I’m not getting any younger. My doctor says I need more exercise, he is right and at some point, I might even go to a gym. Right now I’m using my stairs as aStairmasterr and getting out and walking the local hills.
Here I am, going up Sunswept St. The hills have turned golden, it looks like I’m far from the city.
I’m right above Carney’s on busy Ventura Blvd.
I often wonder if the city would allow these steep winding streets to be built today, probably not. It is fun to see the funky creativity up here.
The more modern gates I see, the less creativity. 
Some carpenter had a lot of fun here.
There were quite a few trucks up here, people are refurbishing their homes. Well not everyone. A doorway to an empty lot.
I always stop for arrested decay, I think this may have been part of a gate mechanism.
Here you can see the slope of the street. I guess you can call this recycling, patching together a car from many parts.
A few days later, I was off to the Northwestern part of the valley. A large lovely park, O’Melveney Park. What used to be a private ranch with a lot of old fruit trees. Many people out hiking and enjoying this park which was gifted to the city years ago.
It’s not quite June, but we are getting the marine inversion layer already. 
An old crabapple tree.
A thistle. A lot of plants are blooming and the poison oak is out in force. That probably has to do with the rains we’ve had.
This is what I call very good design! Water that is reachable by adults, people in wheelchairs, children and dogs!
So yes, this is a very enjoyable way for me to get my exersize.
Leah