We packed up and checked out of the Stars Inn, then headed back to the Coffee Bean to check email, and have some coffee while waiting for Pat to join us. Then the three of us headed out up the 405 to the Getty Museum -- though we had some trouble locating the museum, and then finding parking spaces was a bit of a challenge (hint: drive all the way to the end, there were many spaces there).

We rode the tram to the museum proper, and immediately headed for the Uberorgan by Tim Hawkinson in the main hall. We didn’t have long to wait for it’s hourly musical performance…it was pretty groovy. Then we went to see his other pieces - Zoopsia -- which were just the ones they showed on the website, so….hmmm. I mean, they were very cool, but there wasn’t much to see we hadn’t already seen on the website. It was great to see them in person; just wish there had been more!

Then we checked out the exhibition of Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère -- very much more interesting than I had ever realized before. We also looked at the European Drawings on view.

There was also a nice large show of Weston photos, and some very large current photos by Luc Delahaye.

We finished our day at the Getty with lunch at the museum café, then left for Pat’s in Pasadena. Brandon was there, and we chatted with him for awhile; later I ‘supervised’ little Kevin at the drawing board. I was impressed by his drawing skills at the ripe young age of 20 months -- he was very intent on making very specific marks, and did so rather successfully. It was great to see Pat, and how happy she is being a mom…more than any of my friends, it seems she was meant for this!

See pictures from this day of the trip below or at this gallery page.