Puzzling

Sometimes you just have to wonder...

This utility pole is missing the bottom three feet or so. It looks like it's just hanging in mid-air, but it's attached to the pole next to it by a couple of 2x4 beams.

Why?

Once there was a leaf

On my morning walk a couple of days ago, I noticed this permanent imprint of a maple leaf in the sidewalk.

Not exactly a post about life in Downey. But it was on a walk in Downey, and I thought it was pretty.

Watching the game

This morning was beautiful and Furman Park was full of activity. I assume this was a father and son watching a game of soft ball. They were a cute sight, totally engrossed in the action in front of them.

Character counts!

Six streets in Downey have been renamed for the six traits of the Character Counts initiative: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. Some thought has been put into the locations of these street names. Caring Way is located next to Kaiser Permanente Hospital and Respect Road is next to the administrative center for the Downey Unified School District.

These road signs are in addition to the traits that have appeared on the walls of Griffiths Middle School for quite a few years now.

Fresh and Easy

Walking down the aisles of our local Fresh and Easy grocery store, I am overwhelmed with happiness. I wish I could buy everything in the store.

Corner bakery

Close enough to smell the brioche, I was excited to find a little French bakery that was so near. I want to be reminded of Paris in these little ways more often.

Sunset

Tonight I had a hard time concentrating on the road as I was driving home because the sunset was so beautiful and full of colors. Unfortunately, that meant I drove kind of like a crazy person to get home in time to try and capture it. By the time I grabbed my camera and got back outside, there was very little light. I took this picture quickly and truth be told it is not crisp. But, it is still pretty with the silhouettes of the trees backlit with the colors of the setting sun...a beautiful end of day.

Journalism

It was while making newspaper deliveries, trying to miss the bushes and hit the porch, that I first learned the importance of accuracy in journalism.
~Charles Osgood

I was never much of a newspaper reader. But ever since we started Downey Daily Photos, I've become an avid Downey Patriot reader. The ideas for a lot of our posts originate from the Downey Patriot (and from the online newspaper Downey Beat). I look forward every Friday to seeing what's coming up next in Downey.

The Patriot is distributed for free to 25,000 single family homes and throughout the business district.