Friday 20 September 2013

The Winning Post...

...at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California.


See it?  On the other side of the race track
in black and white.
What makes this scene for me is that mountain range.


Here is a better shot of Mount Wilson with Mr LOL too.  
No mountains in Coventry, England.  Something I really do miss seeing.

It was a treat to visit Santa Anita Park (not far from Pasadena).
There was no racing, no public.  (Next racing - 27th September 2013.)
It felt like we had the place to ourselves.

Participating in Skywatch Friday and Ein Stück Himmel.

Have a good weekend everyone!
Will show a few more holiday pics next week then back to the Coventry scene.

16 comments:

Joyful said...

Beautiful!

Unknown said...

Nice clouds and such a pretty racecourse. The mountains in the distance, wow.

Chrissy Brand said...

Welcome back Lauren- what a winning photo too.

Tanya Breese said...

that top shot is defintely a winning shot and it's nice to see mr lol! i've never been to santa anita but we used to go to del mar and when i was young my mom and her friend would take me to agua caliente down in tj. they would even let me place bets! a few years ago we toured churchill downs, awesome track!

Marleen said...

That sky is amazing! It sort of matches with the floor, too.

Deb said...

Great backdrop for a racetrack, and Mr lol of course!

Halcyon said...

Gorgeous! Love the clouds. :)

Gillena Cox said...

awesome from every angle; have a nice Friday

much love...

Jack said...

I do have to admit, Pasadena is a pretty nice place. Those mountains in the background are special.

LONDONLULU said...

Those mountains (and palms) make it for me too! Mr. LOL looks like he's enjoying the beautiful morning:) We need to drive a little ways to see mountains here as well. Hope both of you are settling back nicely.

Stephanie said...

Great shots!

Anonymous said...

I love all the lines in the first shot. Very cool photo! And nice to see Mr. LOL too. Thanks for your comment on my blog. It would have been great to meet you had you made it up to Washington!

Stuart said...

I love that top photo (no offense to Mr LoL) !

LOLfromPasa said...

Stuart - No offense taken :).

Tanya - I'm jealous!!!!!

Jack - Those mountains are amazing and, yes, Pasadena is pretty special.

Thank you all. You are kind to leave a comment :).

Tamera said...

Very cool! It's fun to see the track, even if there aren't any horses running. Nice shots! :^)

Girl Tornado said...

Ahhh beautiful! Mountains are always lovely to have around for a special kind of ambiance, aren't they? We certainly don't have any here on our flat plains, but Colorado isn't too far away for a visit someday soon. :-)