Aug 02

Photo-A-Day 2013: Week 25

The week of June 17-23 started with a Monday date playing in a charity golf tournament in south Orange County and ended by spending the first full weekend of summer in one of my favorite places: Chicago. Let’s take a look at the week’s images!

17-JUN-2013: Not a bad view for a Monday afternoon, playing a charity golf tournament at Monarch Beach near Dana Point.

17-JUN-2013: Not a bad view for a Monday afternoon, playing a charity golf tournament at Monarch Beach near Dana Point.

18-JUN-2013: Working late in the home office. Some of the tools of the trade.

18-JUN-2013: Working late in the home office. Some of the tools of the trade.

19-JUN-2013: Looking south down Flower Street in DTLA from the rooftop of the apartment building.

19-JUN-2013: Looking south down Flower Street in DTLA from the rooftop of the apartment building.

20-JUN-2013: View from the window of The Lodge on Division Street. Only in Chicago: a cop smoking a cigar, sitting on the hood of his squad car, hitting on a cougar.

20-JUN-2013: View from the window of The Lodge on Division Street. Only in Chicago: an on-duty cop smoking a cigar, sitting on the hood of his squad car, hitting on a cougar.

21-JUN-2013: Love this image down the left field line at Wrigley Field. Check out the deep "foul pole" on the building across Waveland Ave., 460 feet from home plate.

21-JUN-2013: Love this image down the left field line at Wrigley Field. Check out the deep “foul pole” on the building across Waveland Ave., 460 feet from home plate.

22-JUN-2013: Waiting at the L stop in Chicago's Wicker Park, while a Saturday music festival takes place below.

22-JUN-2013: Waiting at the L stop in Chicago’s Wicker Park, while a Saturday afternoon music festival takes place below.

23-JUN-2013: One hot Sunday in Chicago. One great boat ride on the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. One hell of a skyline.

23-JUN-2013: One hot Sunday in Chicago. One great boat ride on the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. One hell of a slice of skyline.

Jul 08

Photo-A-Day 2013: Week 23

The week of June 3-9 saw a good mix of some relaxing evenings at home and some great events around the city, including a fantastic Tom Petty show, playoff hockey and my first glimpse of a Dodger rookie sensation out at the Stadium. Let’s take a look at the images!

3-JUN-2013: Oh, my Maker's Mark. What a lovely shade of brown you are.

3-JUN-2013: Oh, my Maker’s Mark. What a lovely shade of brown you are.

4-JUN-2013: What a great night in Hollywood.

4-JUN-2013: What a great night in Hollywood.

5-JUN-2013: The brightness of the lemons against the pattern of the plate made for an interesting image.

5-JUN-2013: The brightness of the lemons against the pattern of the plate made for an interesting image.

6-JUN-2013: Last season's Cup champs against the eventual '13 champs. Kings vs. Hawks in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals.

6-JUN-2013: Last season’s Cup champs against the eventual ’13 champs. Kings vs. Hawks in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals.

7-JUN-2013: The light of the sunset and the outline of another building reflected in the glass of the 444 Flower building in DTLA.

7-JUN-2013: The light of the sunset and the outline of another building reflected in the glass of the 444 Flower building in DTLA.

8-JUN-2013: It's hard to find a better burger-and-a-beer bar in LA than Hinano Cafe.

8-JUN-2013: It’s hard to find a better burger-and-a-beer bar in LA than Hinano.

9-JUN-2013: My first in-person taste of the phenom. Yasiel Puig would turn this pitch into a 1st inning single.

9-JUN-2013: My first in-person taste of the phenom. Yasiel Puig would turn this pitch into a 1st inning single.

Jul 06

Photo-A-Day 2013: Week 22

The week of May 27-June 2 started with a Memorial Day trip down to Laguna Beach, but was mostly spent around the friendly confines of downtown. Let’s take a look at the images.

27-MAY-2013: Memorial Day in Laguna Beach. Hard to get more SoCal than that.

27-MAY-2013: Memorial Day. Laguna. Hard to get more SoCal than that.

28-MAY-2013: Dodgers-Angels on a Tuesday night? Not a bad time for a bag of peanuts.

28-MAY-2013: Dodgers-Angels on a Tuesday? Not a bad time for a bag of peanuts.

29-MAY-2013: An amazing view of nightfall over DTLA from the outdoor patio at Perch restaurant.

29-MAY-2013: An amazing view of nightfall over DTLA from the outdoor patio at Perch restaurant.

30-MAY-2013: A stack of workout towels, freshly laundered.

30-MAY-2013: A stack of workout towels, freshly laundered.

31-MAY-2013: Friday night traffic at the corner of 9th and Flower in DTLA.

31-MAY-2013: Friday night traffic at the corner of 9th & Flower in DTLA.

1-JUN-2013: Looking down the stairwell at the 7th and Flower entrance to the Metrorail.

1-JUN-2013: Looking down the stairwell at the 7th & Flower entrance to the Metrorail.

2-JUN-2013: Interesting angles from the pattern on a chair.

2-JUN-2013: Interesting angles from the pattern on a chair.