Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Fun at Rawls Byrd Elementary
I was invited to a party to honor the participants in the Mother Goose Program. Seven young readers won second place in the Williamsburg competition. Congratulations readers!
Here are the kids and Media Specialist, Viky Pedigo.
Each student got a signed copy of Lili's Gift, my latest book.
It's always fun to go to Rawls Byrd!!!!
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Ah California!
The Dodger game was great fun, especially since the Dodgers came from behind to win.
A trip to California would be incomplete without visiting one of the California Missions. At the Santa Barbara Mission there were many chalk drawings by kids on the pavement in front of the Mission.
Photographs inside the Mission thank the firefighters for their efforts during the recent fire.
We went to see the La Brea Tar Pits where prehistoric animals had become trapped and their fossils preserved. The museum was full of kids and these two girls were playing a hand game.
Huntington Library is a terrific place to visit. I particularly was interested in seeing a famous manuscript of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. When I first went to the British Museum in London, I wanted to see Magna Carta. Can you guess I have spent many years in love with Medieval and renaissance history?
The Aquarium in Long Beach was filled with amazing things to see.
It is never supposed to rain in Southern California, but we actually had a rainy morning, and the next day the sky was unusually clear. We went to the Getty Museum where we had spectacular views of Los Angeles and also enjoyed the art collection, flowers, and architecture. Here is a view of downtown Los Angeles as seen from the Getty Museum.
A trip to California would be incomplete without visiting one of the California Missions. At the Santa Barbara Mission there were many chalk drawings by kids on the pavement in front of the Mission.Photographs inside the Mission thank the firefighters for their efforts during the recent fire.
Jugglers on stilts were only part of the street show in Hollywood.
We went to see the La Brea Tar Pits where prehistoric animals had become trapped and their fossils preserved. The museum was full of kids and these two girls were playing a hand game.Huntington Library is a terrific place to visit. I particularly was interested in seeing a famous manuscript of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. When I first went to the British Museum in London, I wanted to see Magna Carta. Can you guess I have spent many years in love with Medieval and renaissance history?
The Aquarium in Long Beach was filled with amazing things to see.
It is never supposed to rain in Southern California, but we actually had a rainy morning, and the next day the sky was unusually clear. We went to the Getty Museum where we had spectacular views of Los Angeles and also enjoyed the art collection, flowers, and architecture. Here is a view of downtown Los Angeles as seen from the Getty Museum. The world is filled with so many wonderful things, we all should be as happy as kings.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
A Big Wow!
The old West is very much in evidence in Williams, Arizona where we stayed on our way to the Grand Canyon.
Visiting the Grand Canyon reminded me of being in a great Cathedral. Everyone was silent, in awe, and pictures don't do it justice.
Los Angeles is a big city with lots of traffic, but I've been enjoying the flowers.
We are spending two weeks here to celebrate our son's second wedding to the same woman, this time in the Serbian Orthodox Church, in the presence of her family who have traveled here from the Ukraine.
The couple, wearing crowns, are displayed to the gathered families and friends.
