The statue of the running boy seems suspended in the air at the fountain in Westlake Village’s Promenade Mall. I was sitting at a nearby table late this afternoon, enjoying the cooling mist coming from the fountain. It suddenly occurred to me how beautiful the water display was, with the sun shining through and lighting it up. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Meditations'
Dashing Through the Flow
September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Green, Meditations, Outdoors, Westlake Village
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Zuma Westward Beach Trilogy, Part III
September 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Malibu, Meditations, Outdoors
Hmmm, dueling suns or moons, over an empty foggy beach? I have no idea what the two spheres are that appear in this photo of Westward Beach in Malibu this morning, looking north toward a lifeguard station. It is hard to believe this is a midmorning shot on September 1st, isn’t it? Where are the beachgoers? [...]
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Zuma Westward Beach Trilogy, Part II
September 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Malibu, Meditations, Outdoors
I watched Pat Boone last night on television, in one of those 1/2 hour presentations for Time-Life CD’s, where he hosted musical selections from the late 1950′s and early 1960′s. One of my favorite songs of his from way-back-when, was “Love Letters in the Sand.” I thought of that as I walked on the wet [...]
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Zuma Westward Beach Trilogy, Part I
September 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Malibu, Meditations, Outdoors
It is the first day of school in my neighborhood, and I decided it was a great morning to visit nearby Westward Beach in Malibu. Kids would be back in schoolrooms, and there should be plenty of free parking along the frontage road. Besides, the weather here in the Conejo Valley was blue-sky-beautiful, and I just [...]
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School Days
August 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Education, Lake Sherwood, Las Virgenes, Meditations, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village
Here are school start dates, hot off the internet! In Thousand Oaks, Conejo Valley Unified School District started today, August 30. Both Las Virgenes Unified School District and Oak Park Unified School District start Wednesday, September 1. There go those lazy, hazy days of summer, that is, if we ever had them this summer! There [...]
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Wild Sunflowers
August 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Agoura Hills, Conejo Valley, Meditations
It looks like hundreds of little suns shining at motorists, as they speed along Canwood in Agoura Hills, between Kanan Road, and Cheseboro Road! Driving there today, I was taken by the beauty of the of the wild sunflower bushes growing in the recently mowed field. I took this photo of one of the many plants, [...]
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Egret on Wing
August 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Meditations, Oak Park, Outdoors, Ventura County
Walking along Medea Creek in Oak Park this morning, my granddaughter and I happened upon an egret. As we approached, it spread its wings and flew away. We also spotted eight rabbits along the path. Post and photo (taken from a bridge above the creek) by Janna Orkney
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A Farmer’s Market on the Honor System
August 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Green, Meditations, Outdoors, Ventura County
Yesterday, Ventura and Ojai beckoned my granddaughter and I. We headed for Ventura’s harbor first, to fill up on Andrea’s best-in-the world fish and chips. I feel like such an insider at Andrea’s, because I know that if I order 1 piece of fish, they will give me three! While that can be a meal for [...]
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Hot or Not, a Lot is Perception
August 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Conejo Valley, Meditations
Back in the ’70′s I lived in Santa Monica and West L.A. I remember thinking how I loved the weather there. It was not too hot and not too cold, just mellow most of the time. And, I remember my perception of the San Fernando Valley then. I thought it was way too hot, and [...]
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Going Solar
August 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Economy, Green, Meditations
I am investing in the latest solar technology…for flashlights, that is! I am so pleased with my new little flashlight, which is 4 inches at the longest point, by 1-1/2 inches. In the photo, it is facing off against the old technology light, which is heavier and larger. What I did not notice when I [...]
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