come close, enjoy the show and the old downtown
a former frown and a clown to escape the lows
that knows no bound when crows strike down
a boom town and cool down, now froze
*https://youtu.be/c-6yRcF4iXY *
#americana #wa #california #travel #californication #youtube #funfacts #writing #poetry #thoughts #losangeles #southerncalifornia #socal #pasadena #SGV

#Pasadena #RoseParade With #photos added from a recent revisit, my WalkaboutsVerse #poetry, from a first visit to #LosAngeles in 1996-97, on "The Tournament of Roses" http://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com/2011/09/walkaboutsverse-38-of-230.html

Beautiful day for a protest #Pasadena #California #NoKings

Here's a shot from across the street for #Pasadena #NoKings

A family lost their home in a fire. Because of their dog, they can't live in emergency housing
A Pasadena man is speaking out after losing his home in a fire earlier this year, saying he and his son can't access emergency shelter options because of his son's dog.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/pasadena-housing-9.7144877?cmp=rss