Bay Area, landscape, Lawrence Halprin Carol ChinJune 10, 2025urban landscapes, lawrence halprin, san francisco, landscape architectureComment

Running Around Town - Walkable Neighborhoods

met a new friend at a coffee shop a couple blocks from my condo and we discussed how great it is when the neighborhood you live in is walkable.

mid-century, architecture, everyday life, pereira, landscape, pasadenaCarol ChinMay 4, 2025pereira, architecture, mid-century, pasadenaComment

Santa Barbara Once Again

The beauty and gift of visiting a place time and again is you get to observe it across seasons. In Southern CA, it’s the tail end of the wisteria bloom.

architecture, inspiration, landscape, santa barbara, travelCarol ChinApril 30, 2023travel, Santa Barbara, inspiration, landscapeComment

Natural Mid-Century Color Palette

Spotted on a run last week in the Linda Vista neighborhood of Pasadena, north of the Rose Bowl - 3 mid-century homes sharing a soothing color palette in shades of gray, green and yellow.

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