I've felt like a kid all summer and seem to be seeing everything from the sand box eye view. The following are my close encounters of the L.A. kind.
This zebra has opted to sit out extinction at the La Brea Tar Pits.
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| At the La Brea Tar Pits Home of Ice Age fossil excavations. |
If it rained golden, alien licorice, this might be what it would be like.
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| At the LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) |
Imagine Narnia with more than one of these, and Lucy Pevensie might have bumped into Mr. Tumnus in this forest.
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| In front of the LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) |
I was caught in this titanium vortex. My experience inside was equally mind-blowing.
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| At the Walt Disney Concert Hall Architect: Frank Gehry |
I hope you view it with as much wonder as I did coming upon them.
I've been having a lovely summer spent mostly outdoors with family and friends. As such, my computer keyboard has been missing my fingers. But I do plan to pop into your blogs soon to say hello!
Amazing images! I especially love the last one.
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stunning!if only it rained licorice..if only narnia existed(maybe it does!)..if only ...
ReplyDeleteYour photos are energizing! It must be due to the vertical themed compositions here..
ReplyDeleteAnd I could never tire of Frank Gehry's architecture in pictures.
Enjoy your summer!
Here is to hot to do anything if it is not by I pool.
ReplyDeleteWe are soon to reach 42ºc again.
I love Nat. Geo.We also get it, and it is always amazing.
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What a talented, whimsical photographer and writer you are! I really could see these blogposts in book form. I particularly the children in the golden liquorice rain and I swear I could almost see the faun Tumnus behind one of those pillars.
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Golden alien liquorice? Is it odd that I now feel hungry? :)
ReplyDeletei love to wonder into photography and imagine places and stories ... this was al ovely post for that.
ReplyDeletehope you keep enjoying the summer ( the keyboard will still be there when you get back :)
I am always impressed by your creativity...Beautiful pics!
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Frank Gehry is always so remarkable! I'm sure it was amazing. Glad that you're enjoying your summer. -xo
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What BRILLIANT photos, and what a great idea! I remember that 'what in the world' thing for National Georgraphic - I remember my father's library/office, where he wrote his books, being lined with that yellow of the magazine spines.. and in a weird twist, I worked as an art director, in NY, for the company that did National Geographic's branding. We'd do things like design the guidelines for merchandise.. the logo had to be x millimeters from the crop marks..
ReplyDeleteI can't get over how much I love these photos. And I feel like doing a post 'as influenced by'.. the WHAT IN THE WORLD series!! And to think I only stopped by because a)I've been thinking of you a lot and meaning to email - kind of obsessed with the idea of your new home, too, and b) I just read a comment you left a few days ago on Veshoevious's post and it was pretty much exactly what I'd have said.
Can't get over how similar our aesthetics are, and way of thinking. So glad you're having fun out there in the real world, J! I will be too - hopefully soon. Meanwhile.. ah, the sun just came out! See? ; ) jCxxx
I didn't have national geographic as a kid but it comes every month now and I love it. I agree with Jill I am loving how you are seeing the world at the moment. It is wonderful, insightful and full of mystery and surprise. Xxxx
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ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures! I want to wiggle through the golden alien liquorice... looks like so much fun... xoxo
ReplyDeleteI love LACMA! One of my favorite places when I come to town
ReplyDeleteThis set of photos has to be one of my favourite from you! You captured so much beauty! Love all of them :)
ReplyDeletei loved all worldy stuff when i was a kid, still do now of course! re: milk packaging, he isn't a college nope, found his work online
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ReplyDeleteAdore the LACMA images - I'd have a lot of fun among the pillars and yellow stalks!
ReplyDeleteSuch wonderful photos! I love the one of the pillars.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting and engaging these are. The one of the kids with the yellow - whatever it is. Raw spaghetti? I suppose not - it would be too sharp and brittle. Plastic strip? Anyway, the child on the right is having a wonderful time, anyhow.
ReplyDeleteThe zebra stripes make me imagine an African-themed tent, with rugs to lounge on and the patch of blue is perfect.
As for the lamp posts... wow. Did you take those with a long distance lens? or is the place really crowded out with those lamp posts, for artistic reasons, perhaps?
Jenny: It was an art installation of yellow, plastic tubes. I heard the Security Guard tell the kids, "Please do not hang on this." Well, that's just like telling a kid in a candy store they can't have any candy. Completely unfair! And I love your take on the zebra stripes. Had not imagined it as a tent with rugs and all. This is why I love the abstract -- we can let our imaginations go wild. And those lamp posts were really tightly packed as an installation in front of the LACMA. Kids (and adults) were weaving in and out of them. -- J xx
ReplyDeleteThanks for explaining this, Jenny. I love the images but I also love to know what most people think they are - although I agree, the things in our imaginations are always more vivid and interesting. I always appreciate your interesting and thoughtful comments on my blog, by the way.
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