Yesterday Jocelyn and I visited t the San Fernando Cathedral and two of the missions, San Jose and Conception.  Beautiful both--and a pretty day, cool after last night's storm.

We were lucky to get in on a lecture by one of the docents at Mission Conception, and I learned a lot about the history of our 301-year-old city--identical in age, I discovered, to New Orleans. .

Before the heat sets in, this is an excellent time to visit the missions if you're so inclined--great places for people watching and photography.

I've been a bit slow-moving from eating a dessert Thursday night that didn't agree with my tummy, but we soldiered on and had a fun day!