Anything with cloven hoof- I'm a fan. I love the whimsy of the sculpture. The maple tree (?) adds an Asian flair as well as the door. Is this a restaurant?
This is a new, experimental breed of sheep that was genetically altered so that it's wool is as strong as steel. It's a secret program funded by the US government in search of material to be used to make light weight ballistic vests for soldiers and undercover operatives. The development and testing is taking place in the Ostrich Farm area and it would appear that one of the experimental subjects has escaped.
I understand the research has been stalled because they can't figure out a way to avoid rust stains.
Petrea: I thought that kid did a nice job, so I used his version. You've heard the real one too often. There's a secretary in my office who's ex-husband is Sam the Sham's nephew. Sam Samudio lives in Texas and is a preacher!
In December of 2007, after many years on the west side of Los Angeles (and at least a third of those years spent stuck in traffic on Pico Boulevard) my family settled into a happy little house in South Pasadena. This daily blog covered over 4 year as I put down roots in my new home town.
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Thank you Charlie's Coffee House for hosting my recent photo exhibit, South Pas: Observed. From October 2011 through January 2012 my pictures graced the walls of the best place in town to get a cup of coffee!
Read the nifty story on photo bloggers Petrea Burchard, Ben Wideman, Kat Likkel and little old me featured in the September, 2011 issue of Pasadena Magazine.
For over 4 years, I presented a picture a day from South Pasadena, California -- an incorporated city within the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. All photos up to November, 2008 were taken with a Fujifilm Finepix E900 camera. I added a Fujifilm Finepix S2000HD megazoom in December 2008, a Nikon D3100 in 2010 and a Lumix DMC-DS8 in 2011. I shot with them all. In August 2010 I joined the iPhone camera craze and sometimes included pictures captured by my phone. I regularly cropped images and used basic editing software to adjust the brightness, intensify the contrast, and increase color saturation. Other than that, all images came straight from the camera with minimal alteration. (If I couldn't have done it in a darkroom, I wouldn't do it with a computer.)
The bigger picture:
Consider it a love letter to the place I call home.
You can click on any picture to see a larger version.
All photos and prose on this blog copyright Laurie Allee. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited. (Plus, it's really uncool.)
Run, don't walk to the nearest bookseller and pick up a copy of Margaret Finnegan's delightful debut novel, The Goddess Lounge -- undoubtedly the kookiest, most wonderful riff on Homer's Odyssey ever written. Margaret never ceases to inspire and make us laugh at her blog Finnegan Begin Again. Her book is magical, silly, smart and a wonderful love letter to the all the goddesses among us.
Our very own Altadena poet Linda Dove weaves words into thoughtful tapestries in her moving poetry collection In Defense of Objects and chapbook O Dear Deer.
Kevin McCollister of East of West LA blows our minds with haunting images of Los Angeles. But since we can't put his blog on our coffee table, we can buy his fantastic book. I believe Kevin's images truly capture the quixotic and often heartbreaking soul of LA. Don't take my word for it, see what The LA Times had to say.
16 comments:
"Ewe'd Better Watch Out!" (Sorry, just couldn't help myself!)
This building looks familiar. By its red color, the sheep was made in the 70s. Caption? Too early.
Pull the Wool
Did you remember to click on "Pull the Wool" above?
Anything with cloven hoof- I'm a fan. I love the whimsy of the sculpture. The maple tree (?) adds an Asian flair as well as the door. Is this a restaurant?
This is a new, experimental breed of sheep that was genetically altered so that it's wool is as strong as steel. It's a secret program funded by the US government in search of material to be used to make light weight ballistic vests for soldiers and undercover operatives. The development and testing is taking place in the Ostrich Farm area and it would appear that one of the experimental subjects has escaped.
I understand the research has been stalled because they can't figure out a way to avoid rust stains.
The Goats Who Stare At Men
So, does this mean red is the new blonde again? I can't keep up.
I love the way this photo is framed, especially with the shadow of the leaves.
Back to yesterday's comments...
DB, is ephus gas related to laughing gas??
That's depends on whether or not you have a good sense of humor.
Hello Dolly
"Ewe! This stuff tastes awful!"
Your Sam is a sham, Mister Earl, you can't pull that wool over my eyes!
I've said it before, I'll say it again... I have the most clever (and smart-alecky) readers of all. You guys rock!
Anon, I'm still laughing at yours.
DB, you are on a roll!
Until tomorrow...
Petrea: I thought that kid did a nice job, so I used his version. You've heard the real one too often. There's a secretary in my office who's ex-husband is Sam the Sham's nephew. Sam Samudio lives in Texas and is a preacher!
That's brilliant trivia, Mister Earl. I love it.
One time, she had photos of Sam the Sham at a family reunion. He wasn't wearing his big turban with the humongous rhinestone in the center!
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