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Best known as one of Mexico’s great muralists, José Clemente Orozco spent much of the early 1930s working in the United States, where he absorbed the industrial dynamism and contradictions of modern life. Painted in 1930, World’s Highest Structure reflects his fascination with progress and its perils during an era when skyscrapers were reaching unprecedented heights and symbolizing the ambitions of the modern age.
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On a recent stroll through the Rosie The Riveter Memorial Rose Garden in San Diego’s gorgeous Balboa Park, I came across a flower that screamed to be given a spotlight: the Rock N Roll Rose. With its bold red-and-white striped blooms and dramatic flair, this flower’s streaked petals recall a whimsical moment from Alice in Wonderland, when the Queen’s playing card gardeners frantically paint the white roses red to please Her Majesty. Yes, they exist!
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Photographed by Gail at The Japanese Garden, Balboa Park, Van Nuys, CA
2017 is going to be a challenging year for peace-loving folks, so be sure to exercise additional mindfulness, love and patience through strength of resolve to do what is right. I wish you all the best.
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Even though I grew up in Southern California, there are a lot of tourist attractions I never had a chance to see when I lived there. These days, when I go back to visit my family and friends I try to check out some of the places that especially showcase what a naturally beautiful area California is (which of course I never appreciated until I moved to the concrete jungle of NYC).
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