Los Angeles
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Arturo on Stage
Cuban jazz performer Arturo Sandoval took center stage in the Disney Concert Hall, playing the trumpet, drums and keyboard in a performance just before Christmas. The bongo drummer to his left is actor Andy Garcia, who played Arturo in a recent biopic!
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Disney Concert Hall
Our daughters presented us with tickets to see Cuban jazz legend Arturo Sandoval at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Frank Gehry, the modern architect who designed the amazing building, passed away just a few weeks before our visit.
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Orange Blooms
These aloe principis blooms light up a corner of the desert section in the Huntington Gardens during our visit in December.
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Cactus Garden
The Huntington Gardens near Pasadena have a remarkable display of desert plants, including this colorful panorama of prickly cacti.
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Succulents
Spending time with our daughter Hannah in Southern California included a walk through the Huntington Gardens in San Marino. These interesting, non-prickly succulents caught my attention.
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LA Sunset
Driving through the foothills near Pasadena, I caught the setting sun as it descended into a red-orange horizon. That’s the towers of downtown Los Angeles at the left, fading into the haze. We were long enough after the fires of January that it’s dust rather than smoke that gives it this look.
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