tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post5374064982691318147..comments2023-10-25T02:14:11.431-07:00Comments on Living Vicuriously, aka Pasadena Daily Photo, has moved.: PDP/PPM Books Contest, week 7Petrea Burchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-85513040066568452102010-12-04T18:00:17.892-08:002010-12-04T18:00:17.892-08:00Wonderful shot!Wonderful shot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-70946465917442395402010-12-04T17:42:42.300-08:002010-12-04T17:42:42.300-08:00Oh, I missed this week's contest! I feel like ...Oh, I missed this week's contest! I feel like a bear coming out of hibernation. At least I still get to appreciate the beautiful photo.Susan Campisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255628787592008617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-61158178523793116932010-12-03T20:35:02.695-08:002010-12-03T20:35:02.695-08:00Thank you, Ms. M! (You know, I really wanted to ge...Thank you, Ms. M! (You know, I really wanted to get rid of that car.)<br /><br />V, why can't you play? Of course you can play. Jeez.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-40453443136632101842010-12-03T20:07:36.169-08:002010-12-03T20:07:36.169-08:00I can't play but all I can say is when this lo...I can't play but all I can say is when this loaded I groaned with delight. Well that doesn't sound right. ( That sounds downright ...something!) I mean I loved the hell out of it P. THe arch, the figure, the light. It's fab. You know what I mean!!<br />VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-32031494399717322162010-12-03T19:01:24.232-08:002010-12-03T19:01:24.232-08:00Love this photo. :)Love this photo. :)Ms Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960193596384417988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-34864183249935142452010-12-03T18:06:54.079-08:002010-12-03T18:06:54.079-08:00I'm wearing my unarmani right now, J.
Ann, th...I'm wearing my unarmani right now, J.<br /><br />Ann, that sounds lovely. Everyone should have such a place to clear their heads.<br /><br />Katie, I don't know how to put my finger on it but architects have always known how to do it. Great edifices have long been created to impress and awe us. Think of climbing the Capitol steps, think of the Acropolis atop the hill, think of L'Opera Garnier, think of--think of the Transamerica Pyramid, even. Great architecture is art, it's communication, it's civilization at its most profound.<br /><br />Did I say that? I did. Architecture speaks to me on deep levels.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-79963691541352088802010-12-03T17:56:49.313-08:002010-12-03T17:56:49.313-08:00Wow, you must have taken this photo from a really ...Wow, you must have taken this photo from a really tall ladder! What is it about great architecture that stirs people so?Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05017577882203582185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-84651395303109950332010-12-03T17:21:49.752-08:002010-12-03T17:21:49.752-08:00I don't usually eat in the courtyard, although...I don't usually eat in the courtyard, although I have seen many, many people do so at lunch and dinner time over the years. <br /><br />One of my favorites was a young couple who set a checkered tablecloth on the edge of the fountain and enjoyed some cheese and fruit on a summer's evening.<br /><br />On occasions when I get writer's block and need to clear my mind, I go down to the courtyard and walk awhile among the gardens, then sit on a bench and stare at the fountain for awhile. Works every time.<br /><br />I occasionally give City Hall tours, and I ask groups to meet me at the fountain. I try to arrive a little early as often as possible so I can have a few minutes of R&R in that lovely, serene setting.<br /><br />OK, I've changed my mind -- I'll never retire.pasadenapiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938353886802913728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-3445000694680268662010-12-03T17:18:36.299-08:002010-12-03T17:18:36.299-08:00"… open the door & see all the peephole.&..."… open the door & see all the peephole."<br /><br />wv: <i>unarmani</i>; n., what the streetfolk wear around City Hall.John Sandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149954535616537207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-84768785537612625032010-12-03T16:10:56.613-08:002010-12-03T16:10:56.613-08:00Pay no attention to the Hiker. It's unusual fo...Pay no attention to the Hiker. It's unusual for her to be incorrect, but unusual things happen here in the Dena.<br /><br />I don't know who used arches first but it's such an old shape--think of openings to caves--it's probably always been used by humans for their dwellings.<br /><br />I'm glad you all like the photo. I think if I worked at City Hall like Ann does, I'd bring my lunch every day so I could stay and eat in the courtyard. Do people do that? Now that I think of it I've never seen anyone eating there. Seems like a perfect spot.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-16735556123819446822010-12-03T15:58:07.947-08:002010-12-03T15:58:07.947-08:00what a unique take on our hood ornament! Beautifu...what a unique take on our hood ornament! Beautiful shot, Petrea.ben widemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10010635436712076159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-70708244953665605652010-12-03T15:53:39.739-08:002010-12-03T15:53:39.739-08:00Who was the first to use arches? The Romans? I&#...Who was the first to use arches? The Romans? I'm sure glad someone thought to use arches. This photo is very nice. I really like it.Stevennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-43095636161783511312010-12-03T14:22:55.675-08:002010-12-03T14:22:55.675-08:00I say Myron Hunt to any Pasaden architecture quest...I say Myron Hunt to any Pasaden architecture question. The lighted area looks like a giant, antique keyhole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-13258939583737059202010-12-03T14:10:45.910-08:002010-12-03T14:10:45.910-08:00And I get to come to work here every day!And I get to come to work here every day!pasadenapiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938353886802913728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-36976517291968598442010-12-03T12:39:50.690-08:002010-12-03T12:39:50.690-08:00The city hall is pretty fabulous, especially at ni...The city hall is pretty fabulous, especially at night when it's all lit up.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-70655734317993706742010-12-03T09:10:13.331-08:002010-12-03T09:10:13.331-08:00Hi magic p, thank you.
Glad you like it, Bellis. ...Hi magic p, thank you.<br /><br />Glad you like it, Bellis. I've been saving it but I don't know what for. For today!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-90638904761777561022010-12-03T08:36:15.557-08:002010-12-03T08:36:15.557-08:00This is one of the best City Hall photos I've ...This is one of the best City Hall photos I've seen. Wonderful symmetry.Bellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168550139269893109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-67825507446515158712010-12-03T08:35:41.114-08:002010-12-03T08:35:41.114-08:00yes great photo!yes great photo!magicpolaroidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531691521320753909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-45650976505543804482010-12-03T08:00:45.131-08:002010-12-03T08:00:45.131-08:00Thanks, you two.Thanks, you two.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-33166469036050248392010-12-03T06:14:15.046-08:002010-12-03T06:14:15.046-08:00Great photo!Great photo!Mister Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405041951237611622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-49587511112518754082010-12-03T01:40:14.044-08:002010-12-03T01:40:14.044-08:00And one of the wonderful things about this kind of...And one of the wonderful things about this kind of hood ornament is that it's pretty hard to knock off. Not that anyone would dream of doing such things in your town, Petrea! I love the light and shade here.Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.com