I have many memories of Chinatown, SF and LA, and 99% of them are family memories.
Strolling through
I still hear my ancestors
Laughing
Eating
Playing
Sounds. Smells. Sights.
Tastes.
Textures.
This is Chinatown LA.
June 26, 2012
Tag Archives: love
Willy
Goodbye Willy
We love you
^..^
Willy left the physical realm on June 20, 2012
His Spirit soars in Heaven and here on Earth.
If you knew Willy, you knew the wisdom of his Daorw.
<3
For Willy: Micki and Tim’s Farewell
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Huntington Plant Sale!
April 29, 2012
The Huntington Gardens had another plant sale this weekend. I didn’t want to miss out!
These are my new buddies.
Echinopsis hybrid x 2… Those are the ones with pink flowers.
Mint julep, white flowering rosemary, and Italian parsley.
These echinopsis hybrids were very popular! I took home two! Tom was very helpful and knowledgeable about the care of these beautiful cacti.
After my excursion with the plant sale, I explored the gardens.
The beauty and grandeur always capture me.
The squirrels were loving all the attention too.
Under the shade of the Sabal mauritufomis I was reenergized, renewed, refreshed.
I fought for this photo. They were closing up and the security guys were telling us it's time to leave. I was waiting for this little guy to go into the sun, for the perfect moment. And I told the guys "there are other people behind me, I just want to get this photo." And they gave me a stern look. Meanwhile the lizard crawled into the sun. So I said to the guys "Hey, he's in the sun now. Can I take a photo of him in the sun?" And they *sighed*. Eventually they left because there was a call about a girl getting a bee sting, so they went to attend to that I think. So, I got this shot. Perfect
Posted in 28-200mm, Nikon D90
Also tagged 2012, Flowers, Huntington Gardens, Joshua Tree, Nature, Plant Sale, Sun, Twillight, Universe
Easter Sunday with Ariel & Mason
Easter Sunday
April 08, 2012
The love between Ariel & Mason is beyond this universe.
Holga diptych on Ilford Delta 3200 film
Holga diptych on Ilford Delta 3200 film
Happy Easter from Mason via Instagram
A beautiful Easter Sunday in the woods
Pretty flowers growing everywhere
Ariel and Mason
Ariel leading Mason down for his exercise and cookies
Mason wants these lemons!
... But Mason doesn't like lemons! Ew!
Mason, the beautiful magnificient black stallion
Posted in 16-85mm, Nikon D7000
Also tagged 2012, Animals, Ariel Westberg, Black Stallion, Easter, Horses, Magic, Mason, Nature, Sunset, Trees, Twillight
Princess the Cat
I moved into this magical fairy cottage in Burbank.
There are no pets allowed… No animals in captivity that is.
Meet Princess.
She used to be an indoors cat.
Now she is an outdoors cat.
The neighbors love her and she has a bowl at each house.
She loves me too.
A lot.
Here is Princess modeling.
And taking a cat nap.
Meow.
The Sun is Dancing in the Sky | In Honor of Charlene Sun
Dear Charlene,
We’ve met before somewhere in the Sky before the Universe expanded.
You the Sun. I the Moon.
I believe this with my whole heart.
Here on Earth, I have met you in the stories that Rain and Nora share with me.
You are here with us as I continue your legacy with Rain, at SunRain Productions.
You were a wonderful person and you were with us today in the park with Rain, Jon, Pixel and me.
We chased the wind.
We laughed. We breathed.
We celebrated life.
You infuse our hearts with beauty and joy.
You are dancing in the sky.
Thank you for being in our lives.
I wish I could have heard your human laughter, seen your human eyes sparkle, touched your kind giving human hands…
But I feel your warmth and your spirit when the Sun beams down.
And I feel safe under the tutelage of your wings.
I picked out one of my photos from Thanksgiving and I am dedicating it to you, Charlene, in your honor.
Honed, forged, rising from fire,
kicked by the heel of the moon,
the sun bows on mountains, it’s stage.
With flare she dances,
enraptures, romances,
pirouettes, prances,
with brilliance that never will age.
– Sun Flares by Sandra S Corona
Posted in 50MM, Nikon D90
Also tagged Charlene Sun, Rain Breaw, Sun, SunRain Productions
Bogart | Good Night Sweet Prince
Good night sweet prince
And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!
Adieu adieu.
Adieu oh radiant angel and friend.
Never enough photos but these are the best ones when you would let me take them.
I love you Bogart.
Posted in 50MM, Canon SD800IS, Lensbaby Composer
Also tagged Angels, Animals, Bogart, Friend
Max | An Angel Gets His Wings
Goodbye, Max
You are the sweetest cat.
<3
We had known of Max’s imminent departure over a month ago.
Yet, we posted his face all over Instagram and on the internet
in the hopes that your love
for his sweet face would overfill his heart.
Tilt the Max-o-meter!!!
And it worked!
Max stayed with us for another Thanksgiving,
and another Christmas with Rain, Jon, Pixel, and Buster…
Today Max left us.
He is free from pain.
He is free to roam the Universe,
Soak in the sunbeams, lick his paws, purr
As cats do…
But he will always be in our hearts,
Always at our feet,
Always warming our laps, our giant fur ball
Always perched on the back of the couch purring,
Always loving us from where he is now.
Nothing ever dies.
Because everything lives forever.
Jon rescued Max from the LA River years ago.
In turn, Max rescued us.
He did a loving job.
Posted in Photography
Also tagged Angels, Jon Michaels, Max, Rain Breaw
Happy Holidays!
A friend commented on my photos one day,
“Diana, you see so many wonderful things! I see the same s*** every day!”
I said to him,
“You need to keep your head up and look around. If you keep your head down and look at the ground, of course you see the same s*** every day!”
Keep your head up.
There is so much to see and experience.
So much to be thankful for…
Every day.
