May 23/Day 143 - The lone log!

The lonely log at the beach. Taken at the half moon bay located in the bay area..

May 22/Day 142 - Mystery!!

The slanting house at the Mystery Spot!

May 21/Day 141 - A seaside flower

A flower found along the beach at Half Moon Bay in the Bay area.

May 20/Day 140 - Half Moon Bay

Spent the weekend in the bay area. We visited the half moon bay. The drive was really beautiful but it was too cold to get down into the beach.

May 19/Day 139 - Mystery Spot

The Mystery Spot is a gravitational anomaly located in the redwoods outside of Santa Cruz, CA. Spent a while at this site with two of my college friends.

May 18/Day 138 - Step up!

 

Action, looks, words, steps, form the alphabet by which you may spell character.

-Johann Kaspar Lavater

May 17/Day 137 - Seagulls hunting for fishes over the sea

Taken at the Santa Monica Fishing Pier.

May 16/Day 136 - Butterflies

Butterflies at a butterfly sanctuary in San Diego..

May 15/Day 135 - Cactus

A picture of interesting tough cacti taken in one of the trails in LA.

May 14/Day 134 - Seagulls at the beach

This was taken at the Santa Monica Pier. Every time we go there, we find several people fishing and there are a lot of these seagulls flying around waiting to snatch them. At the background, the tall buildings are the ones located in Santa Monica Downtown and at the bottom are the colorful beach houses.

May 13/Day 133 - Bald Eagle

One more picture taken at the San Diego Safari park. This one is of the Bald Eagle which was huge!!

May 12/Day 132 - Prepping for Biryani!

We had vegetable biryani for lunch today. Elaborate lunches are usually reserved for weekends. This picture was taken right before I started cooking.

May 11/Day 131 - Silhouette Wednesday

Have a look at my first attempt clicking Silhouette photographs.

Sig, Nags, Siri and I decided to pick a theme for our photographs one day of the week and it was Silhouette pictures for this week. I was supposed to post this picture on Wednesday but blogger was down and hence the delay!

Here is a picture of the husband (my model ;)) drinking his evening tea! It was almost past 7:30 pm and we still had some light!

May 10/Day 130 - Flamingoes!

Fun facts about flamingoes:

• The flamingo’s pink color, which is very important for stimulating reproduction, comes from the food they eat, including algae, diatoms, and small aquatic insects and crustaceans.
• Flamingos like company! In East Africa, more than one million lesser flamingos may gather together—forming the largest flocks known among birds today.  
• Standing on one leg really is their most comfortable resting position.

May 9/Day 129 - Fresh tomatoes from the market

May 8/Day 128 - Sony Pictures!

Taken during our Studio Tour of  Sony Pictures located in Culver City.

May 7/Day 127 - Windows vs Mac!

Taken at the Computer History Museum.

May 6/Day 126 - Fries!

Vegan chilli cheese fries ordered at a vegan restaurant. The cheese was replaced with cashew butter!

May 5/day 125 - Spiderman!

Taken at the Sony Pictures Studios at Culver City. This studio is located a mile away from home and I went on a studio tour along with my friend M where we got to see actual movie sets and stuff used in movies. A fun day it was!

May 4/Day 124 - Mabhu, the baby elephant!

 Mabhu! Yes that is the name of this baby elephant which is less than a year old!

The picture below might look like elephant dolls. But the elephants are real! Taken at the Safari park at San Diego!

May 3/Day 123 - An Elephant's Hideout!

This was taken at the Safari Park where a number of elephant's reside.

May 2/Day 122 - Stay on Trail!

Found this cute sign on one of the trails in San Diego!

May 1/Day 121 - Baby Giraffes

These giraffes were so different from the ones I have seen at zoos back in India. Loved the patterns on their skin. Taken at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park!

April 30/Day 120 - Guinea Fowl

A picture of a guinea fowl taken at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.. It has been ages since I visited the zoo and it was a fun day at the safari park.

April 29/Day 119- Green

Some random shrub along the trail..

April 28/Day 118 - Giraffe love!

Found these cute salt and pepper shakers at a souvenir shop!

April 27/Day 117 - Mesob at an Ethiopian Restaurant

A Mesob is a tabletop on which food is traditionally served. The mesob is usually woven from straw, and it has a lid that is kept on it until it is time to eat. When the food is ready, the top is taken off the mesob, and the food is placed in the basin which forms the top of the mesob. An injera (made usinf teff flour) is placed in the mesob and the various dishes are served on top of the injera.

A great foodie experience it was! This picture was taken at an Ethiopian restaurant located in Little Ethiopia in Los Angeles.

April 26/Day 116 - LA Downtown

The LA Downtown seen at a distance from the trail along the Hollywood sign..

April 25/Day 115 - Along the trail

Found along the Hollywood trail..

April 24/Day 114 - Ghostrider motorbike!

This picture was taken at the Sony Pictures Studios. The bike displayed was actually featured in the movie "Ghostbusters"

April 23/Day 113 - The Hollywood Trail

 These pictures were taken during a hike near the Hollywood sign. It was a clear day and we were able to get a clear view of LA Downtown. The weather was perfect and we had a great time!

In the picture below, you can actually see the side view of the Hollywood sign!

And a front view of the famous sign!

April 22/Day 112 - Riding the Metro

I take the Metro bus once or twice a week to college. The buses are usually crowded. This picture was taken on a day when the bus was almost empty and when I was playing around with my phone - The colorful seats found in every Metro bus in LA!

April 21/Day 111 - Busway

This was taken on the way to my college from the bus stop. I need to cross over a busway and a train track before entering the campus. Wish I clicked this picture when a train passed by. The ramp seen at the right side of the picture leads to a freeway. A picture clicked before yesterday's class.