Sierra Sublime Blog

The Sierra is a magical place. You can say it is sublime. To truly get the most from this magical place if you are there a lot and you meander through it slowly. I have the luxury of doing both and this blog is designed to visually share my adventures.

Sunrise to Sunset in Southern California

My brother and his family come home every holiday season. He is a photographer too, so we look for some time while he is here to go out to shoot. I enjoy his company and it forces me over the rest of the year to get out and to check out places in Southern California for his next visit.

Now I am a 3rd generation Angeleno.  I have lived in Southern California all my life. Between work and exploring I get around a lot and considered myself a seasoned local.  I thought I had been to most of the interesting places we have here. Wow was I wrong. After a few years of checking sites out for our shooting day, I have realized there is absolutely no way possible you could ever see all that is interesting in Southern California.

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Dia de los Muertos 2016

Over the last several years I have become big fan of Dia de los Muertos. I look forward to it every year. The celebration at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery is the reason this celebration of the Dead has won me over. At the Hollywood Forever Dia de los Muertos; the alters are awesome, the stories of the particpants are heartfelt, the costumes are off the chart. If that is not enough they have great food, beer and margaritas! Hell one year one of the alters had a full Mariachi Band! What a great way to spend a day.

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Some Things Age With Grace

It was a Dodger game on a warm evening early in May and they recognized the fact that Vin had been broadcasting since before most of the folks in the stadium had been born.  

In this image there are two icons that have aged gracefully and become part of the culture of Los Angeles and Baseball.  Dodger Stadium, the third oldest baseball stadium, and Vin Scully, the longest serving baseball broadcaster.  Both have become beloved icons of Baseball and Los Angeles.

As the song goes “I love LA.”