Continue Reading Glimpses of Highland Park, L.A. Just a short walk, if you want to join, another one to bring home the immense variety of what L.A. has to…
Continue Reading Serendipitous Superbloom Walk with me during this spring that has had enough rain to bring forth an abundance of wildflowers. You’ve probably seen…
Continue Reading Art on the Road: Come for the Murals. Stay for the Mothers. I BET THE BANK that not a lot of L.A. tourists make it out to Pacoima in the San Fernando Valley, one…
Continue Reading Art on the Road: Dawoud Bey & Carrie Mae Weems at the Getty. Today’s musings are dedicated to my friend Henk Pander who died last Friday. Our last phone call, two days before his death,…
Continue Reading Altadena, CA Hikes. Since it’s been a while, we’ll do two hikes instead of one today. Walk with me, if you are willing to brave…
Continue Reading Hordes of Hares This year Passover and Easter align again, bad timing for those of us who celebrate the former but like the easter eggs…
Continue Reading Art on the Road: History captured in LACMA Prints. When you travel, even for longer stretches of time, you have to make choices. So much to explore, to learn in Los…
Continue Reading Visiting Little Tokyo, L.A. Walk with me, if you can stand driving with me first, on L.A. highways that challenge even the most ardent motorist (and…
Continue Reading Octavia E. Butler, Beacon. Today’s musings will be all over the map, geographically, emotionally and with regards to content that has preoccupied my brain for a…
Continue Reading The Huntington Chinese Garden I was primed for color, after watching Yimou Zhang’s recent film Shadow. It is a visual and a psychological master piece from…
