Big city reflections

It was a great time of reflection in the big city last week.  After we visited Vincent Court, we were in search of a fun place to eat breakfast.  We headed for an iconic LA eatery, the Original Pantry Cafe (which I have wanted to try for years ). Unfortunately the line was too long and we had to settle for a less historic place for a quick bite.

Back on the streets, heading for our car, we began to notice how the glass of these buildings did such a good job of reflecting the puffy clouds and the colors of the surrounding structures. I hadn't "seen" the reflections earlier. Perhaps the sky had been more gray or the sun hidden behind clouds. But, all of a sudden, the reflections were there—dramatic and vibrant.

It was a beautiful way to start our day.

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."
~ Confucius

In with the blue

It's a blue moon tonight! (Technically at 9:58 tomorrow morning, but it counts.) If you're like me a few years ago, you'd be looking for the moon to have a blue color to it.

"In fact, 'blue moon' refers not to color, but to rarity. Blue moons are defined as either the fourth full moon in a season, or, more recently, as the second full moon in a month. It's the second definition that covers August's blue moon; the month's first full moon was on Aug. 1.

"Blue moons happen because our calendar months don't precisely sync with the moon's orbit. It takes the moon 29.5 days to wax and wane from full to new to full again. With the exception of February, months are longer than that, meaning that once in a while the timing works out so there are two full moons in one month." msnbc.msn.com

If you miss this one, the next chance you get will be in 2015

Table waiting

Waiting for tables at BJs restaurant during game time is a lost cause. I will say that sometimes, they give out small free samples of pizza while you're waiting.

One man's trash...

One of the pieces of discarded bottles lying along the railroad tracks caught my eye.