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Showing posts with label The Huntington Library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Huntington Library. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Hit the Lights!!

What possessed this subject? Have no idea!! There was no "light bulb" and today was a struggle. Sometimes I'm "ON" and sometimes I'm "OFF".

I'm kind of like a squirrel. I'm easily distracted by "shiny things" and I'm a bit of a hoarder. So if something catches my eye, I want to take a picture of it and keep it forever. I, therefore, have a large collection of pictures that I'm pulling from along with almost-daily new ones from my new-found mission - MY BLOG. I've been taking these pictures long before I started doing this blog, so I wasn't always paying attention to where, exactly, I was at the time.

I find it amazing that when I think of a subject, I can file through my archives and come up with more than enough pictures to fill the need of the day. Sometimes when I'm looking for certain things, I come across pictures I forgot I had that become new subjects for another day. Then I get a little bogged down with my distraction. So, I must emerge from the fog and turn on the lights.

It's all about the lights today, people. Let's talk chandeliers. The first few are from the Huntington Library.

Delicate and Pretty

Beautiful

A Duster's Nightmare

Gorgeous
Now let's move to Disneyland

Haunted Mansion
How about the Crystal Arcade, Main Street, USA.

So Fancy
I think this one is in the candy shop on Downtown Disney, but don't quote me.

Less Fancy
Various Disney lights





Best Coconut Curry Chicken EVER!!

So California!

New Orleans Square...I think
I honestly don't remember where this is. I'll have to see if I can find them next time I'm there.

Interesting Lights
To quote "Despicable Me"...

Light Bulb!!

At a Boise Eatery - Flatbread Community Oven

Clever!

This boy has a bright idea
I like to take pictures at parties to get the feel of the event.

An Outdoor Engagement Party

It was a blue theme

Picking up the decor

A Baby Shower

A Wedding

On my walk...

Prismatic Light
And on the run.


Seattle Airport
The last blog was a little heavy, so this one is keeping it light.


Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Field Trip!!!

I love a good field trip! Monday, I got to go to the Huntington Library. When I was little, my dad used to take us all the time. He was fascinated by the Japanese garden and the Bonsai section. I have very vague recollections of a red arched bridge over a koi-filled pond. I also remember running around through the botanical garden. Last time I went I was single digits...a long time ago. Let's just say, this time was like going for the first time.

I went with a gaggle of girls and we had a nice leisurely lunch at a Pasadena eatery and then cruised the park from open to close. I snapped away all day. I was bushed, but happy! Even though it's not spring and "flower season", we still saw pretty blooms and great landscapes. We weren't able to get to all the buildings or the botanical garden, but that will be for another time.

A Friendly Flyer

Fall Offerings
  
Grape Leaf in Fall

Pretty Petals
 We recruited a passerby to take this one...

Me and My Posse
The Japanese Garden's red bridge is no longer red, but it still brought back memories. Who knows, maybe it never was.

Serenity Now

Bamboo Pathway

A Tender  Flower
 
BONSAI!!!
The Chinese Garden was beautiful and tranquil.

A Room with a View

Peaceful Pagoda

Tranquility

Such Beauty

Reflections
 Oh, yeah, and this crazy lady...

My Sister took this one

Pink Pretties
 I got some cool flower pics in the Conservatory (a hot house with rain foresty plants).

The Conservatory

A Giant Terrarium

A Strange Bucket-Like Flower
So Delicate

Just Cute!
The Children's Garden had some fun little paths and cool mist and fog special effects.

Into the Mist

Fall Colors

Bottle Brush

Erupting Volcano












Little Sprouts
I will not wait another forty-plus years to go again. I think the early spring will do.