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San Diego Zoo was full of surprises.  Not only were there a high class collection of animals, but the landscape was adorned with many plants including a wide array of succulents which I love. The bus tour offered, is a must. Not only does it give you an important bearing on how to approach the visit, but it also prepares for the personal choice to make especially when you decide to walk.  Although I am not normally a zoo pe4rson, I did enjoy the visit, and would recommend it as very good family entertainment.

THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM In spite of my many visits to Los Angeles, this was my first visit to the Los Angeles County Museum. With a collection of over 100,000 art objects, it was much larger than I imagined. Another surprise was that it covered the full gamut of art history; it included European Art and Sculpture, Japanese Art, Middle Eastern Art to all that is Modern and Contemporary, and all elements of Photography. I shall be featuring some of the artwork in future postings. Today, I want to salute one of the largest sculpture I had ever seen. It was so large that it was difficult to take a photo encompassing the total object. Smoke was conceived by Tony Smith, and its structure reflects his explorations of patterns found in organic life. It is composed of hexagons, each supported by a triad of columns. Despite its geometric structure and logic, it is meant to capture a sense of openness, and expansive growth. We are told that the structure was only erected once before, and be...