365/Day 57

Homeless With A View —  Santa Monica is considered a safe haven for the LA area homeless. Members of the community keep an eye on them, regularly count them to make sure they’re all OK, and, most importantly, gladly share the city’s public spaces with them. Such is the case of Palisades Park, my favorite place to go for a walk and watch the sunset. There, homeless, residents, and tourists equally take advantage of the grounds and the beautiful views of the Pacific ocean. That’s what I hope today’s photo illustrates. DSC_0974_edited-1

Santa Monica Daredevil

Twice in the past weeks, I happened to catch this man doing some pretty risky stunts at Palisades Park, in Santa Monica. Both times he was running, doing handstands and other tricks on top of the narrow concrete wall above the Santa Monica bluffs. Below, on one side of him, was the Pacific Coast Highway. One false step and he would almost certainly fall onto the highway traffic and possibly die. On the other side, a less threatening but busy ramp where cars coming from the PCH exit to Santa Monica. I don’t know for sure but I suspect it’s illegal to do this… Yet, he keeps coming back. Until the next time, here are two slideshows from the two days I caught his act. Some friends suspect I’ve become a groupie of the unknown stuntman, but it was really a coincidence. 🙂

The latest, on February 6.

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The first time, on January 21

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