Sunday at the Arcade

When I was very young, there was a coin riding horse parked on the sidewalk in front of the drugstore near where my family lived at 3rd and Union, near downtown L.A. It was a real beauty - a miniature Roy Rogers palomino. With that in mind, I recalled that the arcade on Broadway had some coin rides, so Sunday I took a stroll on over to see if perhaps they had a palomino, too.

Unfortunately, the coin rides have disappeared, and no one was around who could tell me when and where they went, so I turned around to leave. That's when I saw this scene.

Not quite a pony, but good enough, I think.

Nikon D70s w/Nikkor 18-70mm f3.5-5.6 G ED, ISO 200, 1/60 sec @ f4
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Saying Goodbye to Last year

Children at play, Pershing Square

For reasons almost too numerous to detail, the past year wasn't very pleasant for any number of people just about any place on the globe you care to name. Still, for some righteous souls with grit and determination, it was a new beginning with dazzling opportunity. Here's hoping that the future will bring good fortune for you and yours and fulfill your hopes, dreams and aspirations.

Nikon D1x / Nikkor 20mm f2.8D AF