by Timothy Rutt
As the rain moves in this week, Altadenans enjoyed spending some time outdoors in the autumn warmth.
Cody Howard wrangled up a crew of volunteers on his birthday to help him weed and replant his "guerilla garden" on Altadena Drive near the President Streets neighborhood. Howard, a horticulturalist with the Huntington Museum and Gardens, mounted a major drive to make improvements to the desert garden he surreptitiously planted on a dirt stretch next to a soundwall. One of the volunteers, Karen Zimmerman, who works with Howard at the Huntington, said that this was a pretty ambitious garden -- whereas most guerilla gardens occupy a small patch of ground, Howard's runs a tenth of a mile. Howard's garden won a "Golden Poppy" award from Altadena Heritage last year. More pictures after the jump.
1. The Huntington donated a number of excess desert plants to the cause.
2. Volunteers came in all ages.
3. Volunteers under Howard's direction weed and replant the garden.
There were other outdoor activities, too: the Arroyos & Foothills Conservance held a celebration of their recent acquisition of a large section of Millard Canyon by conducting maintenance, holding tours, and having a celebration along Chaney Trail (no pictures of this one, sorry!)
Meanwhile, back in town, houses were preparing for Halloween.
This house on Mt. Curve is notorious for its timely tombstones, which were still being set up.
And the folks living on Highland Avenue held a block party with food and music, as a young combo went back in time to play bebop jazz classics as the sun went down.
