The official name of the “Big Lobster Thingy” was Tide Fools. The crew that was pedaling it all wore these great squid costumes. At least I think they were squid. After the race they were trying to correct the radio …
It probably sounded like a good idea. Put a bunch of sails on your vehicle and let the wind do the work. However, leaving Arcata, there was a stiff headwind, and the team didn’t seem to think about lowering the …
Well it’s Memorial Day Weekend, and that means it’s time for the big traditional race. No not that little event in Indianapolis, I’m talking about the Great Arcata to Ferndale Kinetic Sculpture Race. Lori and I got up to Arcata …
I think I’ve mentioned before the contruction of our walls in our 1888 Victorian, that they are made up of redwood 1″x10″. No lathe and plaster here. Well the commercial buildings on Main Street take that a step further. Instead …
Just as you come into Ferndale, on the right hand side there sits a large half barn. Not that half of it fell down, it was just built that way. This particular example must have been quite fancy in its …
Most of yesterday was spent doing demolition in the shop on Main Street. Peeling back the layers was fun, but the new owner got her first lesson in owning a historic building; things are usually worse than they look. Case …
Enough cars for the week, I’m probably boring the women. So here’s some pretty flowers. But not any pretty flowers, this is a foxglove that came directly from Grandma’s garden, so it is special. Our garden is still on hold …
As I was walking up to this rather unique expression of automotive art, these two kids came running up to it from the other direction. Their dad followed shortly, commenting, “Somehow I knew you guys would pick this one.” I …
Today the California Mille came into Ferndale, which is basically a bunch of rich guys driving really expensive cars up and down the coast of California. The cars have to be from the 30s to the early 60s and are …
Here’s Benson and his two little pals all dressed up for the Teddy Bear Tea that the Benbow Inn will be holding on Saturday. Benson is doing his best impersonation of Teddy Rosevelt, and on his lap is Archibold and …
Lori’s project and my project ended up in the same room and this is the result. Her side of this composition, is Benson the Bear, who normally hangs out in the lounge at the Benbow Inn. Theresa, the owner saw …
This seems to be Ricky’s latest favorite place to sleep. The moose are also some of Maren’s favorite things to play with when she comes over, but she thinks they’re cows.
While I was photographing Kelsey, Jessica W. came over to pick up her prints from the Benbow session. Since the lights were already set up we invited her back to model a few of the 20s and 30s lingerie pieces …
I met Kelsey while she was modeling for some hair product shots that Greg was photographing. Since she is very petite (5′-1″) I knew she would be ideal for some of Lori’s really tiny Victorian garments. One was this corset, …
Here we have totally appropriate deer behavior, munching on the abundant supply of willow trees that line the creek. This morning both Galen and Ricky were pretty interested in keeping the deer out of our yard, and surprisingly, the deer …
Lori had her 15 minutes of fame yesterday. The Eureka Times-Standard ran the interview and pictures yesterday so as she walked around Ferndale everone recognized her and commented on the great article. A couple of benefits already is that she …
One thing that I don’t think I have mentioned on the web site yet, but some of you may know, is that I am a probationary member of the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department. Today I attended a training session where …
Lori and I were invited out to Phil Dwight’s ranch to watch them mark this year’s crop of calves. Unfortunately Lori woke up in the middle of the night with a really queasy stomach, so she stayed home. I don’t …
In case you wanted to see more of this lovely building, I took a few 360° panoramas of it. Can you believe this dump was a jewelry store? 2007 Update: Here’s what it looked like when we moved out 5 …
This is the inside of the building on Main Street that Aesthetic Design & Photography will be moving into. This will give me room to have a studio and gallery. There will be lots of work done on the interior, …
