Hot New Phone

 Denver, CO

My new phone!  Pictures will be better

New Phone

Last night we were walking back from the bus and I saw a photo I wanted to take of a stop light.  It looked really cool so I pulled out my phone and took a photo.  The photo didn't capture what I saw.  I looked for it to post here and it turned out I deleted it.  I rarely delete photos.  I guess it was just that bad.  I had been talking to Donna about getting a new phone since Los Angeles and I have been researching which phones have the best cameras and camera software for the best price.  This morning I found a Google Pixel 6 Pro on sale at Target for pickup so I bought it!  2 hours later it was ready for pickup at the Sheridan Target.  We had to do some grocery shopping and pickup some dog food so we were using the car anyway.

We arrived at Target and I went to the pickup counter and they had no record of my purchase.  They asked to see my email and I showed it to them and she said, "This is the Edgewater Target on Sheridan Boulevard.  You want the Target in Sheridan CO."  We typed in the real address and it was in the opposite direction so we headed there.  Mistakes happen and when a mistake takes us on a new highway I can log that's great!  We ended up getting to drive on segments of CO34 and US85.

We arrived at the Sheridan Target about 18 minutes later and my phone was there waiting for me.  We also had the good fortune of having a PetsMart in the same parking lot so we were able to get the dog food there too.

Heat Wave

We got home and turned on our air conditioner.  We don't have central air here but we have a nice in wall air conditioner next to the couch.  Today Denver tied the 100 degree record for earliest 100 degree day in the year.  It's hot!  We stayed in all day and I messed with my new phone setting it up and we watched For All Mankind.  I had never set up an unlocked phone before so there were a few things I needed to learn but I got it working.  I haven't had the chance to take a lot of photos yet but I did take these 2 in the apartment and they look great.  I also was able to mess around with the editing tool and it looks really robust.  These days cameras are more about software than optics and Google is doing well in this area.  

The front facing camera is better than my old rear facing camera

Our couch in front of the air conditioner

We will be doing some cool stuff this coming week so I am sure I will have a lot of photos to share.  

I wish I had my new phone for yesterday's adventure that you can read about here.

Walking In LA, Walking In LA

 Los Angeles, CA

Angelino Heights

Today we marked off a checklist item!  

We walked to and around Angelino Heights.  Angelino Heights is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Los Angeles (according to Wikipedia).  It is known for its mixture of architecture.

Our walking route took us up and over The 101 Freeway (or US 101 if you aren't from SoCal).

Donna Walking Francis up to the overpass

Crossing the graffiti tagged overpass

One of the LA Walking Paths that isn't in traffic

We saw a lot of cool looking houses but it turns out we missed the heard of Angelino Heights.  We will talk the walk again later and get it right so we can see The Thriller House.

A cool looking bungalow with Giant Bird of Paradise

Great Use of Cactus

Speed Humps and Architecture

You can see Downtown LA in the background

Historic Filipino Town

Our walk home showcased the fact that we are in Historic Filipino Town.  There are many Filipino Restaurants in the area.

An Historic Filipino Town Banner

I liked this cool Giraffe Sign for a Deli

Another cool shuttered building

Filipino Town Placard 

We went to Sisig for lunch

Our Sisig (chicken livers and pork parts) with 
Java Rice

Filipino Chicharons 

This afternoon we went to Target Grocery because it is like a block away and we only needed a few ingredients for tomorrow night's meal.  It's a terrible place and you should never go!  Their selection was incredibly sparse and it was really expensive.  Never again!  (I didn't take any photos of this because I wasn't going to mention it but had to because it was so bad!)

Only 28 more days in LA!  We need to get going!  There is so much to do!  

Read all about our LA arrival yesterday here.