New Train Station

The LA Metro A Line is heading closer to the eastern edge of LA County.

We cycled to the dedication.

 

The dedication included many speeches.
Many people talked about bringing the train all the way to Ontario.

The station art was displayed.

There was enough bicycle parking and quite a bit of parking for cars, too.

Too bad the trains were just for show.
No opening date has been announced.

May Leftovers 2025

 

Playing with rocks.
I love my job.

I am finally letting go of my toothbrush cover from 199?

I crocheted a little bag to hold soap scraps.
It does work very well (too thick, I think).

Birthday celebration at the Maloof Foundation.

Flag of Lombardy
Learn something new every day.

Walking

Cycling sometimes bothers my knee so I have been walking more. Here are treasures seen on this morning's walk to physical therapy.

from the avocado tree in the park

I wonder who put up these Dodgers decorations.

one

Nun - the player gets nothing

Duplo under a bush

Not shown - trash, graffiti, and more little free libraries

Delayed Celebration

Our mini figures celebrated our anniversary by getting helmets, bicycles, and a trailer.

The human celebration was saved for a day when the air was cooler and clearer. We decided to take a day trip to Riverside.

We visited 

The Cheech

which is a Chicano Art and Culture museum in the old library.

We also visited the new library,

including the Friends of the Library bookstore.

Sticking with the book theme, we were happy to support the local independent bookstore. 

I am sorry you can't read the little poems, which were entertaining.

I was so glad our friend recommended Tio's Tacos for lunch because unique is hardly a way to describe it. Here is what Atlas Obscura says.

Martin Sanchez, the owner and artist, has been expanding and maintaining the property for a decade. The courtyard features old appliances re-purposed as decorations, bicycles cemented straight into the ground, and fountains constructed from scrap metal and glass. The perimeters are adorned with spectacular statues fabricated from chicken wire and stuffed with bottle caps, children’s dolls, utensils, and just about everything else you can think of.

We also learned that there is a school for the deaf in town and the city was hosting the 25th Deaf Festival.

It was like other festivals with the emergency response people there and people from different organizations. The difference was that everyone was signing. 

We saw a mural with sign language.

And plenty of books 

We did not come across a good ice cream place so we stopped closer to home.

Here's to many more anniversary celebrations.🥰

Busy Morning

 

I didn't take my phone on my morning outing so there is only one picture. My stops included

• delivering a birthday card
• stopping at four mulberry trees
• visiting four little libraries
• running one mile on a trail with rabbits and lizards
• discovering a neighbor's box offering home-grown vegetables
• supporting a yard sale run by a child raising money to buy a keyboard

Great treasures for a total of $10!

March Leftovers

 

Botanic garden

Village West with A.'s girlfriend

spring

school garden

clover with banana for scale