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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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Love, dogs and cake… come on, man, that title alone should get me a million views on this post, right?

Posted on April 30, 2015 by pouringmyartout

And it seriously is a post with some random pictures of my dog being adorable… and a cake… Like right there… with her best friend, Riley the one that is closer to you… taken on Easter… when we got together … Continue reading →

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This is the last of my little driving adventure down the California coast on Highway One…

Posted on April 17, 2015 by pouringmyartout

I turned at last away from the rocky coastline and rough seas of Northern and Central California, heading back towards the white sandy beaches of the Southland. Driving through a lovely valley I stopped to take some pictures of trees … 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 went back in time… part 4…

Posted on March 10, 2015 by pouringmyartout

These are the last of the pictures that Uncle Bert took at the civil war reenactment. I love that one. He used a Photoshop filter to give it the sepia tones of the old photos from that era. I still … Continue reading →

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I went back in time… part 3…

Posted on March 9, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Yup… they actually let me put the explosive primer caps into the top of the cannon and pull the lanyard that ignited the charge and set off the gunpowder inside the cannon. That is the actual cannon that was used during … Continue reading →

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I went back in time… part 2…

Posted on March 9, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Ten points if you noticed that I am not wearing any shoes… They didn’t have any size 15 shoes in the bins of spare uniform parts where they kept extra stuff for temporary volunteers like me. So I fired a … 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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