Wildflowers on Platina Road
One of the promises that I made myself before moving to Ferndale, was that if I got too sick of the fog, I would take the day off and go for a motorcycle ride. Today was that day. Even though … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: March 2001
Quad at The Lost Coast Ranch
Made a trip down to the beach at Guthrie Creek with the ATV. I’m going to have to start thinking about taking a tax deduction for the vehicle as it makes a very nice cargo carrier. It was a lot … Continue reading →
Ferndale Cemetery
Tonight they were filming at the diner again, so I headed up to the cemetery to take some pictures. Then I headed into town to take some pictures of the action. The security people hate that since they don’t want … Continue reading →
The Lost Coast Ranch
We’ve started working on Plan B. Plan A was for Lori to have a horse here at the house. However, between her finding out what it’s like to take care of a horse every day, and not wanting to spend … Continue reading →
Hollywood Dogs
Lori and I did take the day off to go watch Hollywood in action. Or is that Hollywood inaction? As they say, making movies is hurry up and wait. The crew tried to keep the crowds pretty far away from … Continue reading →
Aliens in Ferndale
Sorry for not posting yesterday, but Lori and I were abducted by aliens and while they are very advanced, they were not able to establish a reliable Internet connection. Something to do with running Windows 3000. After returning back to … Continue reading →
Curious Cows
All day I’ve been looking forward to trying out our new airbed. Only when we went to set it up we found out we should have received more than the one box. We’re missing a few critical items, like the … Continue reading →
Fake Dead People
Lori and I were out of town Friday and Saturday so I have a bit of catching up to do. Friday we went down to Fort Bragg to try out a new airbed. Actually, I tried it out while Lori … Continue reading →
Guthrie Creek headlands
Last week Lori and I went on a tour of the Lost Coast Ranch which is just south of Ferndale. The Coastal Conservancy and a few other agencies are trying to purchase this ranch and turn it into a park. … Continue reading →
Inside Town Hall
Here’s the view of town hall from the drive-up window of the bank that has been swallowed inside the set.
The Majestic, nearing completion
The filming for The Majestic is supposed to start next week, so crews have been extra busy lately. They still have a lot of work to do on some of the sets, but they have started redecorating the shop windows, … Continue reading →
George, Barnaby & Lori
Any day now I expect to find Lori leading a horse into our yard, exclaiming, “Look who followed me home! Can we keep him, please, please please!” In addition to taking care of Barnaby this morning, Lori also got her … Continue reading →
Playing on the beach
Since the KLX is in the shop getting the kick starter repaired, Lori and I took the ATV down to Centerville beach and took turns on it. While Matt had fun driving like a mad-man, Lori is looking forward to … Continue reading →
Lighting the marquee
We happened to be standing on Main Street at the exact moment that they lit the Marquee for the first time. As you can see The Majestic has seen quite a bit of work since my last report. It now … Continue reading →
Bull in the flood plain
Last Sunday, it rained really hard all day, which meant that as usual, a good part of Ferndale was flooded. Tuesday, I took a short motorcycle ride at lunch time and going down the main highway out of town, I … Continue reading →
S10 Blazer – 1985-2001
We sold the Blazer today so we’re down to 8 motor vehicles. That’s counting the lawn mower and the KZ400 which isn’t currently running. Lori mentioned that she was kind of sad to see the Blazer gone, after all the … Continue reading →
Christmas in March
Today’s photo is from a shoot I did yesterday at the Gingerbread Mansion. It wasn’t for the inn though, they just had a conveniently located Victorian mantel that I needed to shoot the stockings for a client in Pennsylvania who … Continue reading →
Town Hall once again
Today the crew was supposed to erect the marquee on the theatre but it didn’t happen. Probably all of the rain has put them behind schedule. So today’s picture is the latest from the Town Hall, and it’s actually starting … Continue reading →
The Majestic Potluck Table
As mentioned yesterday, we went to a potluck dinner that was put on the by construction crew of The Majestic. The picture shows what happens when you invite an entire town to a potluck. Ok, so the entire town didn’t … Continue reading →
The Diner
Work on the movie sets is accelerating as filming is due to start in two weeks. Crews have started on the Diner set, which is being built in front of the old gas station across from the Victorian Inn. The … Continue reading →
Eel River Sunset looking east
Pretty amazing, two very different sunsets in one night.
Eel River Sunset looking west
Lori and I went out to Cannibal Island in Loleta and this photo and the one I’ll feature tomorrow were taken within a few minutes of each other, but looking in opposite directions from the bridge.