![]() ![]() tomentosum) which is the wild-related taxon featuring fertile, flat-topped flower clusters (2-4” diameter cymes) which bloom along tiered horizontal branches in doublefile form, each cluster containing an outer ring of large showy sterile florets surrounding a center mass of tiny non-showy fertile florets which when fertilized give way to egg-shaped fruits and viable seed. plicatum) which is the type form featuring sterile, snowball-like, orbicular inflorescences (2-3” diameter cymes) of non-fragrant, showy white flowers along the branches in spring with no subsequent fruit and (2) doublefile viburnum (f. Two different forms of this shrub are commonly sold in commerce: (1) Japanese snowball bush (f. Leaves turn burgundy red to purplish red in fall. Ovate, toothed, strongly-veined, dark green leaves (to 4” long) have pleated upper surfaces. “He’s planning to look for a California girl now,” Sukhjinder Singh of Orange County teased Hardy Singh of England as they ate together outside Beach Burger.įor the Singhs and many others, the iconic boardwalk would have been on the itinerary even if it was raining, as meteorologists expect starting Tuesday and continuing through the New Year.Viburnum plicatum is a dense, upright, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub that typically matures to 8-15’ tall with a slightly larger spread. ![]() ![]() Likewise, tzitzit and saris were more common than Fair Isle sweaters and red-and-green garb. Indeed, hijabs far outnumbered Santa hats among visitors. “We were looking for places that were open,” said Dan Zaksas, 45, of Philadelphia, who is Jewish. “We’ve got to get used to it, because after my son graduates, we’ll be empty nesters.”īut many, maybe most, were just looking for a place to pass a holiday that wasn’t theirs. “It’s our first Christmas without our kid,” said James Scruggs, 52, of Indio, whose teenage son was in Ohio visiting relatives. Others came to the beach to mark a new chapter in their lives. On the other hand, “it’s cold as hell back there.” “My baby mama didn’t let me watch my son open his presents,” he said as he waited outside the Pacific Park amusement district. “I’m wearing my jeans right now,” laughed Serafin Magaña,17, of Santa Rosa, his hair still wet from swimming in his clothes as his cousins buried him in the sand.įor Zarin Bell, 25, the bustling crowds were a distraction from the toddler he’d left back home in Enid, Okla.,when he moved to L.A. “In Albuquerque it’s like 40 degrees right now.” “We didn’t have any plans for Christmas so we came on a last-minute road trip,” said Wendy Lopez, 22, of New Mexico as she pushed her long sleeves up over her elbows and waded into the surf. “This is really a very serious weather alert here, and it goes from Oklahoma all the way to Wyoming, and Wyoming to Maine, and it’s of real consequence,” President Biden said in an address Thursday morning.Īmid the dismal forecast, some saw L.A. As of Sunday, at least a dozen people have died in Buffalo, N.Y. this weekend has already stranded thousands of travelers and left tens of thousands more without power. The “bomb cyclone” menacing much of the continental U.S. Parts of Michigan were buried under more than 3 feet of snow. Indeed, the weather is superlatively bad almost everywhere outside of California. ![]()
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