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Spring in Four Cities: Los Angeles

Photo Diary 3/4

Tess Roby
Jun 23, 2023
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I arrived in Los Angeles in late March. The rain broke for the plane to land in a patch of perfect sun, and began again as soon as the taxi left the airport. The ride from LAX into the city is a favourite journey of mine: every driver takes a different route, and I watch the lines of palm trees zip by as freeway turns to freeway.

I waited for Alexandra in a restaurant on Sunset Boulevard. It was pouring– the kind of rain in movies you know is fake, comical, raining cats and dogs, the kind of rain that makes strangers talk to each other as they huddle under awnings to wait it out. I was glued to my phone, watching her little blue location dot made its way closer and closer to me. She walked through the door, absolutely drenched, and right into my arms. We walked up the hill back to her house in borrowed jackets, the chorus of Tinseltown In The Rain playing in my head. I had never seen the hills so green.

  1. Alex, Hollywood Sign

  2. Heart Moon with North Star, March 2023

  3. Red Bush looking over Burbank

  4. Frog Town Car

  5. Alex, Chino Hills State Park

  6. Alex, at Home

  7. Alex, Roadside

  8. Ground (Dried Flower)

  9. Koi Pond, Los Angeles

  10. Alex, Echo Park Lake (the day they took down the fence)

  11. Hand, Flying Back to Montreal (Snake Nail)

Listening: Details - Frou Frou

Reading: Hold Still by Sally Mann

Last Spring diary coming soon, especially since it’s summer now ! Until then,

xx tess


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Chi Chi Godin
Jun 23Liked by Tess Roby

Delightful read - beautiful photos as always.

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Adam Miller
Jun 23Liked by Tess Roby

I wish I could say that the drive from LAX into the city is always that romantic for me 🤣

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