For The Birds
(A late post for 11/18/2015)
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Tag Archives: Venice Beach Los Angeles
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2015 Week 43
Oddities
A wall of pink flamingos adorns a house in Venice Beach, CA.
“Dancers” on display window of little shop in Trastevere, Rome.
Garden sculpture at house in Venice Beach, CA.
See more entries for Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge this week.
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Heatwave! ~~
There’s a heatwave going on in Southern California this weekend. Some areas of L.A., especially the Valleys, are seeing temps between 100F and 108F. Along the coast, temps have been in the mid- to high-80s, making it perfect for enjoying the wonderful beaches of SoCal. And people are flocking to them. Here’s Venice Beach, my favorite.
Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge – Week 32
“Yo, hispster! Can’t you see me??”
See other odd balls at Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge.
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Venice Canal ~~
One of the entrances to the Venice Canal Historic District, in the Venice Beach section of Los Angeles. The district is noteworthy for its man-made canals built in 1905 by developer Abbot Kinney as part of his “Venice of America” plan. There are six canals in the Venice Canals Walkway and approximately three-hundred-and-seventy homes fronting them. I will do a post on the Canals Walkway soon.
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The Tamer Side of Venice Beach ~~
Venice Beach is one of the most colorful and interesting areas of Los Angeles. Walk on its boardwalk, known as Venice Beach’s Ocean Front Walk, between Rose Avenue and North Venice Blvd, and you’ll see all sorts of things, from palm and tarot card readers, to sand sculptors and collage artists, performance artists, street hustlers, buskers and bodybuilders. Continue walking past North Venice Blvd, towards the pier, and you’ll hit a residential area, consisting mostly of architectural houses with lots of glass to allow owners to enjoy the beautiful view. These are brave souls. As much as I’d love to have that view and to be able to step out of the house into the beach, I wouldn’t live in one of those houses, for two reasons: 1. Crowds. Lots of people -locals and tourists- walk up and down that strip day and night; some are rowdy, others are snoopy, taking pictures of everything around, including the houses… ;); and 2. Tsunamis! Yes, if there’s a strong earthquake and a subsequent tsunami, that entire area will be washed away in no time. But enough of the bad stuff. Here are some photos I took today while roaming around the tamer side of Venice Beach.
Houses along Ocean Walk in Venice Beach.
Typical ocean front house. Lots of glass, spectacular views.
The view from the outside is also beautiful.
The snoopy photographer took a selfie of sorts.
Famous beach house. Designed by Santa Monica resident and famous architect, Frank Gehry.
The bike and skate board path separate the houses from the beach.
The beach, just a stone’s throw away.
The Pier and the beach.
Million-dollar houses line up this part of Ocean Front Walk.
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By the Seahore
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Caught By The Sea ~~
“I spent uncounted hours sitting at the bow looking at the water and the sky, studying each wave, different from the last, seeing how it caught the light, the air, the wind; watching patterns, the sweep of it all, and letting it take me. The sea.” ― from Gary Paulsen”s “Caught by the Sea”
Shoot 'N Go 