Discovering that I was close to the iconic Freeway Park designed by Lawrence Halprin and had time to experience this urban park was a highlight of our recent Pacific Northwest long weekend.
Read MoreWe returned from our April/May travels in time to catch the Jacarandas in bloom. Here is a sampling of the Jacaranda trees in bloom on campus at Caltech.
Read MoreFor most of the year wisteria goes unnoticed until their month of riotous purple. This blog post is a reminder to me to start paying attention in March by re-visiting favorite sites.
Read MoreOn the latest visit, I spent a couple mornings in the area around Ala Moana Beach Park. My eclectic finds: a high rise by Minoru Yamasaki, art deco details at the beach park, and a new pedestrian bridge and park in Ward Village.
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