logjam wrote:I'm off to Mexico in a couple of weeks, where the Palm trees bloom and blow, In the sunny climes they sway and sigh for the poor ole blokes up north where it's 55 below. Funny thing you should mention the Palm trees in rows in Santa Monica, I love to see the orange trees lining the boulevards in Tucson Arizona. Couldn't resist pulling into a car park and scrumping a hatful. Then I found out the city contracted out the orange harvest to a very irate fellow with a hand cart full of the ripe fruit.
Before Los Angeles was blighted with concrete, the whole of the LA Valley at one time was a massive orchard of Orange trees!...>>>
http://www.californiacountry.org/featur ... x?arID=695What a change to today's views of miles of concrete buildings and multi-lane highways covering the whole of the valley...together with is attendant Smog!!
I love observing comparisons of North America in photographs and drawings in historical times, and present day times...it can be rather depressing!...
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Modern San Fernando Valley from the air is a real eye-opener!
Concrete Jungles!
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A nice Harley Bike trip down Cal Central Valley to taste the various fares on offer!...>>>
(Including Methamphetamine at Fresno!)....
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http://www.visitcalifornia.com/Trip-Ide ... al-Valley/Win 8.1 64-bit. DX11. Advent Tower. Intel i7-3770 3.9 GHz 8-core. 8 GB System RAM. AMD Radeon HD 7700 1GB RAM. DVD ROM. 2 Terra Byte SATA Hard Drive. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Saitek Cyborg X Fly-5 Joystick. ...and a Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower.
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