Category Archives: My travels

The desert… part 2…

Here they are… in no particular order… thirty pictures, taken almost in the same spot… (right by the front bumper of the motor home)… within a three day period… in the desert… near Quartzsite, Arizona, and all of the same … Continue reading

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The desert… part 1…

Okay, this is really just a clever way to finish using the photos I took on my early morning walk up a mountain… (see last post)… but the truth is, I was out in the desert for four days, and … Continue reading

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I climbed a freekin’ mountain… covered in cacti… in the dark… to get you these pictures…

Okay, so we got to Quartzsite, Arizona late, and by the time we had the motor home set up, it was too dark for any photos… but I got up while it was still dark, and went on one of … Continue reading

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I don’t really know where to start…

I mean, this was an awesome adventure, and I have lots of photos, and I usually do these things in some weird order that only makes sense to me… but for a change, I am going to start at the … Continue reading

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Christmas… the final chapter… gifts…

Not only did my older daughter get me blacksmithing lessons for Christmas… but she had a friend of hers do this awesome picture of me… as a blacksmith… reforging the sword that was broken from The Lord Of The Rings… … Continue reading

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I promised you a fashion show…

And have I ever let you down??? There I am, at my mom’s house in the Bay Area, on Christmas morning… wearing my new Japanese kimono! My wife found it… somewhere… and it is actually made in Japan… which is … Continue reading

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A little sun, a little snow…

Driving home through California’s Central Valley is always a little depressing, especially after the Christmas holidays. For one thing, I hate leaving the Bay Area, because I still think of it as home. Also, the valley is boring… and long… … Continue reading

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uh… goats and stuff…

Whenever we go back to the Bay Area, we like to stop by the little farm in Tilden Park, in the hills above Berkeley, and not far from my mom’s house. As is often the case, this time we went … Continue reading

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And now, some random pictures of the Golden Gate…

Because, you know, we were there over the holidays, on the other side of the bay… at my mom’s house… But we took time out to clean up a beach, and play with our Godson, and whatnot. And really, can … Continue reading

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And sometimes, life is all just about getting poked with a stick…

While we were in the Bay Area for the holidays, we went and saw our Godson, Willie, and his parents, in San Francisco. Willie’s mom was organizing volunteers for another beach cleanup, a thing she is very active in. In the … Continue reading

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