Our garbage situation was getting out of hand because the recyclable center is only open Mon-Sat, the same days we work. So I took the morning off today to gather up all our cans, bottles, cardbord, and paper and took …
With all of the fires going on in Southern California, there’s been a huge drain of resources from Northern California, so Ferndale and other local communities are providing coverage and support for tasks that CDF would normally be responsible for. …
Main Street merchants are encouraged to have scarecrows in front of their businesses during October, so here is our entry. I planned to have a mobile of helicopters above his head but I haven’t gotten around to making it. It’s …
Well it’s not quite the Rolling Stone, but I did get my first magazine cover which got me pretty excited. Through a weird set of circumstances, the publisher of Country Discoveries came across this picture of Ferndale’s tractor parade on …
It has been so gorgeous in the mornings all week so I’ve been taking some panorama shots of town from Ferndale Cemetery. It’s not as nice of a view as it is in spring when the rhodies are in bloom, …
I finally got around to photographing some of the men’s vintage clothing that we have in our collection. This is, I believe, an English military outfit, from the late 1800s. I’m not really sure, for all I know about military …
Over time, our three indoor cats have laid claim to their own level on their kitty house. Ricky likes the top, where he can hang his paws off and swipe at you if you walk by without petting him. Galen …
One thing I really like about fall is the sunrises that happen just as I’m getting up. This morning Lori advised me that it was beautiful this morning so I threw on some pants and a shirt (should have found …
The Super 8 room that Mom and Dad stayed in could have used an art upgrade. It featured two identical prints, one above each bed. Why they felt you needed two prints of the same picture I’m not sure. Probably …
Mom and Dad have recently been on a mission to improve the artwork in low budget motels across the country. Here, they are shown hanging a nice picture of Mendocino in a Fort Bragg Super 8 room. No, of course …
Galen, once again playing with a mouse. He’s not only good at catching them himself, he’s also good at stealing them from the other cats when they get bored. See all of our cats (with the possible exception of Trevor) …
After surveying some of the problems from the flood, we’ve decided to take down our porch and rebuild it back to the way it was originally. But right now with its peeling paint, missing balusters, and abundance of weeds, all …
I had to go down to Fort Bragg again today, this time to meet with the tourism folks. Business meetings aren’t that bad when they involve a two hour drive on some of the twistiest roads around. Probably should’ve taken …
I have no idea when this bus was manufactured, but it probably left the factory looking forward to transporting thousands of kids to school and back home. Throw in a few field trips for variety, and then maybe a happy …
While we had the box of bias gowns out from the previous shoot, I thought it would be a good idea to get all of them photographed in the studio so I would have pictures for Lori’s web site. If …
My third day at the helibase, fourth day of working on this fire. The heat was much lower today, only getting into the mid eighties. The other days it had been in the mid to upper nineties, and other crews …
Day 21 of the fires and once again I was down in Redway with a crew from Ferndale to provide crash rescue support for the helibase. The second time it was a bit easier because we knew what to expect, …
I thought it would be fun to have one model wear several of the bias gowns from the collection in a multiple exposure (pun intended). Since today was so warm, I called Kate up and went out after work to …
This is one more hat from Kate’s collection. Today I did nothing but yard work, and the after picture wasn’t as impressive as Grandma’s so I didn’t bother taking one.
Well my update to the 9/4 entry wasn’t entirely correct. Two fires continued to burn, and last week they both flared up again. The largest, the Honeydew fire has spread past 9000 acres, and is working its way towards Shelter …
Kate, one of our models from the Ingomar fashion show, gave us a preview of her vintage clothing collection earlier this month. She especially loves the forties, and has numerous hats from that period. Tonight she brought over several of …
Arriving at work this morning I found this very clean early Ford tractor parked out on Main Street in front of our shop. Detailed with a striking two-tone paint job, pinstriped wheels, and more chrome goodies than I’ve ever seen …
With no ‘before’ picture for reference, it’s hard to know how much we accomplished in the front yard, but it was pretty amazing. With the trees trimmed you could see the house and the rest of the yard, and the …
Since Grandma has decided to move down to San Jose with Mom and Dad, the family (well, most of them) converged in Myrtle Creek this weekend to help Grandma with a few yard and house projects. We mostly worked in …
This weekend Ferndale is having a city wide garage sale. Residences and businesses throughout the city are holding garage sales, and we’re doing our part to rid Ferndale of its useless and unwanted junk. Or at least it’s going to …
Yesterday, going to work the weather looked like the fog was burning off and it was going to be another nice day. I had a meeting in Rio Dell and during the drive over it started clouding up and just …
During the last part of yesterday’s ride, I finally found a spot in Humboldt County where the water was actually very comfortable to swim in. So I went back home, and then Lori and I went back to watch the …
Day two of my Humboldt Redwood State Park exploration took me to several interesting places. First on my list was to see if the Gould Barns still existed. The three volunteers at the visitor center claimed they didn’t exist until …
I’ve been reading a book “Humboldt Redwoods State Park” the last few days, so I decided to use my two day Labor Day weekend to go out and explore. Lori and I worked Saturday so we didn’t get the 3 …
This is a rare shot for two reasons. One, because Lori took it and I’m in it, and secondly and more importantly, both Meg and Trevor are sitting on my lap. Meg still resents that we accepted a cat that …
