![Of Ferris Wheels and Failed Lunch Plans](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1699815644322-N2YEF0QWBIO5ZKNK3UOL/722_8916.jpg)
Of Ferris Wheels and Failed Lunch Plans
Just wanted some ribs in the remains of an abandoned fireworks stand.
![“Hey Man, Give Me That Camera or I’ll Shoot You”](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1693918334258-7ELGIXTPXEY68SVFA7D6/4-722_9812.jpg)
“Hey Man, Give Me That Camera or I’ll Shoot You”
Photographs of Los Angeles at the end of a trip to the West Coast.
![Two Days on the Pacific Coast Highway](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1691524166622-HNIPOJYUZ5WRVES8HLKZ/Lead.jpg)
Two Days on the Pacific Coast Highway
From a seaside Taco Bell to a beachfront amusement park, Big Sur, the land of windmills, and more.
![The Bridge and the Battery](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1690314263863-V49WJ24A2NIIRE5SBKEO/4-000273530033.jpg)
The Bridge and the Battery
Before my friends and I departed San Francisco for a trip down the coast, we decided it was time to visit the symbol of the city. What followed was a tumult of emotions and situations. A rapid shift of perspective and feeling that, like the bridge itself, was unlike anything I’d ever experienced before.
![Oakland](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1689619358757-DKRSWJL4NG3IRDAI4ERW/Lead.jpg)
![A Miller-Boyett Production](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1688857797988-T5J90XVICBHFGUC3K9H7/Image.jpg)
A Miller-Boyett Production
“…but who among us never quoted a song in their AIM ‘away message’ or on the profile pages of late MySpace and early Facebook?”
In this case, I used the theme from Full House.
![On the Road in Kentucky at the End of March 2023](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1681790531069-I6BCWQ0OPUQB6MSKSVY4/lextripgraph.jpg)
On the Road in Kentucky at the End of March 2023
Testing a new camera on truck stop diners and American relics before running out of film at the strip club built from a former Ponderosa.
![The Sun Is Shining on Worcester This Evening](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1667677961139-HWAFP5CIHIE81LKIRIRN/000366610019.jpg)
The Sun Is Shining on Worcester This Evening
Wandering and catastrophizing with 35mm film.
![Quebec City and Montmorency Falls](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1665541608098-S4IZB8ZEZTECXQ9G2ISS/Quebec+City_054.jpg)
![Three of the World’s Largest Things in Ohio](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1660070982166-WW5U0DAVHHL4H7Q8QMZN/OhioWorldsLargest_001.jpg)
Three of the World’s Largest Things in Ohio
Two baskets and a giant clock stumbled upon while meandering through the “Buckeye State.”
![48 Hours to Chicago and Back](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1663024832216-885B41HSXUQKAS0SEKDV/Chicago_2022_080.jpg)
![Maine](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1661553128072-STOSJGA8GFLDLORJ1ZRW/Title+Image.jpg)
![Florida Analog](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1658855461581-BMHICETXVR8W7G9ZAM8X/000236860025.jpg)
Of Mermaids And Micheladas
“It certainly wasn’t the worst drink I’d ever had, but I haven’t really wanted to eat Spaghettios since I was a kid, let alone taste them in my beer.”
![Alameda Swap Meet and LA’s Chinatown](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1623109473042-3D16L91CDSBPVBCYBW0V/Untitled-1.jpg)
![Downtown LA and MacArthur Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1623080487441-RGA7CI7BM9DPG2ZDKX4E/000246950007.jpg)
Downtown LA and MacArthur Park
I didn’t ride the Angels Flight funicular railway, but I did take the subway up to McArthur Park.
![California City](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1623032776678-75UGAKF7NT5X0MX1DJ79/000246960014.jpg)
California City
Dotted by roads to nowhere, aircraft graveyards, and a dried up waterfall—California City was once envisioned to rival Los Angeles. As schemes continued well into the 21st Century, was it all too good to be true? A podcast inspired me to go have a look.
![Santa Monica and Playa Del Rey](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1623007923711-8EWFL4MDUN89LFVR7DAG/R20_7770.jpg)
Santa Monica and Playa Del Rey
Under the boardwalk, bird feeding, two beaches, an engagement, and a decent calzone.
![Venice](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1623110027399-ND2P0242KT68WC322L2U/header.jpg)
![The Theme Building/Plane Watching at LAX](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f4d8a25db85a54c4d64fe76/1622912886846-WAXKX6SU65B8G40FOY52/SocialImage.jpg)
The Theme Building/Plane Watching at LAX
As 2020 ended and 2021 began, I was in California. That’s a longer story for another day, though. In the mean time, for the next few posts over the next few weeks, some photographs made around Los Angeles with a quick detour into the desert.