Category Archives: Stories of my life

I’m just tryin’ to find the bridge…

Posted on June 6, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Ten points if you got the Led Zeppelin reference in the title… but seriously… my younger daughter, Mollie, made that artistic interpretation of the Golden Gate bridge… When I first took a picture… inside the house… it looked more orange… … Continue reading →

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Uh… I might not be very good at blacksmithing, it turns out… part 2… and the final chapter…

Posted on June 5, 2016 by pouringmyartout

At this point, I started drawing out the stems of the leaves. This was tricky, because usually, we have a long piece of metal to work with. These were just a couple inches long after we cut them off. So I had … Continue reading →

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Uh… I might not be very good at blacksmithing, it turns out…

Posted on June 4, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Yeah, there I am, driving home from my blacksmithing class just a few hours ago, face covered with soot, coal dust, chunks of burnt and unburnt coal, and red from being so hot. I took my first class after my three ‘blacksmithing … Continue reading →

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You know, I was thinking about all the stuff I do… and I am crazy freekin’ talented…

Posted on May 29, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I don’t even know where to begin, really… I write and illustrate books for children… And books for bigger kids… I also write and sing and play guitar, but you have to click the button in the top bar for … Continue reading →

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ZOOmin’ around… part 5…

Posted on May 27, 2016 by pouringmyartout

So, there I was, at the San Diego zoo, with my zoom lens, just babysitting my little buddy, Olivia… and we saw this mother hippo playing with her baby… I will not break these photos up with words… because it … Continue reading →

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ZOOmin’ around… part 3…

Posted on May 27, 2016 by pouringmyartout

That, in case you were wondering, is a gharial… They look like someone took a rubber alligator and stretched its snout out. The San Diego zoo has a big tank where they put some gharials in with a bunch of … Continue reading →

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ZOOmin’ around… part 2…

Posted on May 26, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Oh yeah… world famous San Diego zoo… a zoom lens… and my little buddy… What more needs to be said? I know, we saw these same birds on our first trip there… But this time, one of them flipped his head … Continue reading →

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ZOOmin’ around… part 1…

Posted on May 26, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Went to the zoo again with my little buddy, Olivia… So get ready for a bunch more pictures… because I love that zoom lens… It lets you reach out and touch those animals… okay… that sounded wrong… But I did … Continue reading →

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Because… Oreo cookie…

Posted on May 25, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Nothing like the look on Olivia’s face when I hand her a cookie… almost as good as when I say: “Do you want to go to the zoo?” Oh yeah… I can spoil her… I’m not even a grandfather… just the babysitter… … Continue reading →

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Even more babysitting adventures… part 2…

Posted on May 25, 2016 by pouringmyartout

What… you want to go on another walk??? The squishy face… I love the squishy face… But your serious walking face is good too… I just fed you… and I don’t like the way you are looking at my lunch… … Continue reading →

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