In my previous post I told of how I would be playing host to my friend Randy Eady.
On the evening of Saturday 9/17 Randy arrived after spending the afternoon at The Alchemy Conference, in Long Beach.
When I let him in the apartment my Cats Nikita, & Elvira Mistress of Felinity, had very different reactions. ;-D
Elvira dived under the bed, but Nikita took his arrival in stride, eventually choosing to perch on the bed, and then at the base of the Cat Tower, the better to keep an eye on the stranger. ;-D
Elvira eventually came out of hiding, and Nikita was curious about a pair of shoes that Randy brought me.
( Elvira =Tortie Tuesday: Strange Visitor From Another State, and Nikita = Shoes? For Me? Oh, for Daddy! My Bad! )
The pair of shoes Randy brought me are a unique variety of shoes that are becoming more popular with each passing year, but that I'd never heard of until I met him, and later saw him wear them in person.
I will have more about the Fila Skele-Toes, and my thoughts upon wearing my pair, in a later post.
We spent an hour there &, while walking in an open grassy area, were even buzzed by a resident Hawk. ;-D It approached us from behind, at low altitude, slew over us to the trees on the on sound end of the field, rising up to land on a tree branch. The bird was beautiful! Due to my forgetting to change the setting on my camera the 3 photos I took of the bird were far too blurry to share. :-( We then went up to a walking trail, near Bastonchury, & State College Blvd., and walked to the highest point in Orange County, a spot I've blogged about on much clearer days than on our visit After breakfast, Sunday morning, we headed out to the Fullerton Arboretum, and walked around, looking at the gardens, lake, and historic buildings.
The trail is one used by hikers, joggers, mountain bikers, and people on horseback.
Next we drove out to the coast NW of San Pedro, and visited the Wayfarer Chapel, The National Memorial to Emanuel Swedenborg, built by Lloyd Wright.
A church with a view, nestled among some redwoods, and sporting a wonderful, small garden, the facility is beautiful, inside, and out.
The mission of the Chapel is "to nurture the spiritual journey of wayfarers."
It calls itself "a church without a membership that welcomes people of all faiths", to church services, and other events, including performing weddings, but it was built in honor of a man who founded his own variation of Christianity.
An 18th century Swedish Nobleman, Emanuel Swendenborg was also a philosopher, and scientist, of remarkable ability.
As the website describes him: "Swedenborg’s all-consuming desire for scientific knowledge began to find a companion: a desire for religious understanding. He examined the relationship between the body and the soul, attempting to discover the nature of the spiritual being residing within human personality. After a profound spiritual experience in his mid-fifties, he devoted the rest of his life to religion."
The Gift shop has a variety of religious themed items for sale, as well as information, and displays, about the man, and his work, both religious, and scientific.
Finally we headed off to Long Beach, and the conventions.
Next up: Part 2
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