Introducing the new addition to the family

Here he is: Mr. Fit. Honda Fit. An ULEV. According to the California Air Resource Board an Ultra Low Emission Vehicle. So far it's averaging a 33 miles per gallon, which according to this website corresponds to 7 liters per 100 km. Mine is the silverbullet in the front, hanging out with his black buddy from Pasadena.


This is in the Mojave Desert - close to Kramer Junction. The rock formations in the distance allegedly are among the oldest rock in the world.

Since my move has cost some money, visits to the hairdresser have not been in the budget. Here I am, with long hair, trying to survive the heat of the desert, and happy to report that I have managed to stay "sunkissed" - not "sunburnt"! Best wishes - and remember to enjoy whatever you are doing!

Station Fire - near Los Angeles

The mountains are on fire!

I am not kidding!
One minute I am relaxing at Peet's on Main, the next day I find out the mountains are on fire!
This view is from Venice beach, the mountains are about 30 miles in land and the forest on the mountains is on fire. The News was telling me that the fire is 5% contained; does that mean that it is 95% completely out of control? Let's be optimistic and be happy that by now it is 30% containt and it looks like Mt Wilson's observatory and the radio signals (read more here)


America - the land of basketball!


New meets old
Gehry's Beach House
Venice Pier
Beach houses during the golden hour
Seagulls
on a yacht, which is an office, looking at Marina del Rey
Smoke makes nice sunsets! (so does smog pollution for that matter) The closer you get to the mountains, the smokier it gets, and the harder it is to breathe. I also hear it's raining ash!