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And now, a fairy-tale castle and some beautiful scenery… you know… to get the taste of Nazi concentration camps out of our skulls…

Posted on August 12, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Our very last day-trip in Germany, on our very last full day in Europe, was to visit Neuschwanstein castle… We drove out from Munich for a few hours and Mollie finally got to see the Alps… which you have to at … Continue reading →

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Adventure walking…

Posted on August 10, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Most of you probably know me well enough that you recall I have this thing I do… and I call it; ‘the adventure walk’. Whenever I am someplace besides home, I get up super early and just start walking. I … Continue reading →

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The real England… part 5… (or); A really big fuss over a really small horse…

Posted on July 22, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Towards the end of that fabulous day in the English countryside with our cousin Dot, where I had shared an early morning walk with my daughter, we had visited deceased relatives, and a weird house built in the freekin’ 1300’s, we went … Continue reading →

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The Tower… part 3…

Posted on July 6, 2015 by pouringmyartout

The Tower of London has some strange animal connections. To begin with, there are the famous tower ravens… Even in World War Two, when the Germans were bombing London, there were always at least a few ravens kept on the … Continue reading →

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A bunch of pictures of birds…

Posted on July 4, 2015 by pouringmyartout

So that thing we did… which we are now done doing… was camping at my wife’s aunt and uncle’s house in my mother-in-law’s new motor home. And I had a little free time while they were all organizing stuff into … Continue reading →

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Another new friend…

Posted on May 24, 2015 by pouringmyartout

I met a new buddy the other day when I drove up to drop some stuff off at my wife’s Aunt and Uncle’s house. She was so sweet. She came trotting over as soon as I started making that ‘chck…chck…chck’ … Continue reading →

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And who doesn’t like big sea mammals???

Posted on April 17, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Elephant seals can look very cute and cuddly… But stay away from the males… especially during mating season… those are just two teenagers. I think the big bulls can weigh like a ton or more and crush a car. If … Continue reading →

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We are nearing the end of my big adventure on California’s Highway One… which, of course, since I am doing the story of my trip to the Bay Area backwards means we still have a long way to go… but let’s finish this part up with style… and large sea mammals…

Posted on April 17, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Oh yeah! I just happened to drive by a beach where the Elephant Seals were just gearing up for the mating season. So far, it is just the juvenile males who have no chance of… uh… getting a ‘date’ to … Continue reading →

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Some pictures of some birds…

Posted on April 7, 2015 by pouringmyartout

On Easter, at my wife’s aunt and uncle’s house, I was playing around with the new camera and the zoom lens… That is a hummingbird at the very moment that it is taking flight. And there’s another one. One of … Continue reading →

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I made a new friend yesterday…

Posted on February 15, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Oh… sorry… wait… you got a little something in your teeth… and that really isn’t a good picture… There she is, my new buddy. I had to get up at four in the morning to drive my youngest daughter to … Continue reading →

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