Griffith Park lies in the East Santa Monica Mountains, a 4,200-acre area about five miles from Downtown Los Angeles and fifteen from the Pacific Ocean. The park is not landscaped; rather, Griffith Park preserves the chaparral terrain native to California and provides a refuge from the city. The park is home to Griffith Observatory – a popular tourist attraction built in 1935. The observatory is an impressive sight with its white columns and grey dome. The views are of rippling hills and the landscape is largely native coastal brush land, with plant species including oak, redwood and eucalyptus trees. Park visitors may sight coyotes, hawks, rabbits and deer, some of the many animals…
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Trying Too Hard To Be Lovable? Stop.
“Health isn’t just about the absence of illness or pain, it’s also physical, emotional, mental, intellectual, and spiritual fitness—in short, it’s about the joy of being alive.” — Richard Louv Richard Louv is the author of wonderful books including “The Nature Principle” and my personal favorite “Last Child in the Woods,” which helped us decide that two years of homeschooling would strengthen not just Natalie’s but our entire family’s physical, emotional, mental, intellectual, and spiritual fitness. A story Louv includes in “Last Child in the Woods” makes me laugh and gives me a lump in my throat each time I read it. A mother told Louv that her family had…
