Monthly Archives: March 2018

A new tiki is born… part 3…

I have done some more work on the mouth. After the bark lips started to fall off, I had to flatten the remainder out, so I had to make the whole face a little deeper in the wood. I am … Continue reading

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Oh yeah, the first copy of my new book is here!!!

The joys of self-publishing. Yes, it is book four of The Otherwhere Chronicles, written by yours truly. I have received the very first copy, in order to proofread it, and look for formatting errors and what not. I couldn’t decide … Continue reading

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A new tiki is born… part 2… and our first technical glitch…

The new tiki is coming alive. There is something sad and very earnest about the eyes that I like, and the big grin might end up looking cute. And yes, I am giving him bangs. HA! The thing is… and … Continue reading

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Desert vistas… the final chapter… with a free game of ‘spot the dinosaur’ thrown in!

Nearing the final leg of my journey back from Arizona, descending from the mountain pass and getting ready to turn left… South… so as to end up in San Diego and not… perish the thought… in Los Angeles… I took … Continue reading

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A new tiki is born… part 1…

Yes, I know it doesn’t look like a tiki yet… this is just a picture of the log… I looked at the log for a while. I found the face that was in the wood… the spirit of this tree. … Continue reading

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Trump keeps complaining that Obama didn’t do enough to stop the Russian meddling… that helped get Trump elected…

Is it just me, or is this a little like some burglar breaking into a house and stealing a bunch of stuff, and then, when he is being investigated, complaining to the police that the homeowner didn’t do enough to … Continue reading

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Desert vistas… part 7… (or): Mountains, clouds, snow and palm trees…

You gotta love California, where you can gaze past palm trees and see snow-topped mountains. I am nearing the end of my posts of photos I took on my recent drive back to San Diego from Arizona. We saw a … Continue reading

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Desert vistas… part 6… (or): Tanks for the memories…

Okay, back the the story of my recent drive from Arizona to San Diego. We left off with me almost running out of gas at the California/Arizona border. I found a gas station with 12 miles of fuel left in … Continue reading

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Desert vistas… part 5… Some desert rain…

I am particularly proud of that photo. It is a very localized rain shower in the middle of the desert, seen through some high-power lines… highpower lines… high powerlines… high power-lines… high-power-lines??? Not bad for a shot taken one handed … Continue reading

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