Wandering in La La Land

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    Downtown LA
  • California Dreaming --just been to LaLa Land...lots of beauty, in every which way😁 Beautiful people, dogs,     beautiful cars, beautiful scenery ...My interest lies in the flower area, though, Tesla's make me yawn. Roses full bloom in April-so many colors and variations no matter where you look👀 in all flora. Art is gorgeous & plentiful also- visited the Broad Museum, super contemporary art....Jasper Johns exhibit (below) Beautiful colors, you see? Ok, stay with me here.....beauty in the City of Angels, 2nd biggest city in USA so why call it La La Land? Continual state of joy, happiness...? Too much beauty? too little pain? out of reality? Who knows, but when walking in Santa Monica on my last day there, a woman asked me to move to the other side of the sidewalk because her dog preferred the opposite side, my then side-normal walking side (yes, really) I did so because the beautiful little doggie was so gosh darn, well beautiful. And I was feeling a little La La.
  • xo
    Jasper Johns



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