Before leaving California, the majority of the family gathered at The Huntington Gardens in San Marino, CA to spend the day amongst the flowers, bushes and trees scattered on the grounds of this wonderful location…
The grounds…
A familiar face…
First on the tour…
Bright, shiny object…
Lil’ Moo bites…
Miles & Jean Marie getting into the spirit of things…
Lil’ Moo treed…
The usual suspects…
Two Hams that cameras love…
A jungle in this building…
Just beautiful…
Rainforest indoors…
More…
Yellow and burgundy…
Most important discussion of the day. What fly pattern would you use ???
Japanese Garden…
I’ll meditate on this for a few moments…
Of course I’d would be taking a photo of this…
In the Chinese Garden…
Nadia, Jean Marie and Lil’ Moo in a rose garden…
Time to head to Din Tai Fung at the Westfield Mall in Arcadia for the traditional after Christmas Chinese Dinner and to hook up with Nick and Ally…
Foodies…
Lego King Moo scores the big box that was delivered by Nick and Ally…
Michael was still hungry so we stopped for some yogurt…
The following day, Michael, Aimee and I hit some favorite eateries and shop in Pasadena…
NIGHT SONG MARKET SILVERLAKE, CA…
Michael in his heaven…Thai food…
Something for HERO at the Pasadena Orvis Store…
Michael at Orvis Pasadena, CA…
Maybe something for Ally at the Pasadena Patagonia Shop…
The Pièce de résistance…Soot Bull Jeep for dinner… in Koreatown…
Digging in…Aimee & Michael…
Side of spinach…Ally can eat at least three or four of these…
Another side, the name of which escapes me at the moment…
A great layout…and that big spoon is for soup that is coming…
Spicy marinated pork….Mmmmm…
Same pork on the grill with roasting garlic…
Marinated beef…
A mess of plate with Kimchi, beef & rice…dipping sauce at 12 o’clock high…
The soup…ice cubes go into the plastic tumbler on the right to control the burn on the grill…
A gathering of Nadia and Miles Godfather’s for Brunch in Pasadena on New Year’s Day while everybody is at the Rose Bowl for some unimportant football game…
This place, Paul Martin’s American Grill in Pasadena, CA…
Those guys…Steve,Lil’Moo,Greg, Nadia&Barry…
OK…I am going with the Steakhouse Cobb Salad…
Greg’s Vege Grill…
Steve went for the fried chicken and mashed potatoes…
Barry had the baked chicken…
After brunch stroll on the deserted streets and byways in Pasadena…
Miles rocking his Razor outside of the Lake Street Mall…
The three wise men…Steve, Lil’ Moo & Barry…
NEXT: Up the road II…
PT/TB
PLANETTROUT: Fly Fishing, Fly Tying and LIFE
