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| Perks of Travel I love to travel -- planes, cars, trains -- you name it and I'm in! Recently I took a road trip to the LA area. I'm not very used to freeways. Especially seven lane versions of freeways. But there were postcards to cheer me up. |
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| Highway 5 The main roue between SF and LA is Highway 5. I can't tell you the number of times I have been up and down Highway 5. I have to think of things to do to keep me amused in the car. Taking photos out the windows is one thing. And then there is In & Out Burger. |
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| This trip we had six hours of the most incredibly beautiful and dramatic skies which really helped to keep us entertained. |
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| And then there is California Agriculture -- just like the postcard says. There are grapevines and citrus trees for mile after mile on 5. Lemons, oranges, tangerines... And nut trees -- almonds and pistachios. The trees look different in every season. I like looking for birds nests in the bare branches. |
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| POST BOX This time I managed to get my sweetie to stop in Bakersfield, CA so I could hit a farm stand. Score! Postcards and avocados and nuts and lemons.... |
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| I love that CALIFORNIA RAISINS postcard... wonder who will get that one? |
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| Menus from Musso and Franks and Canters Another perk of travel is picking up maps and menus which can then be made into all kinds of mail art... |
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| LA Origami booklets Mail art like these origami booklets that I stuffed with California postcards.. and I made collage postcards and envelopes too. I wonder if Planet Susannia has received hers yet? Mail can be slow this time of year. |
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| OUTSIDE THE HOLLYWOOD POST OFFICE They say everyone in Hollywood is skinny -- well, not this big fella. People must be feeding him a lot of mail! |
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| That's So LA This is my 199th (?) post -- I guess 200 is sort of a milestone so I'll have to think of something interesting to write about and photograph. I have some ideas. I thought a random LA travel post might be fun because personally I am tired of holidays. I want to get back into the studio and catch up on mail and collage. I hope everyone has been having fun celebrating various things. Happy New Year to All and see you soon for Number 200. Thanks for all the comments and support and good mail. |
