Happy New Year! The last couple of weeks has been very cold (in LA terms), but today was warm and sunny. Is winter over already??
A week ago I went out to the Huntington Library to see a couple of Civil War exhibits. I really enjoy history and the Huntington always has amazing shows. There were a lot of handwritten letters and journals, printed broadsides and documents, and photographs. Going between the exhibits is also special, because you get to walk through the gardens. Below are some photos from my trip.
In addition, I decided to adopt a rescue dog. I've had many pets in my time (dogs, cats, birds, fish, bunnies... not all at the same time, of course), but I've been pet-less since my cat Nimrod died a year and a half ago. There's a great pet store/dog adoption store near me on Fairfax Ave and I met up with the cutest little poodle-mix named Maya who had been rescued from an LA animal shelter and the rest is history! She's really sweet and loves everybody. I'm including a couple of photos of her, too.
Hope your year is going well and that you are anticipating good things in the future.
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| Art Gallery |
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| Beautiful handwriting from a nurse writing for a wounded soldier. |
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| A satirical certificate at the end of the war. |
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| San Gabriel Mountains over the Conservatory. |
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| Fall colors... a little later than other places. |
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| Camelia. |
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| Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina) |
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| Tulip tree (Magnolia) |
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| Maya |
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| Sometimes she's a little silly... even when she's sleeping. |
Cute little doggie....How old is she?
ReplyDeleteMaya is also an Israeli name - did you name her that?
She's around two. She was a stray, so they named her that at the shelter and I decided to keep it. Truth is that she's deaf, so I could call her Rufus and she'd never know :)
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