October 2025 :: Around Town

• Clockwise from upper left:
• Concrete and Alabaster "Lantern" Cross Cathedral window
• Butterfly at LA on the Move art-wildlife exhibit
• Orange marigolds
• Flower street art from Made in LA 2025

• Tuesday, 07 October, and my first time at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels since before Covid. Similar to 911, Covid has become a watershed we can't stop mentioning.

• 555 West Temple Street sounds like Salt Lake City! I love this long view of the Cathedral.

• Changes in the liturgy include that the Presider and Deacon didn't process in; we received the Eucharist in one kind only.

• This beautiful Campanile greets us coming in and going out.

• Then to Union Station. This may be my best and favorite picture I've ever taken of the DTLA landmark.

• LA on the Move in the Union Station Waiting Room Gallery was the major draw for my visit this time.

• An abbreviated version of the art exhibit description from the website:

LA on the Move explores how people and wildlife travel through shared landscapes, following paths that overlap across the Los Angeles area.

Drawing from ecological data provided by the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy, the exhibition showcases the role of various insects, plants and animals play in supporting healthy ecosystems—and how human actions can support or hinder their survival.

Blending science, data, and creative design, the project amplifies the power of interdisciplinary collaboration in addressing complex ecological questions.

Metro's projects strive to protect existing habitat and wildlife corridors, and we use native and climate-resilient vegetation.

• 12 October and another Sunday at Saint Mark's LA

• Tuesday, 21 October, and it's been equally as long since I visited the Hammer Museum. I always enjoy traveling the Wilshire corridor!

• Made in LA 2025 filled almost every gallery

• Fourth Tuesday lunch brunch salad and dessert. We had pizza from a nearby indie pizzeria; it was pretty and it was very good. Can you believe I completely forgot to picture it?