There are still things in L.A. that are just beautiful. I snapped this with my phone this morning when we went out for coffee. These formations promptly dissipated and were completely gone within 2 minutes after I took the photo.
And while we're on the subject of beautiful things in L.A., we couldn't believe our eyes when we saw this doe recently, right here in the city, at Griffith Park:
In addition to the interesting cotton-ball cloud formations this morning, I happened to see a flock of sparrows feeding underneath a tree. They'd get frightened by a passing car and they'd all fan out and whoosh up into the branches above, like an explosion in slow motion. The interesting thing was that the branches were the same color as they were, so when they did they disappeared completely. Then, slowly at first, they'd come fluttering down... like leaves with a life of their own, spinning and tossing in the wind as they fall off the tree. The brownness of the branches made the illusion complete. I couldn't take my eyes off of them. I watched this amazing cycle over and over again until they took refuge in the tree as it started to rain.
All of this served to remind me today that no matter what you think you dislike about a place, there is still abundant beauty to be had.
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Just read your blog. Tremendous idea. Lynda and I have often talked about moving north; she has relatives in Portland, but I am fascinated by the idea of moving to the coast north of Vancouver. Let me know what it's like if you get up there. We've also considered southern Oregon, around Ashland/ Rogue River area. Climate supposed to be friendly.
By the way, you write very well. You should be writing travelogues. (I don't remember if I told you: I was mgr.-editor in Tech Pubs for 15 years before I got into the hardware-software service biz, so I habitually evaluate everything I read with an editor's eye).
Have a happy time. Regards, Alex
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