Architecture Friends

I’ve been thinking about friendship lately, the making and maintaining of them and how you make new friends as adults. Last year, I had the good fortune to meet Rika Kikura and Mira Lehtimaki through our instagram feeds and in real life, too!

architecture, everyday life, museums, santa barbara, pasadenaCarol ChinJanuary 17, 2022architecture, photography, Santa Barbara, Pasadena, South PasadenaComment

A Trio of Architecture Moments

There are the architecture fieldtrips to different cities and neighborhoods that require a bit of pre-planning and then there are the serendipidous, spur-of-the-moment architecture moments. Here are 3 of the latest architecture moments.

architecture, everyday life, los angeles, modern, mid-centuryCarol ChinSeptember 8, 2021architecture, los angeles, modernComment

Hooray for May Gray

Hooray for May gray, that time of year in California with thick clouds and low temperatures in the mornings and sometimes early afternoon. While I love the feel of sunlight on my skin, as a runner and photographer this kind of weather is a gift!

architecture, everyday life, running, del mar, san diegoCarol ChinMay 16, 2021Running, san diego, everyday life, musingsComment

Still Exploring and Climbing

It’s been a year since I posted about finding my first secret stairs in Pasadena. Since then I’ve discovered and shared more secrets stairs with J.

Lately we’ve been regularly doing a stair walk together once a week, our “Super Stairs Sunday”.

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