Penny Richards' photos
First panel, post office mural
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There's a 1937 mural in the Redondo Beach Post Office, mounted way up above eye level, so the angles here aren't great, but this is a series of photos to document it.
Wheelchair athlete in mural
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This is a corner of a very large mural at the Museum of Science in Boston, second floor, background to a big exhibit on "science at the playground"--the wheelchair user is among many people depicted in a parklike setting.
Plants in my neighborhood 1
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Just walking around doing errands, noticing all the cool stuff in people's yards...
Plants in my neighborhood 2
Plants in my neighborhood 3
Yellow wall, pink tree
Produce nets
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At a market on Artesia Blvd in Redondo Beach--I assume these are to keep away bugs and/or birds?
Urho Saari Swim Stadium
Plaque, WPA 1940
Plaque, WPA 1940
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Text reads: "Erected 1940 / Play for the Child, Sport for the Youth, Recreation for Adults, are the Essentials of Normal Life / Board of Trustees RR Thorburn, president; WR Jeppesen, clerk; JC Bixler, Ejnar Smith, Mrs. RC Burket / Superintendent CL Broadwater/Architect John C. Austin"
Toes
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Toes of the male swimmer sculpture, outside the Urho Saari Swim Stadium, El Segundo CA--built in 1940 by the Works Projects Administration (WPA).
Male Swimmer
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Two-story-high relief sculpture of male swimmer, outside the Urho Saari Swim Stadium, El Segundo CA--built in 1940 by the Works Projects Administration (WPA).
Female Swimmer
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Two-story-high relief sculpture of female swimmer, outside the Urho Saari Swim Stadium, El Segundo CA--built in 1940 by the Works Projects Administration (WPA).
My first quilt square ever
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Made for a group project with a "Hands" theme--it was quick and fun to make with my daughter

















