain. 
My son I. - ready for take-off.
I like the day after Christmas - time to kick-back, relax & eat pumpkin pie for breakfast and lots of other leftovers, maybe even share some. Today is overcast here - unbelievable, I know - so this photo is from last December of a tropical pine in our complex.
View of RAT (Right After Torrance) beach, Christmas Day 2009.
My friend L. had family & friends gathering on Christmas Eve, for an excellent American-Croatian-Mexican-Colombian-Chinese feast.
Nativity scene after the midnight Mass at St. John Fisher Catholic church in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Classic Cruisers Club '47 Chevy's decked out for Christmas, So Cal style.
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... "just like the ones I used to know, where the car-tops glisten???" - not quite what I had in mind but the busy Peninsula Center parking lot does look festive to me. 
Back in the neighborhood, Amy encountered an uncertain doorman. 
Snapshot from last February in San Francisco on Van Ness street.
It's not a post I planned for a Sunday, but it may serve as a reminder for everyone to slow down the frantic pace before the holidays. 
Sunrise over Saddleback Ridge of the Santa Ana Mountains (looking South-East from PV). The photo is taken where Flaming Arrow Dr. intersects the crest of Longhill Dr. by Soleado Elementary School (which my son used to attend.) Most of PV schools have amazing views. The reflection is on the rooftop of my not-so-clean car.
Yesterday's buzzard and three others were circling a wash. As I approached the edge, I spotted a gaggle of wild (probably Canada) geese that immediately took to flight (becoming according to Wikipedia a flock of geese. So the vultures and I had the same luck with the capture. Except that I could point and shoot and shoot in their general direction and ...
...or buzzard, buzzing around and looking for...? (Answer revealed tomorrow - ah, the suspense!)
...from the 110 or Harbor Freeway, taken on Sunday (12-13-09).
...always get me down?"... Not really. On Saturday, we had the much needed rain. Since it rains so rarely, I think most everyone in the LA area enjoys it. Except on the freeways. They are usually a mess when it rains.
Wishing you a brilliant Sunday.
...brightening the rainy day. The same spot can be seen on a sunny day by clicking here.
West Coast: Neighborhood Church (former Haggerty Mansion), 1925, Palos Verdes Estates (12-2009)
East Coast: Flagler Collage (former Ponce De Leon Hotel built in 1885-1887 by Henry M. Flagler, the hotel and railroad magnate), St. Augustine, Florida (12-2009). The hotel was built in the Spanish Renaissance style and was the first major edifice in the US to be constructed of poured concrete, a mixture of cement, sand and coquina shell. (Note: This one is definitely worth clicking on to enlarge to see the amazing details.)
Quick stop at the gas station at the corner of Hawthorne & Silver Spur. Giddy-up! (The owner/builder was kind enough to pause for a picture.)
A tragic death occured on a quiet street in Rolling Hills Estates, where a prominant LA lawyer, Mr. Jeffrey Tidus, was found shot by his home on Monday evening and died Tuesday morning. The police are still trying to determine what happened. I am, and I'm sure the whole community is, stunned and saddened by this news. 
Today, after a good rain yesterday that left some snow on the local mountains, it is again clear and sunny; and looks like this photo that I took a couple weeks back from Covecrest Dr, just above our neighborhood. The view is of the Santa Monica (or South) Bay, toward Santa Monica.
I'll be adding a smaller photo of the fall color - Southern California style - with flowers and turning leaves both. The same Sweetgum tree as I posted last week, provided this color.
The Gardner building at the Malaga Cove Plaza at twilight.
Our son is piloting the far glider at about 10,000 feet above Mt. Lewis on the lee side of the San Gabriel mountains, with view of high dessert toward Palmdale. I'd like to thank the Southern California Soaring Academy for this special picture.
Back at home by the same Sweetgum tree from this post- handheld shot with my trusty PowerShot SX100 IS. 
I came home from Jacksonville, Fl. last night and found this fun and eye-catching piece of public art in the airport.
Art project created by Robin Kiss. 
About a year ago, Laurie of Glimpses of South Pasadena challenged the local bloggers to find the best craftsman style house in their city ... I finally found this pretty, somewhat "craftsmanish" house in the Valmonte neighborhood of PVE.
...for a friend.
