Gardens & Art



The week of July 4th we stayed in LA. As we always seem to do when we're down there, we visited a beautiful garden and saw some amazing art & architecture. I think something about them just calls to our cameras and we can't stay away. This time it was the LA Arboretum and the Getty Villa.

I had not been to the Arboretum in years... probably since High School. Mae was fascinated by the peacocks & geese. They weren't shy either, a peacock got about 18 inches from my face and gave me a look like "who are you?".





Check out that super lens!! I'll be dreaming about getting one myself for a *long* time. My cheap little Tamron telephoto did ok at capturing a dragonfly.



The Getty Villa in Malibu is someplace I want to go back to when I have a chance to actually stand still for a bit. Laura is finally old enough to "do" museums but Mae has gotten to the age where she won't sit still in a carrier or stroller that long. I made the best of it and got a few pictures of the Villa and a few of the girls.