Springtime in Venice

Springtime tree blossoms today, the day spring came to Venice
Springtime tree blossoms today, the day spring came to Venice

Today spring arrived in Venice as it does every year on March 20. That is of course the date of the spring equinox. It was a nice sunny day, but unfortunately that will not last long. Rain is in the forecast for the next week for parts of Southern California.

Another spring tree blossom on march 20:th 2017
Another spring tree blossom on march 20:th 2017

Lowriders in Venice

One of the cool lowriders on display in the parking lot off the Boardwalk this morning
One of the cool lowriders on display in the parking lot off the Boardwalk this morning

The parking lot off the Venice Boardwalk was filled with cool rides this morning as lowriders filled the parking lot with their very cool rides. The line was long to get the cars in and the lot was filling up quickly. Here are some pictures of the cooler cars we noticed.

Here are some of the cars in the parking lot at 2300 Ocean front walk in Venice this morning
Here are some of the cars in the parking lot at 2300 Ocean front walk in Venice this morning
This is a sideview of the cool lowrider in the picture above
This is a sideview of the cool lowrider in the picture above
Here is a cool lowrider with the A/C unit in the window
Here is a cool pick-up lowrider with the A/C unit in the window
A beautiful Chevy with shining chrome and an immaculate paint job!
A beautiful Chevy with shining chrome and an immaculate paint job!
Let's see how low you can go...
Let’s see how low you can go…
Two decades of lowriders, 50’s and 70’s it looks like…
Hood up to show the innards of this 70's ride
Hood up to show the innards of this 70’s ride
Here is a nice shiny Chevy with exterior sunvisor and a window A/C unit
Here is a nice shiny Chevy with exterior sunvisor and a window A/C unit
Three very cool rides lined up in the lot
Three very cool rides lined up in the lot
It's a Ford
It’s a Ford
It's a Ford sideview
It’s a Ford sideview

Making Venice Irish

Making Venice Irish involves adding an 'O' in front of the Venice sign at Windward and Pacific
Making Venice Irish involves adding an ‘O’ in front of the Venice sign at Windward and Pacific

The Venice sign had an ‘O’ added to it in preparation for Saint Patrick’s day tomorrow March 17 2017. Saint Patrick who lived A.D. 385-461 was the foremost saint of Ireland and the feast (Irish-“Lá Fhéile Pádraig” or “The day of the festival of Patrick”) is held on the death date of Saint Patrick. Don’t forget to wear Green!

Grand Canal looks to be getting ready for Saint Patricks day as well...
Grand Canal looks to be getting ready for Saint Patricks day as well…

Find Venice Cat collect $20,000.00

Lost Cat award flier in Venice
Lost Cat award flier in Venice

The above flier started appearing around the neighborhood yesterday. It seems that someone is missing their cat so much that they are willing to reward anyone that can bring “Tabby” home again to the tune of $20,000.00 big ones…

It turns out the cat actually lives in Marina del Rey, just to the south of Venice and there are fliers in the whole surrounding area.