To give a tangerine is a Chinese New Year’s Tradition. Stems are left on to keep friendship intact.

Highway 1 could be today’s Route 66 with a view.

To give a tangerine is a Chinese New Year's Tradition. Stems are left on to keep friendship intact.

Here lies the bodies of three brothers... enwrapt in silence and the Arms of Death, Exposed to Worms lies three once charming Boys... 1784

Paradox Walnut: Burbank took a slow growing Walnut tree and made it grow fast, thus the name "Paradox".Museum thought it was dead and cut off a branch. It was alive. OOPS!

Highway 1 could be today's Route 66 with a view.

Joshua Tree was named by Mormon pioneers- The arms looked like Joshua beckoning them to the promised land.

Cliff swallows come back to Capistrano Mid-March. It takes them 3 weeks to fly 7,000 miles from Goya, Argentina.

Today is the first day in history.-One of Nathan's Daily GemsFrom the 'Book Store ON Main Street'Seal Beach, CA

Ladies glisten, men perspire, horses sweat.-Early Nun Quote, The Old Ursuline Convent (1727) New Orleans, LA