You know I can't resist my favorite game. I'm thinking something from the bourbon-soaked pages of James M. Cain or Raymond Chandler. But you tell me, clever readers, if this were the setting for a scene in a movie, what would happen here?
7 comments:
Anonymous
said...
Wait a minute. No Hammett? I see Sam Spade knocking on a door up there somewhere.
I'm going to jump WAY out there and see those circus trick dogs that line up, standing on their back legs, sometimes wearing hats or sombreros, dancing down this driveway. The owner of the building to the right is an eccentric man who thinks everything is a scene for his dogs to perform. He brings his outdated boombox, sets it down on the ground, plays some mariachi music and the canines know it is their cue to jump up and start their parade of dance.
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 almost 5 years as I put down roots in my new home town -- and almost 5 more as I settled in and became a South Pas old-timer. Here it is...my time capsule of South Pasadena.
You can always find the blog at its original address:
Entanglement. Schrödinger said it was the defining trait of quantum theory. What is it? It’s that quirky talent discovered by quantum p...
Affiliate Links Disclosure
This site includes affiliate links to products from Amazon, eBay and Target. I may receive a commission for purchases made through these links at no extra cost to you.
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
I am not an affiliate for any other companies linked or mentioned.
Photo goodies you can hang on your wall, wear, write on and hold in your hands!
Get the Latest South Pas News and Events
Elsewhere...
Thank you Charlie's Coffee House for hosting my 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.
7 comments:
Wait a minute. No Hammett? I see Sam Spade knocking on a door up there somewhere.
I'm going to jump WAY out there and see those circus trick dogs that line up, standing on their back legs, sometimes wearing hats or sombreros, dancing down this driveway. The owner of the building to the right is an eccentric man who thinks everything is a scene for his dogs to perform. He brings his outdated boombox, sets it down on the ground, plays some mariachi music and the canines know it is their cue to jump up and start their parade of dance.
GOD - I'm weird this Friday.
How appropriate- my wv is the word comic!!
I see loneliness, I see teenage pregnancy, I see misunderstood pit bull.
I got nothing
but margaret had me with "misunderstood pit bull"
misunderstood pit bull!!!
You got me with that.
LOL, Margaret. But what do you see in Laurie's photo? ;-)
I see what Margaret sees, and Sandford &Son and Saved by the Bell reruns. Expired Domino's Pizza coupons. Second notice on the electric bill.
Post a Comment