photos

general

Herb gardening

A member of our yard’s large prominent squirrel family, the Fuckers. – 4 April 2020
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Open wide

Tulips in the yard – 19 April 2020
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Floating ghost

Jellyfish at the Long Beach (CA) Aquarium – 26 December 2019
food

A charcuterie plate lunch

Genoa salami, pickled asparagus, Beecher’s Flagship cheese, and a mandarin orange – 15 March 2020
general

Blue butterfly

Zoe Jakes with butterfly wings on stage.
Beats Antique concert at the The Showbox in Seattle – 29 February 2020
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Klay day

WSU retires Klay Thompson’s jersey.
travel

VENICE

Venice sign hangs over intersection
The Corner of Windward and Pacific – Venice, CA
travel

Night wheel

Ferris Wheel on Santa Monica pier – 28 December 2019
general

PDXMAS

Tall tree decorated in lights
Festive Portland holiday tree
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Espresso

A tray with sparkling water, espresso, and chocolate covered espresso beans.
Espresso at Kaldi’s Coffee – St. Louis, MO – 1 November 2019
travel

Mill Bay Beach

Mill Bay Beach – Kodiak, Alaska
Mill Bay Beach – Kodiak, Alaska – 2 September 2019
100s of salmon just of Mill Bay Beach
Salmon just off the beach – Mill Bay Beach, Kodiak, Alaska – 2 September 2019
travel

Vltava

Vltava River with the Prague Castle in the distance – 10 July 2019
travel

Schwanenboot

A swan paddle boat with mountains around.
Paddling in a swan boat on the Hallstätter See – Hallstatt – 6 July 2019
travel

Burning of the castle

Rapallo's old fortress with flames dripping down from it.
Rapallo’s fortress on fire for the Our Lady of Montallegro celebrations which occur every 1-3 July – 3 July 2019
Fireworks with the Rapallo castle in the foreground.
Fireworks preceding the burning of the castle – 3 July 2019
travel

Lake Zürich ferry

Had a wonderful ferry ride and social time with Felix on Lake Zürich, 27 June. The temperature was about 100° F – the lake provided some relief.
food, travel

Sausage #1

Sausage, mashed potatoes, and sauerkraut at Augustiner am Gendarmenmarkt – Berlin – 19 June 2019
general

Lit tulips

Front yard tulips at night lit by nearby tree lights.
food

Morels

Idaho morels. As good as Michigan morels 🙂
Thanks Jake for being an excellent guide and friend.