Kitchen Count: California Towhee

Last post here was of a bird photographed from my living room; this one's from the kitchen, and it actually showed up in our backyard the day after the goldfinch. I'm pretty sure it's a California Towhee. And it's upside down, frankly, because I just found the photo dull in its proper orientation.

Living Room Count

Birders talk about "backyard counts," different species they've spotted outside their houses. I'm officially starting a Living Room Count (though I'm not going to bother counting; I just enjoy looking). In addition to the highly entertaining cedar waxwings I've photographed in the past from inside our PicFair Village living room, today I spotted and got a snapshot of a group of these little (goldfinches?) perched on the rosemary immediately outside our front door. We live in the heart of Los Angeles, yet the variety of wildlife visible from inside our home is incredible. I love this city.

Sauerkraut

About 24 hours in to my first-ever batch of homemade sauerkraut, and I wish I could set other responsibilities aside to just spend the day watching it slowly change.

PEACE

Animated Compost

SSCXWC2012

Cypress, Rosemary

Green

Kind of Blue

Ballgame

 This idea stolen from James Deavin.

Pioneertown

Have you been to Pioneertown? 

El Monte Bus Station for Metro

I shot this yesterday, at the end of a very long and good day's work.
This photo appears courtesy of Metro. Design credit: RNL.

CicLAvia 10.7.2012, contd.

CicLAvia 10.7.2012

Was CicLAvia rad? Do unicorns exist?

Variation

on a theme

First In Space

Space Dog Giuseppe, Joseph Tepperman and Alan Nakagawa. Read about their installation at the recent 2012 Long Beach Soundwalk here. Though it's been happening for nine years, this was my first visit to the annual event. I will surely return next year. 

Jonathan Zawada @ PRISM: Free Roam Above the Mist

@ PRISM

Better Upside Down?

Endeavor, Killer of Trees

I'm pretty sure these ficus trees on a traffic island on Crenshaw, a little south of Slauson, are among those endangered by the pending Endeavor trip to the California Science Center. I shot this photo in January, 2010.

Sad Garden

I usually try to show garden triumphs here, but for a bit of a change—maybe even a touch of honesty—here's the current state of affairs. Work has been busy. So too everything else. The garden is neglected, mostly dead. But by my count fall—our favorite garden season here in Picfair Village—is a mere 19 days away. Let the preparations begin.