If you've seen "Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime," you caught glimpses of Leonard Nimoy's Mediterranean-style California home as he engaged in conversation with William Shatner in his backyard and gave his compadre the five-cent tour (related story).

Well, that house was the focus of an in-depth feature in the Real Estate section of last Sunday's Los Angeles Time. Titled "His Evolving Space," the article described Nimoy's home as "a canvas for his passion for art," and observed that it "looks more like an art gallery than a starship."

"Star Trek reminders, such as the last pair of pointy rubber ears the actor wore as the half-human, half-Vulcan Mr. Spock, are displayed in his study, but he's quick to say, 'There isn't much of that,'" the article states.

The feature describes in some detail how Nimoy and his wife Susan have refurbished their 60-year-old house, in particular the works of art and memorabilia that adorn it, and re-landscaped their acre-sized property in the dozen or so years they've lived there. But the article also speaks of Nimoy's involvement in the art community and the launch of his new book "Shekhina."

Nimoy will participate in more than 50 benefit dinners for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and host one on October 1 with the theme "The Renaissance Men." He will then embark on a tour to promote "Shekhina," a photographic study of the female form as it signifies the feminine presence of God, a project he has spoken about at length with Star Trek fans at his recent convention appearances. "The fine-art book grew out of his childhood experience in a synagogue when he sneaked a peek at elders giving a sign for a blessing during which the Shekhina, the female emanation of God, was said to be entering the temple. He later interpreted the sign for Star Trek as the Vulcan greeting," the Times describes.