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[89/365] Red Velvet Cake & Mini Cupcake, Toast, Los Angeles, California, USA
So it may be hard for you to believe, but I’m not a big fan of desserts and sweets. But, I have a soft spot for red velvet cupcakes, cakes, cheesecakes…anything! Toast on Beverly Blvd. has one of my favorite red velvet cakes. Delicious! Moist red velvet cake topped with a just perfect cream cheese […]
[88/365] Springtime, Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California, USA
It is officially Spring!
[87/365] Palm Trees and High Rise Buildings, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
It was already starting to get dark, but the buildings and the palm trees still glowed with the brightness of street lights and indoor lights. In the background, the Central Library can be seen. It’s always fun taking pictures of downtown at night!
[86/365] Cooking a Pasta Dish, Los Angeles, California, USA
It has been a while since I’ve cooked, but it was nice finally doing it again! Glad I got myself motivated enough to do it – left work late, went grocery shopping, prepared and finished cooking within 45 minutes, ate, and cleaned up! Things feel like so much less work when you move quickly and […]
[85/365] Colorful Flowers, The Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California, USA
Happy Easter! Just wanted to post a photo of colorful flowers to capture the spirit of Easter. I miss the days of colorful easter egg hunts!
[84/365] Flower Earrings & Shirt Collar, San Marino, California, USA
Taking a seat on the bench, admiring the tranquility of a stream going through the Huntington Botanical Gardens, I wanted to see if I could get a shot of my earrings and shirt collar. With a 50mm lens, it was suprisingly harder than I thought it’d be (minimal cropping). After many attempts (and wondering why […]
[83/365] Fall Leaves and Bamboo Trees, The Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California, USA
I went to the Huntington yesterday (Library and Botanical Gardens). It’s huge! There’s all kinds of different gardens. At the entrance to the Japanese Garden area was a bamboo forest and these lovely red leaves. Brought back Japan memories! 🙂 It’s not fall anymore, but for that moment as I was strolling through this part […]
[82/365] Paints at an Ox Cart Factory, Sarchi, Costa Rica
Not too far of a drive from San Jose, Sarchi is a town in the Central Highlands area of Costa Rica that is known for ox carts. These beautifully hand painted ox carts are a symbol of Costa Rica and it was nice getting to see where and how they are made. These are some […]
[81/365] Silhouettes Against the Setting Sun, Colonia Del Sacramento, Uruguay
Hola! This is another one from Uruguay! We walked around Colonia del Sacramento just as the sun was setting and we came across this. I’m not quite sure what it is, but it was a great photo subject. 🙂 Have a happy Friday!
[80/365] A Splash of Color on a Gray Day, Montevideo, Uruguay
Summer in the United States means it is Winter in the Southern Hemisphere. Two summers ago, I was traveling in South America. We were in Argentina for most of the time, but we had a few days to take a short trip to Uruguay, just a ferry ride away from Buenos Aires. We stayed in […]
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