Last Year on Memorial Day Weekend I was able to visit Sea Oaks Canyon Ranch. The owner granted permission for us take pictures from his driveway, which was extremely nice of him. Later we discovered a co-worker of my friend Gary knows the owner. So earlier this month I returned for an up-close tour of…
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Raptors at MacArthur Park Elementary
Once a month ReadingtoKids.org provides volunteers for eight Elementary Schools in the Downtown Los Angeles area. Last Saturday was their 20th Anniversary! Books are selected for K thru 5th grade. This month the Kindergarten choice is Mo Willems “Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs”. I have read this book with one of my Prehistoric Pals several…
Kevin at the Imperial Show
We arrived Friday morning to greet the other Members of the two Imperial Clubs before we all drove to the Estrella Warbirds Air & Auto Museum. We arrived just in time to see a historic aircraft leaving for Normandy, France for the reenactment of D-Day. We had a nice lunch after touring the 4 buildings…
Road Trip with Kevin the T-Rex Hatchling
The 36th Annual Imperial Owners Statewide is in Atascadero, California this year. I decided to take Kevin with me for the Adventure. Many people think of old cars as Dinosaurs, so a metal Dinosaur riding in a metal Dinosaur – what could be cooler than that? The Imperial, a 1960 Le Baron 4 door Southampton…
Springtime with Dinosaurs!
It’s Springtime at the Park! The Wisteria is in bloom. In addition, the rains this year have provided lots of green. Warmer weather is the perfect time to start planting flowers and vegetables. Which means lots of yard work! Marc the Triceratops & Stephanie the Stegosaurus have been trimming (or eating) the brush to help…
What’s Up with the Bunny?
Why do the Bunnies get all the hype? As I mentioned in my previous post, there are lots of Eastersaurs and I’m sure other animals that Share Friendship and Goodwill! So how did the Rabbit get Top Billing? Sure, they’re cute but I think there are two reasons they are so popular at Easter. First,…
Is there an Eastersaurus in Your Neighborhood?
We have all heard of the Easter Bunny. Did you know there were Easter Dinosaurs? Really! The EasTer Rex, the EasteRapator, EasTerceratops and many other Eastersaurs. For some reason the Bunny is the only Easter animal people seem to remember. Hmmmm. I wonder why? Millions of years ago a group of Dinosaurs met to improve…
Spike’s Final Touch Ups & Dinosaur Eggs!
We left Spencer aka “Spike” with ideas to add more color to his Sail. Cobalt Metallic was added to one side of the sail ribs and some spots. Still not loving it I tried the Hammered Light Blue to a couple of ribs and spots. In the end we decided less is more and refinished…
Antarctic Dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles
The Antarctic Dinosaurs Exhibit Opened to the Public Wednesday April 3rd. As a Fellows Member, I was able to get an early look at this “Dinotastic” Adventure on Monday April 1st. Really, No Fooling! Check out the NHMLA membership programs at www.nhm.org Antarctica is one of the most isolated and dangerous environments on Earth. However,…
More about the Spinosaurus & Spike!
In 1910 a German Aristocrat, Ernest Stromer headed to North Africa in search of Dinosaurs. He and his assistants discovered a large sample of fossils, many were new dinosaur species. One of these was the gargantuan Dinosaur – Spinosaurus! Crocodile like skull and what appeared to be a sail along its back. Unfortunately, these fossils…