LA Arboretum in macro

I've taken pictures at the Arboretum many times but this time I thought I'd take only my macro lens.  Since I was there with my dad & sister, who were also taking pictures, and two 2 1/2 yr olds, I took a lot of mental notes of spots to come back for another time.

I could have stayed in the cactus garden all day.

I love the patterns on the pottery.

Getting under this plant to catch the sunlight through the leaf was tricky (not to mention looked silly) but was worth it.

I couldn't get any closer to these orchids.

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My two hometowns

That's a view of my neighborhood.  I can't imagine living any place else but that was not always the case.  I came here from Los Angeles and when I first moved here I thought I would never adjust to such a small town after living in LA.  I look at picture like this and all I can think of is how lucky I am to live here.  Then, I go to visit LA and look at those pictures and remember how much I love it too.  So, here's to my two hometowns!

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3-day weekend

All this rain was making me dream of warmer days.  So, here are some photos from Memorial Day weekend in LA last year.

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