Only In California 8

Some funny things we've seen

since we moved here


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we've seen here in California.

 

This is the airbrush art on the side of a Cal Custom ice cream truck on display at the Peterson Automotive Museum. Interesting graphics for an ice cream truck, as some are definitely not for kids. See larger size here. Icecream Truck 
Never know what you will find on the 3rd St. Promenade in Santa Monica. Free Hugs.  Free Hugs
Never know what you will find on the 3rd St. Promenade in Santa Monica.
The "Leaf Lady" complained that she was troubled all day by birds trying to land on her!
Leaf Girl 
Good pun. Anza Borrega Desert. Saddlesore 
Omnivore driving SUV.  Love Animals
And what goes on in this pool?
Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego

Adults 
Perhaps they mean adult Seagulls! Gulls in pool
Does your Guru shop on Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica? Guru shopping 
"Big Ass Fans" are giant aerodynamic ceiling fans built by his company in Kentucky. Big Ass Fans
Yes, it's full of dirt and plants. Parked too long in one space?
Bergemont Station Art Center, Santa Monica
Mercedes Benz Planter
One Saturday afternoon, while walking out the drive to pick up the mail, we encountered this guy. He's a vulture and he simply sat there for a half hour until he decided to leave. Vulture
Shortly thereafter, Karen called me over to the garden where she showed this guy. He's a diamondback rattler with 10 rattles, so he's 10 years old.
The bottom photo shows him the next morning. What we did not realize was his head was caught in the netting and he could not free himself, leading to the photo from the next morning. After we figured this out, we decided there was no way we could have helped an angry rattler anyway!


rattles
Rattlesnake

Snake the morning after
Interesting shape for the "sex organs" of a cactus flower. Cactus Flower
Most people find bugs, cockroaches or even spiders in their hose. We fond this 10 inch (25 cm) lizard sunning himself on our window sill  one morning. He was easy to get rid of - we got him in a roll a paper below him in this photo and carried him outside. Lizard in window
A real road runner in the Anza Borrega Desert. Roadrunner in Anza Borrega Desert
Just in case you think Toyota Prius drivers are all liberal tree-huggers. Out here in CA, they are more likely to be running the freeways at 90+ mph racing with the big trucks in the right-hand lane. Another Pious Driver
Best Friends!
Two frogs in our small pond.
Best Friends
Matador Costumes?
Sure, in Hollywood you can rent anything!
 Matador Costumes
Because in Hollywood, everywhere you look, someone is filming.
Egyptian Theater.
 Film Crew at Egyptian Theater

 

 

 

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