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Landscaping in and around the Getty Center has matured since I was last up there. It looks all grownup now.

Because it rained when I was there we couldn’t tour the Central Garden. That has really matured since my last visit. The show Huell Howser did on the garden was the incentive to visit the Getty this time. The garden was what I really came wanted to see. Didn’t get that chance.

Because so much of the landscaping around the Getty Center had grown to maturity you couldn’t even see the garden from the terraces that overlook the garden.

If you’ve ever been to the Getty Center here in LA you would know that this place and everything in it was chosen by the architect*, Richard Meier. Mr Meier demands everything in it’s place and nothing allowed if not approved by the architect. So to see this black chair was to see something that resists conformity. It follows the path of: Resist Much, Obey Little.

It will probably be punished when found out. Pun intended.

*The exception was the Central Garden. It was designed by the american installation artist, Robert Irwin.

I’m at the Getty, here in LA, and I take one of the docent tours. This one talks about the architecture of the site. What this fellow is doing is checking out the mortar-less stones that face several of the buildings. There’s no mortar because if an earthquake happens you don’t have the problem of loose mortar to replace. That can be a real pain.

So our groupie decides to check out the stone to verify that there is no mortar.

The architect for the Getty, Richard Meier, would be proud. Here is Meier’s web site info on the Getty.

Saturday when I was searching for a photo for the the NY Times A Moment In Time project I came upon this scene. Only problem was that the next morning it was missing. The photo had to be taken at 8 AM Sunday morning. I guess they were on their honeymoon.

You remembered the NY Times Moment In Time project didn’t you? So have you uploaded your photo already?

This was my contribution. It was taken in Santa Ana, CA on 4th St. They were having a two day celebration of Cinco de Mayo. At 8 AM the workers were just showing up to get their booths ready for a long day and evening.