a few miles from the south bay

lens returned. mission accomplished. here are a few images from my day out of the south bay. most of these photos were taken somewhere in between Fairfax Avenue and Rodeo Drive. some on Wilshire Boulevard. some on the backstreets of Beverly Hills. only the first two were taken with the $???? "rental" lens before i turned it in. i almost got a couple of good shots of this hummingbird in front of LACMA. the other photos are taken with my Canon with the "kit" lens. no more complaining about a clear photo.

some rain, a hummingbird, a nest, kite surfers, some sunshine, blue sky, white puffy clouds, fallen petals, 3 buses, and teriyaki. and more rain

in between the raindrops i walked to the beach again today.  on the way, i came across a hummingbird.  or shall i say it came across me. it was hovering in front of me for several minutes.  and then i saw why. i was near it's nest and it was returning to feed it's babies. very cool.  i took a little video of it.  it was a National Geographic moment.  at the beach, the kite surfers were just started to enjoy the "angry sea".   i finally made it to Redondo Pier where i caught the bus to Mitsuwa Market for some more miso and tofu.  i also picked up some "Mike popcorn" in honor of my friend Mike. and then it was a short walk to the Teriyaki Inn for some chicken teriyaki.  two buses and 25 minutes later i was home again as it started to rain.  and it is still raining now at 6pm.

10pm.  still raining.  just about to go to bed and fall asleep listening to the rain and Miwa Sasagawa.  i finally found out her name.  more on that tomorrow.