Tarnished Lady

walking gnome

IMG_5361, originally uploaded by space15twenty.

Here's a snap the photog took of Jasper walking around at Kime's Urban Decay party

9 months, 3 weeks, 4 days

9 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, originally uploaded by Orchide.

I have been doing a picture a day over on Flickr for more than a month now. A fun little 365 project inspired by Melanie over at Meli-Melo.
Check the set out if you get a chance.
This one is the latest taken yesterday at the park.

Jasper du Jour

yesterday at the park

walk 139, originally uploaded by Orchide.

I have started to explore local parks and places to take Jasper as he seems to need to get out and about daily. Otherwise he goes crazy trying to climb the bookshelves and find the extension cords...ah me! I took Jasper to this neat park we are really near to and it was a hit. He sure does love the water.

Oh did I mention we have first words? He now is saying "Mama" and "baby".

An Echo Park Silent Film Tribute/ 100 Year Anniversary!

A Tribute to Edendale and the 100th anniversary of the first L.A. film studio

The Echo Park Historical Society and the Echo Park Film Center invite
you to attend an outdoor presentation and silent film screening at
Echo Park Lake to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first
Edendale film studio. The free event will be held on Saturday, July 25
at 7 PM on the north end of Echo Park Lake near the bridge. Bring
snacks and a blanket to spread out on the grass and enjoy the evening
show.

The presentation begins at 7 PM and will be followed at 8 PM with the
screening of silent film shorts accompanied by live music. The
Edendale tribute is the featured attraction of the EPHS quarterly
meeting, which is free and open to the public. Here is the movie and
music line up for Saturday night:
* Edendale Follies:The Bear Essentials (EPFC Youth Film Class homage
to Sennett with a recorded soundtrack by the one and only Bob Mitchell
from a live performance in 2007)
* Making A Living - Charlie Chaplin; music by Non Credo
* Mabel's Married Life - Charlie Chaplin, Mabel Normand; music by Marshweed
* Barney Oldfield's Race For A Life - Mack Sennett, Mabel Normand;
music by Team Andrew
* A Muddy Romance - Mabel Normand, Keystone Kops; music by Professor Cantaloupe
* Lonesome Luke - Harold Lloyd; music by Magic Gas
* Law & The Outlaw - Tom Mix; music by The Grizzly Owls

Firsts

Jasper has had some good ones these past few weeks...

First live show at the Hollywood Bowl. Check out the Hollywood sign up & to the right of the amphitheater shell! We went for Father's Day- Matt's first!- to picnic and listen to Santigold & headliner Femi Kuti with opener Raphael Saadiq.

First concert & first signed cd (gifted to him by jazz diva extraordinaire Barbara Morrison post show)...

First time to Disneyland (and in this snap you can see another first...teeth!)...

We have been having such a great time with our little man.

The Bowl on Father's Day which was also Summer Solstice was perfect.
Here Jasper pulls his signature raspberry...

I love my boys and you can really see how much they enjoy each other's company.

Jasper taking a post-picnic catnap before the show...

Making friends at the Bowl pre-show...

He loves his bunny...

Lookit those teeth <3

Good times. Happy Father's Day Matt.