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"Moon Over Monrovia" Billboard in the Hyperion Theater Courtyard, originally uploaded by Loren Javier.

Are we famous? Has anyone seen this? Will tourists be descending on Monrovia sometime soon? Seriously wacky…er, ducky.

Monrovia aglow, originally uploaded by trudeau.

Monrovia has been having unseasonably good weather lately…but it’s not unexpected, and I believe January is one of our prettiest months. My day was only marred by the sound of an industrial wood chipper across the street, and men yelling and scrambling around on the branches of a beautiful pine tree.

It took them a better part of a day to take off every single branch, and now it stands like a sentinel on death row, awaiting sentence in the dark. It always makes me sad to see beautiful tall trees get chopped down. I have seen studies that show that trees do know when they are being attacked and respond chemically to try to protect themselves (against insect invasions).

With all of our oven-like summer heat, I can’t understand why someone would chop down a tree that provides wonderful canopy and shade. I guess you could call me a tree hugger.

Abandoned Train Station, originally uploaded by ls2_zed.

Well, geeez, I’ve certainly posted pictures of our old train station on this blog before, but this HDR pic by “ls2_zed” takes the cake. I just had to post! Do view LARGER. I mean, criminey, does it get any better than this? I might as well bury my Canon six feet under and call it a day.

Tonight at dusk as I was walking my dog, I heard the tell-tale cry of a Peacock. Typically I don’t hear these cries unless I’m close to Arcadia, as I was a few days ago, but this was right above my head here in north Monrovia. I have lived her for more than 5 years now and have never seen one in my neighborhood. Two nights ago as I was walking near Arcadia I was trying to follow the call of one nearby. I didn’t find it and was wishing that I would see them closer to my neighbhood. Oddly enough, my wish came true!

I didn’t have my camera with me, alas, but the image looked very much like the one above, by eilonwydreams.

Captain Hook on Dry Land, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia.

Ok…this is my last post of famous plastic figures for awhile. I think I’m going to pose next to this guy and get my picture taken one of these days.

Man on Monrovia Rooftop, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia.

I missed this guy last time I drove by the shop with the policeman…He’s on the roof!

Plastic Police, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia.

Ok…what’s this guy doing and why is he pulling his gun?

3 DAY SUITS, originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia.

Didn’t notice the real hand in the window until I looked an enlargement of this pic. My dog was barking intently while looking at the window and I thought he was just mistaking the mannequins for headless people. Ahem.