Gary Gionet

On Saturday, Kelly and I went for a walk at the Fullerton Arboretum and found a rare sight in "Orange County." actual orange trees!

Also found an abundance of butterflies at the arboretum. This particular one was on approach for a landing.

The Heritage House at the arboretum (as seen from across the pond). You can see the photographers reflected in the window left of the front door. The house, which was christened Heritage House, was built by one of Fullerton’s pioneer doctors, Dr. George Crook Clark, in 1894. He built the charming Eastlake-style cottage to house both his bride, Edith, and his office. He and his family occupied the home for about ten years.

Our son Kyle and his girlfriend Stephanie stopped by for a visit. I snapped a quick picture as they were leaving.

I had the opportunity last weekend to be the photographer for Rosemary Children's Services (RCS) 46th Annual "An Evening with Star Chefs" event in Los Angeles. RCS is committed to helping abused and neglected children in our community, and they have been doing so since 1920. It was a pleasure to be a part of this event. Great food, music, dancing, a silent auction and some special guests too. Pictured left to right: Christine Devine (Fox News), Gina Silva (Fox News), Jane Yamamoto (Fox News), Wendy Burch (KTLA News). Wendy was the MC for the event and her fun personality was a great addition to the evening.

Awesome music at the RCS event! The group, "Stone Soul" were just fantastic. They performed the best of the 60's Soul & Motown hits.

At the RCS event there was plenty of great food too!