It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

Sand Dragon

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Neil Gunningham, a sand sculpture in Venice Beach, works on this sand dragon that will take the majority of the day to complete (about 8 hours) "...and then  I'll kick it in and start again tomorrow," said Gunningham.
Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at 10:16PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Nap time

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A homeless woman catches up on her sleep on Tuesday at Santa Monica beach
Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 05:16PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Gone fishing

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Fisherman cast their lines in off of the Santa Monica Pier on Tuesday

Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 03:56PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

California Moray Eel

 

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Heal the Bay volunteers Alicia Cooper (right) and Shannon Lee (left)   look at a California Moray Eel at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium on Tuesday, August 29, 2006.

 

Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 03:52PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Look!

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A Santa Monican gives a glance on Sunday

 

Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 at 07:55PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

The trash is in the bank

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On Monday at Santa Monica Beach, Elana Sitrin, a volunteer from Heal the Bay, gives instructions to a group of 100 representatives from  Wells Fargo who were here on a board retreat.
Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 at 04:08PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Boxing in the great outdoors

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Mike Reynolds, 58, from Venice, works out on the heavy bag at Venice's Muscle beach on Monday. Reynolds works out at muscle beach practically every day. He is recovering from recent back surgery and is working on rehabilitating his back. " I wouldn't be alive today if it wasn't for this place," he comments. With a senior citizens and disability discount Reynolds pays only $65.00 per year for his membership at Muscle Beach, a public park.He says he couldn't afford rehabilitation therapy and Venice was the only thing that hr could afford.
Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 at 02:17PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Wind and  play

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Venice beach on Monday at the end of  Windward Avenue

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Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 at 02:08PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint