Day 27

It was a cold rainy day. Lots of gloomy clouds. I stepped out to take this photo when it wasn't really raining. These two palm trees look a little out of place with the gloomy clouds.  

Day 26

Taking a walk around your neighborhood is such a great idea. You get exercise and you get to learn about your surroundings. I love this part of this fence. It's starting to rust. You can see the little rust spots on this otherwise white metal fence. 

Day 25

This is the very yummy and very fun Grilled Cheese Truck. In LA, food trucks are still very much a big thing. The last friday of the month it's Ladies Night Out on Magnolia Blvd. There are always food trucks and lots of wonderful times to be had. Well, January's Ladies Night Out was rainy. I didn't stay long. But I wanted my oh so yummy grilled cheese. When I took this photo, I had probably 30 people in front of me waiting in line. 

Day 24

My living room is done in a sort of Asian theme. There is a nice big fan over the fire place. I took apart a three panel Shoji screen to use as art. A friend of mine had these small paper lanterns that were on some christmas lights that she was giving away. I took them and placed them on top of the entertainment center in the living room. They look great. This is a close up of the kind of lantern. The cherry blossom goes well with the Shoji screens since those too are of a cherry blossom scene. 

Day 23

There is this bar at the end of the block. I have never been in it. But it's kind of famous. It's been in several movies and tv shows. And it's been around since the 1940's. Which is really cool. I took this with my iPhone using the app Hipstamatic and the John S. lens and the Blanko Freedom13 film. 

Day 22

I follow on Twitter some amazing news feeds. One is @LAScanner and the other is @BurbankNBeyond. They are both really good at getting news before any of the majors get it. And @LAScanner is ridiculously funny!! It came over @BurbankNBeyond feed that there was some kind of car crash just down the street. So of course I had to pick up my camera and go check it out. A minivan jumped the curb and went all the way into the florist shop. One of the employees was temporarily pinned but got out with minor injuries. Everyone else was ok. It's been just over a week and it's still boarded up and they have not reopened.

Day 21

I've been a photographer for many years. I started out when I was high school. My mom was also a photographer. In my childhood home, my mom turned the laundry room into a laundry room/darkroom/craft room. When I went home last time, I finally closed up my darkroom for good. I gave the enlargers and most of the other equipment to Spectrum School and Gallery. Check them out here. I did save a few pieces of my beloved darkroom. These are reels that I would develop film on. I so miss my dark room.