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        Summer is the New Spring

        • Wafic Khalil
          • August 12, 2014
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      Summer Rose ParadeWalking around the Old Pasadena neighborhood, we found glorious beauty in all the blooms around the homes and pathways.

      We are blessed to be living in an area where Spring bloom carries over to the dog days of Summer.

      Can you spot your favorite flower? Do you get inspired by a favorite color? Summer in Southern California is definitely the new Spring. Put on your favorite music and start the photo gallery and enjoy a sultry, passionate afternoon stroll in the neighborhood.

      Photos were taken around Madison Avenue, Oakland Ave. and El Molino Ave.

      A beautiful house in the neighborhoodRed is the ultimate cure for sadness.(Bill Blass) A real life postcard Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it.(Rumi) How wonderful Yellow is. It stands for the sun. (Van Gogh) If love were a color, it’d be orange. Not because that’s a romantic color, but because it’s the sweetest.(Jarod Kintz) Love planted a rose, and the world turned sweet. (Katharine Lee Bates) God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. (Alice Walker)

       

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          Award-winning journalist Wafic Khalil is the Editor in Chief of Colorado Boulevard Newspaper. He leads content development and design for our newspaper, e-newsletters, website, and live events, as well as the overall direction of the paper. An accomplished artist in film and music, he has a Bachelor’s in film and video from MassArt and a Master’s in Fine Arts from CalArts.

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