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Detours: A California adventure… part 4; Birds and beaches…

Posted on January 4, 2018 by pouringmyartout

It is time to leave the lighthouse… which you can just see the corner of, over there to the right… and continue on the first leg of my epic, detour-filled, three-day jaunt along the coast of California. I guess I … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 3; The not-so-Pacific Ocean…

Posted on January 4, 2018 by pouringmyartout

The definition of ‘pacific’ is; ‘peaceful in character or intent’. This is patently untrue of the Pacific Ocean… particularly in Northern California. We are continuing our driving adventure down Highway One, heading South on the California coast, between San Francisco … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 2; The wild edge of America…

Posted on January 3, 2018 by pouringmyartout

So where are we going, exactly, on this epic, three-day, detour-packed adventure down the coast of California, I hear you wondering? Do not be in such a hurry, fellow traveler! Like all good adventures, this one will unfold before us … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 1; Goodbye San Francisco…

Posted on January 3, 2018 by pouringmyartout

I left my mom’s house on New Year’s Eve, after the Christmas madness, the house full of too many people, family drama, people getting sick, the double Christmas dinner, the exhaustion and post-Christmas letdown… and I stopped on Treasure Island … Continue reading →

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Because, really, who ever gets tired of Bay Area sunsets???

Posted on December 29, 2017 by pouringmyartout

So yeah, my two daughters and I, along with a couple of my brothers and a nephew and niece, all went down to that dog park overlooking San Francisco Bay. If I look happy, it is because I was just … Continue reading →

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A vase that looks like a sunset, a heart trapped in glass… and a real sunset… that looks like a vase… maybe?

Posted on December 29, 2017 by pouringmyartout

My mom loved the vase I made for her in my glass blowing classes. It now resides on top of her old player piano. My wife loved the little vase I made for her in colors that match our remodeled … Continue reading →

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Well, you knew we would end up in San Francisco during our Christmas trip, right?… part 2…

Posted on December 24, 2017 by pouringmyartout

No, that isn’t a really long cable car. That is three cable cars in a row. But you can’t have a post about San Francisco without cable cars. Right now, we are getting ready to eat dinner. It’s Pizza. Because … Continue reading →

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Cows, cars, and Christmas…

Posted on December 23, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Well, we are back at my mom’s house in the Bay Area. The Christmas madness is going to begin. There will be 16 or more people living here for the next few days, and more coming in and out. And … Continue reading →

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Another San Diego sunset…

Posted on November 8, 2017 by pouringmyartout

I will do the rest of these in the order I took them, but this one struck me as being the best lead in. It was just one of those jaw-dropping sunsets. The kind that a photograph never does justice … Continue reading →

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The reflecting pool… part 8…

Posted on October 17, 2017 by pouringmyartout

One more with the Golden Gate Bridge… because I was just there, and drove across it.

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