day 65: I don’t know what it is about claw machines that lures people in. It can’t be the thrill of winning a cheap stuffed animal. Maybe it’s just possibility of beating impossible odds. Allison, Mark, Ben and I tried one today while we were out to dinner… and lost. At least we got a good photo out of it. Happy birthday Dad, Happy mothers’ day Mom!

day 64: If you don’t know what phoon means, you clearly haven’t looked at the phoon website. Once you’ve checked it out you’ll appreciate this photo. This is my favorite phoon of the day.

day 63: Ben and I lived in France for about 6 months and while we were there we played a LOT of boules. We used to walk to the neighborhood boulodrome (yes, they really do call them that) and play with all of our friends on warm afternoons. We just got a new set of boules so we decided to head to the park for a game this evening. The only thing missing was… well… France. We are planning a trip back but for now this will have to do.

day 62: I had a busy day today without much time for taking photos. Luckily I’ve gotten in the habit of having my camera in hand at all times and my eyes on the lookout for nice patterns or textures. I grabbed this shot on campus while running to to my night class.

day 61: When we saw Ben’s brother Sam last night sporting a pink mohawk, we asked him if he was going to buzz it off before attending tonight’s USC architectural guild annual dinner. In true Sam fashion he said “No, why?”. Not only did he not shave the mohawk, he also matched it to his shirt and glasses. Now that’s classy. Way to be Sam.

day 60: The combination of dry hot air and lots of wind helped a huge fire to spread through Griffith Park in the hills today. We were out in Pasadena right at sunset when Ben noticed the reflection of the smoke in this building.

day 59: Ben and I headed down to Manhattan Beach after work to take in the last of the gorgeous weather today. While shooting I got an opportunity to try out one of the tricks I’ve been trying to master: the fill flash. What do you do when you want to capture a great sunset without blowing out the sky, while still exposing the subject? Fill flash. Am I good at it? No. But I’m learning. Aside from the shadow on my arm I think this was a good effort. Especially considering it was using the wimpy pop-up flash on my camera. Practice practice…

day 58: We headed out to Silverlake this morning to watch the sustainable shorts at the silverlake film festival. Some of them were good, some of them were… well… much less than good. But it was a beautiful day and at least they got us thinking (even if for some it was thinking “what does this have to do with sustainability?”). There are more films running all week if you’re looking for something to do in LA.

day 57: Today was the last day of my cake decorating class series. Our final project was to bake, fill, frost, assemble, and decorate a three-tiered wedding cake. I’m pretty proud of my little cake. I think next time maybe fresh flowers instead of buttercream… anyone need a wedding cake?

day 56: Ben and I went walking along Main Street in Venice after work today. I had time to take a couple of shots before the sun went down.