Super twilight golf

My son and I went out to play a round of golf tonight at Rio Hondo Golf Club. They have a special deal during the summer called Super Twilight Golf where you can play as much golf as you can get in and have the use of a golf cart for $17/person. We were able to get in 11 holes, so I broke 100.

We could have played more but when you are chasing the ball from one side of the fairway to the other and digging out of bunkers and looking for your ball in the bushes, it takes longer per hole. But it was a beautiful evening for golf. As we played, the moon was rising in the east while the sun was setting in the west.

First time at the beach

One of the great things about Downey is our proximity to over 70 miles of coastline. We are only minutes away from the beach in three directions.

On a hot summer day or night, we gather to enjoy the sun, food, and friends. Families gather to pass on their love of the beach experience. This dad is letting his boy feel the ocean for the first time. How many more times will he enjoy the ocean water? Only time will tell.

By the way, some people bring their cell phones to the beach even though the reception is low. But I hear iPhone has a plug-in antenna to help with the signal.

Lazy summer afternoon

Wilderness Park in the summer makes for a beautiful setting. Although there were some people actively playing volleyball or riding bikes, most of the people I noticed were simply lying down and enjoying the perfect temperature of the day.

"Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language."
~ Henry James

The biking enthusiasts

Yesterday, I showed you the casual biker at Wilderness Park. (See Simple pleasures.) The more serious bikers ride the San Gabriel River bike trail that, for a short distance, runs beside the park next to the San Gabriel riverbed.

Simple pleasures

Today was a beautiful day for the park. And what better place for a bike ride than the path around the lakes at Wilderness Park.

"Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
~ John F. Kennedy

Sounds of America

Last Wednesday evening the City of Downey put on a rooftop event on the top level of the parking structure behind the Krikorian Theater. It was the first in the rooftop concert series. The Swing Kings Band played music from the 40s. After the performance, a special screening of the movie Grease was shown.

I thought it was a great venue. You get to enjoy an evening above the town, watching the sun set, listening to music....does it get much better than this? Go to the city link to find out information about the next rooftop concert.

And the night shall be filled with music,
And the cares that infest the day
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs
And as silently steal away.
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Day Is Done

Rugrats at the dentist

My dentist isn't just for kids, but they keep the kids happy (and the parents too) in the waiting room.

Be true to your teeth and they won't be false to you.
~Soupy Sales

The big kiss

I wanted to do one more picture from Ireland today. This is me kissing the Blarney Stone. Some in our group didn't want to kiss this stone because of having to lean over backwards, while others didn't because they felt it was too full of germs from all the other kisses. But it was on my "bucket list" and so I did it.

Oh, by the way, I now have the gift of eloquence, so there was a reward for my effort. Click here to learn more about the whole Blarney Castle experience.

What have you checked off your bucket list lately?