the 2010 arroyo verde awards

last night i had the pleasure of attending an event organized by the arroyo seco foundation at the kidspace museum to celebrate people and organizations who helped to preserve and promote the beautiful arroyo seco area.  i attended not simply as an onlooker, but because those of us who wrote an article for hahamongna blog day (you can find mine here) were selected by the organization as the recipient of the "best advocacy" award for this year.

bloggers in attendance recieved a lovely certificate award to take home, as well as a team trophy of this light-up crystal frog thingy (see below).  its fate has yet to be determined...

queen of the castle

my office had a team building event a little while ago which included some wii tennis, a movie at academy 6, and miniature golf at the arroyo seco golf club - something i haven't done in a very long time. it was really a fun day, as you can see by the look on my co-worker's face :)

the bridge from a different angle

a new view of our favorite iconic bridge. followers of pasadena daily photo will recognize the arroyo casting pond in the foreground. click on the link to find out more at petrea's website.

january 2009 theme day: 2008 photo of the year

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

the votes are in, and here is the viewer's choice for my best photo of 2008. it was originally posted on september 21, although ironically it was taken in 2007 using my old camera that is no longer in existence. it is a great photo - maybe not the one i would have picked, but one i am very proud of. thanks for all your help in selecting it!

there are 151 blogs participating in today's theme.

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

stay tuned in the coming days for a review of the 2008 rose parade!

climbing holly street

holly street bridge is one of the many connecting points for the two banks of the arroyo seco. if you choose to bike on this road, come from the opposite direction. it's more fun to go down hill!

the bridge from the arroyo seco

this picture is from a little while ago, taken with my old camera. i was going through some old photos and realized it had never been posted here.