LACMA, sunrise, and construction workers

This week is a mix of photos - I was at LACMA today and they have an exhibition of European clothing from the 1700's to 1910's. I love costumes and I've sewn a lot, so it was pretty wonderful to see the detail in these amazingly well preserved outfits. Go see the exhibit if you live in SoCal.

Next to the fashion exhibit are Olmec statues - one of the photos captures an "up close and personal" encounter with a patron.

There are also a couple of other photos from my commute.
Hope you enjoy them all.

Pasadena Heritage Craftsman Weekend

For the past 10 years or so, I've been a volunteer at the Pasadena Heritage Craftsman Weekend. It's a full 3 days with tours and lectures and a vendor show; I usually volunteer as a docent at the Sunday Home tour. The event was this past weekend and this year I also worked at the Friday home tour in West Adams, a section of Los Angeles near USC, where there is the start of a renovation movement of the craftsman homes. Most of the photos in this post are from the house in West Adams where I was a docent: there was a lot of down time between tour groups, so I spent that time taking photos. If you like old houses that people have invested a lot of love, time and work into, you should check out the home tour next year. In the meantime, enjoy these photos.

Photos of everyday scenes

I don't spend much time walking outside on regular week days and I'm not allowed to take pics at work, so the driving commute is when I have time to look around. I walk a lot on Saturdays, but it's the Sabbath, so I can't take pictures then. So this week, like most, are photos from my commute. But there's always lots to see if you care to look.

I think it might be Fall...

Can't believe it's October already.
After last week's broiling hot summer, this week we get rainy fall. But clouds make for interesting skies, don't you think?

Some images from inside the car during the morning commute. Plus a bonus video at the end! Do you know what song is playing?

Images from the high holidays

This is a busy month for me - the Jewish High Holidays. Lots of cooking, entertaining, praying, reflecting. Here are some images from around the house. Enjoy.

Happenings from the last week or so

A week ago I went to a concert at the Hollywood Bowl with my sons. We saw the Chemical Brothers, Chromeo, and Yacht. Techno type dance music - not my usual genre, but we had a great time. The laser show combined with video graphics projected on a backscreen were amazing.
Yesterday went to the 80th birthday party for my aunt - lots of cousins, second cousins, etc....
Plus a couple of other random shots.
Enjoy.