John Randles:
CLASS OF 1981
Torrance High SchoolClass of 1981
Torrance, CA
Hull Middle SchoolClass of 1977
Torrance, CA
Howard Wood Elementary SchoolClass of 1973
Torrance, CA
John's Story
Life as I know it today.
House On A Hill
A creek runs through our front yard. It winds down the hill that places our street in a small valley. The water disappears beneath the road at times, but emerges to flow perfectly below and in front of our home. Just to the east of our property, the banks are muddy and drop sharply to the waterÂs edge, but we have tamed the portion in our yard, if just a bit, to make the terrain safer for the kids. Round rocks cover the bottom of the creek and larger rocks form a bridge to cross to the other side and climb the soft hill to the street. Wild roses and scrub oak grow in beautiful tangles to the side and in the middle is a flat str...Expand for more
etch of grass for running. One large shade tree grows near the center, between the edge of the grass and bank of the creek. Behind the grass, toward the house, large rocks hold back a bed of bushes, vines and small trees that slope gradually up toward the porch and the house. If you sit on the lawn, near the creek, you can hear the water flow and the leaves rustle and the birds chirp. It feels more like a meadow than a yard.
You cannot see most of this oasis from the road as you drive by. But if you stop and take the time to look, it seems too good to true. It is so unbelievably peaceful and beautiful, I am sometimes embarrassed to say that I live here. But I do.
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