FLOWERS HERALD SPRING'S ARRIVAL.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer Southland parks and flower gardens came alive Wednesday with the colors and smells of cherry blossoms
Cherry Blossoms is one of the oldest and largest international marriage agencies still in operation today. , roses and azaleas, and the sounds of birds chirping chirp n. A short, high-pitched sound, such as that made by a small bird or an insect. intr.v. chirped, chirp·ing, chirps To make a short, high-pitched sound. on the first day of spring. Although it was a weekday, temperatures near 80 and sunny skies brought out legions of families, couples and singles to local parks. They took brisk walks, hit the playground, or stretched out and had a picnic and nap. ``This is great,'' said Encino resident Thomas Rossberger, 34, as he stood on the concrete-lined bank of Lake Balboa, casting his fly-fishing line into the water. ``I talked to my mom in Minnesota today. There's 2 feet of snow. I told her, It's 75 degrees - I'm going fishing.'' With pink Japanese cherry blossoms providing a backdrop to Beilenson Park Lake Balboa in Encino, Nora Marks sat with her caretaker, Ofelia Henry, 41, under the shade of a tree. The two drove from Valencia for some fresh air. ``This is like sitting near the ocean,'' Henry said. ``It's a beautiful day.'' In the parking lot under a tree, Emily Owens, 37, of Pacoima sat in her car listening to radio host Joyce Brown Joyce Patricia Brown (perhaps better known as Billie Boggs) was a mentally ill homeless person who defeated New York City's efforts to force her into a psychiatric treatment program. give advice to the lovelorn. ``I'm ready I'm Ready is the double platinum second release from R&B singer Tevin Campbell. I'm Ready yielded the biggest R&B hit of his career the #1 R&B smash "Can We Talk", and produce 3 more successful hits in "I'm Ready", "Always In My Heart" and "Don't Say Goodbye Girl". for anything that starts with new,'' Owens said. ``I'm so ready for spring.'' At the newly opened The Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , streams of residents funneled through the gates, smelling the roses and taking in the spring aura. ``They're enjoying it all,'' said Paul Sherman, the on-site manager. ``There's violets, yellows, reds, California poppies California poppy: see poppy. California poppy Annual garden plant (Eschscholzia californica) in the poppy family, native to the western coast of North America and naturalized in parts of southern Europe, Asia, and Australia. and Chinese magnolias. We got a ton of stuff. People come in and just love the place.'' CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Miesha Gooch admires some of the tulips at Descanso Gardens Descanso Gardens is a 160-acre botanical garden and historical site located at 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, California, USA. Situated in a natural “bowl” in the San Rafael Hills, this calming, urban retreat is just 14 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. on the first day of spring. (3) Photographer Donald Bussan sets up his camera to shoot a blossoming cherry tree at Descanso Gardens. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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