mad-fragments

Photo taken with my 1999 Olympus at the Huntington in Pasadena, CA
 

If I could return to the Huntington on a rainy day, I'd do it in a heartbeat. There was something immensely magical about it. Telling my friends who had been there before that no one was around (cue me thinking the Huntington wasn't popular) and them being shocked at it being so empty felt... so special. From opening to close, we were in the park trying to see everything and even then, we couldn't. The library itself was closed for renovations, another was closed for an exhibit just about to open in two days (Hispanic women!) and we skipped the Australian portion of the gardens. Even though we were going fast, we didn't run into many people and only took cover once or twice when the rain became exceedingly heavy.

Otherwise the gardens were empty. It was nothing except us, the occasional museum staff (who we saw very little of) and the distant sound of ambulances at times. 

( The trip was just part of my year long focus of being more intentional and mindful of the moment )