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December 2008

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Thursday, December 4, 2008 – At the End

End sign, Marina Peninsula, just south of Venice Beach, where America ends at the Pacific

You might remember that 1976 Eagles album Hotel California and the final cut on side two, The Last Resort – all about restlessly moving on, trying to find the perfect place, and the right way to be. You finally find yourself in California, as far west as you can go.  There's no more new frontier, as the song goes, and you cannot reinvent yourself any more than you have.  This is it. You can tell yourself this place is wonderful, and decide you're happy.  But as the song goes, call someplace paradise, kiss it goodbye.

The appropriate visuals – the Marina Peninsula, just south of Venice Beach, where America ends at the Pacific –

End sign, Marina Peninsula, just south of Venice Beach, where America ends at the Pacific
End sign, Marina Peninsula, just south of Venice Beach, where America ends at the Pacific

Looking the other way, and the street is Speedway –

Assorted street signs, Marina Peninsula, just south of Venice Beach

Ah, a bulldog, not Cerberus –

Sign, Bulldog Realty, Marina Peninsula, just south of Venice Beach

A blank window at the end of the world –

Condo window, Marina Peninsula, just south of Venice Beach

Next door, harps in the window. Of course, of course…

Harps in window, Marina Peninsula, just south of Venice Beach

A rose at the end of the world –

Rose

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Technical Note:

These photographs were taken with a Nikon D200 – the lenses used were AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or AF Nikkor 70-300 mm telephoto.  The high-resolution photography here was modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 software.

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