day 31 san pedro

another great day exploring the beach at white point.

day 30 palos verdes

blufftop trail overlooking santa monica bay and on to malibu in the distance. a beautiful day!

day 29 huntington harbour

day 29

peter's landing marina. it was after 7 when i realized i hadn't taken my photo yet today, so i stopped off here on my way home to get some steps in walking around the marina and hopefully find something to take a picture of. it was kind of dark for a phone camera but better than nothing! it was good to see people having drinks at a couple of the places there. i can't wait 'til things are back to normal...

day 28 long beach

we were sitting at a signal when this pup pulled up staring at me. i had to snap a pic. as i'm saying "hi cutie! you're so cute!" another one pops up in the back seat like "what's going on? who's that?" they looked like twins. like little lions. i said "oh there are two!" then the driver, obviously hearing this, pokes his head forward and smile and waves. very cute.

day 27 huntington central park

huntington beach central park. today was a good day.

day 26 san pedro

white point beach at san pedro. it was a beautiful day. we watched surfers from the car while eating sandwiches i packed then we took a walk around for a couple miles. pull straight in to park and voila! beautiful view! and a nice walk too. "today was a good day". (that's my son's new favorite song by ice cube and now

i can't get the darn song out of my head)

day 25 huntington beach, california

the sea was angry that day, my friends. it sure was windy out there today. sand blowing all over pch and really choppy water.

day 24 redondo beach

blue sunset time at redondo beach

day 23 tiny bird

day 23 hummingbird in my backyard. two hummingbirds were in my yard all day today. it was awesome. they came and sat and flew around and ate from the feeders and chased each other and sat to look at me. they left and they came back many times. they sat in the tree. on the wires. on the bird swing. on the plant branch.

day 22 dogs

my two favorite critters

day 21 southern california

hummingbird on a wire.

i love watching hummingbirds. LOVE THEM. i have several feeders in my backyard. this one was sorta hanging out with me today. it kept coming to eat but also coming to look at me. i also have a little bird swing and it was hanging out on that too. i could do this all day.

day 20 hermosa beach

sunset surfers at hermosa beach

day 19 long beach palm trees

a windy day in long beach. and getting artsy fartsy with editing.

day 18 cypress pacific electric railway

the pacific electric railway trolley's linked los angeles, orange, riverside and san bernardino counties. the most famous and symbolic were the "big red cars" carrying commuters and sightseers through southern california cities, fruit groves, beach areas, ranchland and the spanish missions. this is the santa ana line in cypress, a remnant of the pacific electric system going through central orange county from los angeles county line to santa ana crossing through cities of la palma, cypress, buena park, anaheim, stanton, garden grove and santa ana. this is your history lesson of the day. you're welcome.

day 17 los angeles

day 17. homeless in la. out on the streets. i volunteer on sundays. this is what i do. some of the people in this picture are part of our crew. some are homeless. we are all human.

day 16 the fork

day 16. the fork. i told my son when i started the one photo a day thing if there is a day when i haven't taken a photo, either we didn't go anywhere or i just didn't feel like taking a picture that i will just take a picture of anything...like...a fork. so here it is.

day 15 el dorado nature center, long beach

day 15. a nice brisk walk at el dorado nature center, long beach. first time there since covid. trails are one way right now and are blocked off at a couple places. we did the one mile trail, but we walked real fast! it was hot today!

day 14 long beach airport

we just hung out watching planes and helicopters take off and land today.

day 13 shoreline village, long beach

love locks on fence at shoreline village

day 12 los angeles river trail, dominguez gap wetlands, long beach, california

we walked about 3 1/2 miles along the dirt trail and the bike trail above. metro passing by periodically...bonus!

day 11 signal hill

we walked all around signal hill today. started from the lower park and walked up and around the oil pump's and up the dirt to the pavement and all around the hill top and park and checked out view's from the ocean to the mountains,downtown los angeles and over to palos verdes and san pedro, catalina and the hills in south orange county.

day 10 huntington beach

taken from the huntington beach pier. a nice walk on a beautiful day. ran into two friends separately!

day 9 seal beach

flowers at sprouts market

day 8 the last bookstore, los angeles

i love this bookstore. i actually got out of there with only one book. going in a bookstore is dangerous for me...i want to buy too many! but i want to do my small part to help out during these hard times. they had to close for a while when this pandemic started.

day 7 alamitos bay marina in long beach

walked around the marina just as sun was about to set.

day 6, buoy's on belmont veterens memorial pier, long beach

i took a walk along the path on the sand in belmont shore in long beach and down the pier to buoy's! two miles total. not enough! i barely worked off one tiny yogurt. but it was good to get out and away from the tv. what a day to say the least. get out and walk!

day 5, manhattan beach sunset

day 5 nice sunset today at manhattan beach. it's great to be able to go out and get a little exercise with such a beautiful view.

day 4, long beach trader joe's

day 4 just a flower...at trader joe's!

day 3, los angeles skidrow

day 3 for about five years i have been going out to the streets in los angeles helping homeless people. i work with a group, a 501c3 nonprofit, providing food, clothes, hygiene kits, among other things. we have developed relationships with many of these people. every one has a story. i have been personally bringing books to give away, many of them donated from the fine folks here on nextdoor! the number one book requested is the bible. anything by james patterson is a close second. some of them have taken to calling me "the book lady". i love that! i also have started to bring reading glasses (also many were generously donated to me from friends and neighbors here on nextdoor) after several times people would tell me that they would love a book but don't have glasses so they can't read. so now i am the book lady who also has glasses! it has been life changing for me since i have been going out to the streets on a regular basis. i have heard so many stories. this is bertha, they call her negra and she is very sweet and funny.

day 2, el dorado park, long beach

day 2 taking a walk at el dorado park west duck pond in long beach

day 1, crystal cove, newport beach

day 1 i'm back!!! i'll be doing one photo a day for one year again this year. my son and i took a 7 mile walk at crystal cove today.  along the beach and along the hwy. one long loop around. it was a beautiful day.  please 2021 be better than 2020.  please!