Yucca Plants

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In the San Gabriel Mountains above Monrovia.

Brick, Window, Light

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Keep A Light In The Window

Today's post was going to go in an entirely different direction.  I couldn't be happier at the change.  One of our fellow City Daily Photo bloggers had been held in prison in Tehran for over a week.  Tonight he is home.  Welcome back.

The Cat - Revisited

Gold Hills

Monrovia Public Library Work / Study Tables

Want to get a little work done at the library? This is the place to do it. There are several of these work/study tables around the inside perimeter along the windows. (The photo above was taken with a cell phone just doesn't do the tables justice).

Whatever your situation, the library and these tables have you covered:

-If you use wi-fi, the library has free wi-fi for you.

-If you don't have wi-fi or don't want to use it, that lamp on the table has 2 plugs in the base so you can plug directly into the free internet access. Just bring your cable.

-Working a long time and your laptop battery lost its charge? No problem. The lamp base also has 2 electrical outlets so you can plug in your laptop.

There are several of these tables, all set up the same way. When the weather heats up this summer, a nice cool library could be the place to go.

Thanks to Altadenahiker for the post idea.

Open Air Film Night and Art Walk - Old Town Monrovia Saturday June 27th

The movie Casablanca will be shown outside under the stars this Saturday night (June 27th) at 8:30pm on east Colorado Blvd. in Old Town Monrovia.  The movie is free but don't forget to bring a chair.  Sponsored by Monrovia's Old Town Merchants Association.

Also this Saturday night is the Monrovia Association of Fine Arts (MAFA) Art Walk along Myrtle Ave. in Old Town Monrovia from 7 - 10pm.  Here's a link to a flyer for more info and to the MAFA website.

Heritage Room - Monrovia Public Library

It's A Small City Daily Photo World

or, Lighting The Way Back To The Family Tree.

When I first started this photoblog, I thought that by putting a photo on the web everyday, it would force me to get out and take photos continually. I hoped that since the photos were public, someone might see them, they might leave a comment and that would motivate me to get better. That was about it.

At the time, I wasn't aware of the City Daily Photo group of photobloggers but shortly after I started, I got an invitation to join. That was the beginning of the end of my obscurity. After joining, the traffic to my site went up along with the supportive comments. I got visits and email from people around the world. Still, I never expected the email I received last February.

I received an email that started out: "I was looking through your Monrovia Daily Photos and it hit me... Could we be cousins?" She then went on to describe my family and the house I grew up in. It was my cousin Judy. She had been looking at her local Kyle Daily Photo, checked out other Daily Photo cities, saw Monrovia and my name and took a chance. After 40+ years. She had stayed with us when I was very young, too young to remember, so I called my sister who confirmed it.

We didn't see much of my dad's side of the family growing up, most didn't live here in California. I met a few during a trip to Chicago. I'm not sure I was even a teenager at the time. After my parents passed away, my sister and I pretty much lost touch with them completely. Now, I can look at a website with our family tree and see well over 100 relatives. New to me. Most of them I never knew. I'm sure there's many more not listed yet. Reconnected. All thanks to City Daily Photo and this photoblog.

Hello to all the relatives out there!

Happy Fathers Day 2009

Dad.  Photographer unknown.

Henry's Farmers Market - The Store

One more post about the new Henry's Market with a photo of the store itself just prior to the grand opening activities.

Henry's Farmers Market Welcomed By The City

Mayor Mary Ann Lutz and City Council members giving a presentation at the grand opening of the new Henry's Farmers Market.  Janet Little, spokesperson for Henry's, receives the presentation from the Mayor.

Henry's Farmers Market Monrovia Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting

The new Henry's Farmers Market opened up yesterday at 9 am with the ribbon cutting pictured above.  If the line of people waiting to get in the store in the morning is any indication, they are going to do very well.

Gem City Images Is 2 Years Old!

Yes, it's true!  2 years of new photos from Monrovia, California each and every day.  730 unique photos, plus a few extra along the way for good measure.

Some of the milestones over the past year:

-Sold several prints of my Monrovia images.
- Licensed several of my Monrovia images.
(Making this process simpler and more convenient than ever is the goal).
-Published and seen around the world!
-Page views have increased 5 - 10% per month over the past few months.
 -Reconnected, through City Daily Photo, to the family tree.  Hi!, cousin Judy!  More on this on Monday 6/21.

Thanks to everyone for all the visits and comments!  Let's see what year three brings.

The Tres Leches pictured above is from Merengue Bakery and Cafe.  It didn't last long after the photo shoot.  It was delicious.

School Is Out!

The Cat

Found On The Side Of The Freeway

Quite a surprise when this Egret (Great Egret?) flew down onto the side of the freeway.

The Many Textures Of An Old Town Intersection

Ripples

The Courtyards At Old Town - Update 06-10-2009

Now that the parking garage is pretty much done, work is progressing quickly on the residential / commercial portion of the development.

Continued Cloudy Weather

Mediterranean Spinners

520 S. Myrtle Ave. in Old Town Monrovia.

More info at Food GPS.

A Little Color On A Dreary Day

Journals Of The Past: The Sawyer

This photo goes along with the Deer Park sign from April 3rd. This is the other trail head on the Ben Overturff trail, in between the start of the Ben Overturff trail and Deer Park.

Baldwin's Sidewalk Cafe

110 E. Lime Ave. in Old Town Monrovia.

Everest House - For Sale

I do love the Craftsman homes.  Laurie has shown that I am not alone.  The home above was built in 1909 and designed by Arthur R. Kelly.  It is a Monrovia Historic Landmark and for sale for (if the website is correct) $1,799,000.

Check out the website at www.173highland.com for lots of photos, a description and a little history.  If this is your kind of place, the name and contact info of the Realtor is there also.  Better hurry though, I'm buying my Lotto ticket tonight...

California Wine And Cheese

A very popular place at 115 W. Foothill Boulevard.  Their website here.

Henry's Market Opening Soon

Judging by the recent traffic to my posts about Henry's Market, there's a lot of interest in their new store. The wait is almost over. It looks to me like the sign above the door is correct.

UPDATE:
Henry's Market Monrovia opens at 9:00 am on Wednesday, June 17th, the ribbon cutting ceremony will take place just prior at 8:45 am. Thanks to Janet for the info in her comment.

City Of Monrovia Arch Sign

Over the alley leading back to Colorado Commons.

City Daily Photo Theme Day: Feet

See how photobloggers around the world interpret the theme this month by clicking on the link below.

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants