Roses on the streets of Little Italy

The 22nd Annual ArtWalk in Little Italy was this weekend. Recently, I had removed all the pictures from our walls. They were from travels on the East coast and we felt it was time to add some new West coast influence. While there were some beautiful works by artists, there was nothing that really resonated with us. The local Blick art store probably did a nice business with people who were more inspired by the display of creativity.
On India street, this man was weaving roses from a palm frond. It was amazing to watch him split the large frond and rapidly fold and spin the material into a beautiful rose.

Easter Finest

Happy Easter! It’s spring and time to put on your Easter finest. This male peacock (females are called peahens) was displaying his finest in front of the lower flamingo pool. He put on a show for more than 15 minutes, arching his feathers and shaking his auburn tail feathers.

Several peacocks roam the grounds (it’s ironic that a group of them are called a “pride”) and are rather tame around people. It’s not appropriate to reach out and touch its feathers, but you can walk within 6 feet of the bird without it getting upset.

Earth Day WorldFest

It was a chilly and inspiring day at the Los Angeles WorldFest on Saturday.

I learned from the bio-beetle guy that no modifications were made to his VW diesel beetle. Bio-diesel is a solvent which will break up sediment. After the second tankful, I would need to change the fuel filter to clear out the deposits. Just about 3 more years on my warranty, then I can switch to bio-diesel (VW does not honor it; invalidates the warranty).
Short-haired dogs sitting still were compelled to purchase T-shirts from the All Vegan booth to cut the chill.

Heidi from San Diego kept warm by generating some of her own natural power.

Palm Sunday

This orangutan at the San Diego Zoo is hiding behind a palm frond. Can you see her? She doesn’t think you can. She’s being very coy. It was so amusing to see her climb up and hold the palm frond in front of her like a fan. She was posing, trying different angles.