in slightly less than an hour

I always loved the scene in Godard's Band of Outsiders where Anna Karina et al run through the Louvre as fast as they can looking at art. I want to do that one day. Run as fast as I can without getting caught. As I am sure many people have tried since 1964 with their berets, plaids and stripes. I got good practice a couple weeks ago, seeing 3 museums in less than an hour.

It wasn't purposeful these three museums. Our intention was to commune with butterflies, watch them flitter about and take lots of photos and call it a day, morning, whatever. Unfortunately, the butterflies can only see so many people at a time so we had to wait until they were ready to be seen. Oh Paparazzi.

So we ran around the Rose Garden, which was in a desperate need of a good trimming, for lavender roses because I hear those smell the best. We ran and we took photos of the toppling bushes.  I set my lens on the shade and took photos of giant hydrangea. I have so many photos of hydrangea, and their different colors due to soil. Pink, green, white, speckled pink and green.

Across the street was the California Science Center where I had never been and we took 20 minutes to see spaceships, satellites,  rocks, lobsters, tide pool simulations, all while wading through a vast sea of children in matching t-shirts who all wanted to touch live Sea Stars. We almost didn't make it for butterfly time, you cannot stop a train of children, because they all hold hands. The photos above is of the largest sea anemone I have ever seen, he is alone in a plexiglass case the size of an old television.

We joined the group of butterfly paparazzi at 12:30. I learned about them birth to death as I juggled my phone camera and digital camera. I think I have a problem. But in LA even the flora and fauna pose for the camera.

Here are photos from my time running around. (or perhaps a ploy to get you to look at my photo blog)

http://thisuglybeautiful.blogspot.com/2012/08/august-fifteen.html

http://thisuglybeautiful.blogspot.com/2012/08/august-twelve.html

http://thisuglybeautiful.blogspot.com/2012/08/august-four.html

Now all I need to do is learn that dance in a cafe.

btw:
Rose Garden =Free
Science Museum=Free
Butterflies=$3