Venice Ave.

This view from a balcony on Venice Avenue shows some of the charm of downtown. True, you can't see the buildings across the street very well from this angle, but that's because of the trees running down the center of the street that help make downtown so inviting.

There are some nice buildings here but this photo reminds me of something I realized in another place I was living years ago.

Of many apartment complexes in the town there were two in particular that stood out for me. One for being ugly, the other beautiful. One day as I had driven by both I was stunned to realize that the architecture of both was EXACTLY THE SAME! The difference was the landscaping and trees.

Nature is so important.