If you've never been to Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, then go. Great cafe, a nice little shop, and beautiful gardens. http://www.descansogardens.org/site/home.cfm Its easy to pass an entire afternoon walking through the gardens or watching the children ride the enchanted railroad. Tired of looking at plants? Then do as Christian did - take a swim. We began our afternoon by ordering lunch. As Heather made the order, Christian played on the rocks around the pond until kersplunk, he fell headlong into the pond. The whole thing happened in slow motion. A woman next to him jumped in up to her leg right after him and dragged him out of the water. With no change of clothes I took Christian out to the parking lot, stripped him down in the van, wrung out his clothes, and laid them out on the hot pavement until they were just barely damp. We returned to the scene of the accident to snap the top shot. Still chilled but happy to have survived the dunk, Christian agreed to preserve the moment on film forever. When asked about it now he says "It really, really, really was not fun." I tried to find that heroic woman who plucked him from the murky depths and buy her lunch but she was long gone. The second shot of Grandma and Grandpa was taken in Pasadena at about the same time as our trip to Descanso.
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