Valentines in LB

Long Beach -- Two lovers overlooking the downtown Los Angeles skyline.

Growing Up Geeks

Signal Hill, CA -- As a high schooler in the 70s, Citizen Band radios were the craze. I had a CB radio with a towering antenna along side the house. Movies like Smoky and the Bandit, Convoy and Corvette Summer were only a few out of nearly a dozen flicks that featured CB radios with cool truck drivers sporting clever handles and talking in code.

Back then, my buddy Dean also had a CB and an even taller, more conspicuous antenna. Yep, we were the neighborhood geeks and proud of it!

The bulky CB radios eventually gave way to cell phones, Facebook and texting. However, as this photo suggests..., it appears that some adults never grow up; they continue to compete for the largest antenna in their back yard. Then again, the town they live in is called Signal Hill.

Happy Skywatch Friday.

Focus on LA

Once again, high pressure and the Santa Ana Winds made for another beautiful day in LA. This shot of downtown Los Angeles was taken from atop Signal Hill. If you look closely, the Hollywood sign and the Griffith Observatory are barely visible on the hill, just left of the skyscrapers. Click on the picture for a larger image.