Tag: california

• I love air shows

  One of the oddest and most wonderful experiences I’ve had since moving to California two and a half years ago is attending air shows. They’re usually at a brewery and the scenery is breathtaking. There is literally love in the air. When I try to explain air shows to my friends I describe them as […]

  Jessica Puente

  May 28, 2015

  People

  air show, air shows, airplanes, california, flying, people, photography

• Things you’ll learn during an excursion

  1) Always check to make sure the places you want to go are open. I like being spontaneous. But I’m also impatient and I devastate easily. Biking my heart out to find a locked gate isn’t as much fun. But it was a good lesson to learn.  2) Sometimes things look soft and harmless but they […]

  Jessica Puente

  July 7, 2013

  Travel

  Adventure, biking, california, excursions, hiking, travel

• The people and city of Los Angeles

  This past weekend I was in Los Angeles cheering on a great man in the LA Marathon. To see blubbering photos of said man go here. We  biked around a lot of  downtown Los Angeles. It made me miss home. There’s just something about a big city that makes me deeply happy.

  Jessica Puente

  March 24, 2013

  People, Travel

  biking, california, LA, la marathon, los angeles, los angeles marathon, people, People watching, photography, street photography, travel, traveling

• About life and driving, and which one needs better maps

  

  When you’re on the road, you find you have a lot of time to think. You have a lot of time to think when you’re on a trail, too. You might even find that you have a lot of time to think when you’re taking the trash out. You don’t have as much time to […]

  Jessica Puente

  November 27, 2012

  Uncategorized

  beautiful things, california, driving, journey, life, love, maps, moving, photography, road trips, southern california, sunsets, transportation, travel

• Moving and meeting memorable Marys

  There are a lot of memorable Marys in my life. My mother’s name is Mary. There’s Mary Bo Peep. That Mary all those people pray to and that sometimes appears on trees. But today I was quite fortunate to have met another memorable Mary. We only spoke on the phone 15 minutes and seven seconds […]

  Jessica Puente

  October 22, 2012

  Uncategorized

  breast cancer, california, cancer, friends, Health, inspiration, lessons, life, mary poppins, optimistic person, riverside california, stories