Whale Watching around Catalina Island

Catalina Island, west end.


Birds at Long Beach, California.

加州圣塔巴巴拉传教会 Old Mission Santa Barbara

Mission Santa Barabra, California. Google Satellite Map

Mission Santa Barbara was the 10th of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. It was established on the Feast of S. Barbara, Dec. 4, 1786. The original buildings were of adobe and unpretentious. As the years passed, there was progress and development. There were three adobe churches here, each larger than the other, before the present church. The third was destroyed by earthquake in 1812. The present church was finished and dedicated in 1820. The beautiful fountain in front of the mission was built in 1808. The original purpose of the mission was the Christianization of the Chumash Indians. This was considered accomplished by the 1830's.


Santa Babara Mission, California.


Santa Babara Mission, California.


Santa Babara Mission, statue inside the church.


Mission Santa Babara, California.


Santa Babara Mission, the grassland in front of the church. Google Satellite Map


Sabta Babara Mission. California.


Santa Barbara Courthouse at night. Google Satellite Map

洛杉矶盖蒂博物馆 Getty's Museum, Los Angeles

Getty's Museum, Los Angeles.


Entrance to Getty's Museum.


Getty's garden and museum buildings.


Getty's Museum. Garden view.


Getty's Museum. Birds of Paradise.


View of Los Angeles and Freeway 405 from Getty's Museum.


Daily congestion of Freeway 405 traffic through Sepulveda Pass.


Birds of Paradise of Getty's Museum.


Cactus Garden, Getty's Museum.


A view through one of Getty's stairs.


Getty's Garden.


Getty's architecture.


Giant pillars of Getty's Museum.


Getty's museum, another naturally framed view.


Getty's garden from above.


Getty's Museum, a garden view.