2004 - Knowlesville

Takin’ a Break

Posted on October 12, 2004 by MattMay 14, 2019

Mercy seems a bit big for a lap dog, but she seemed pretty happy there.

The Tube

Posted on October 11, 2004 by MattMay 14, 2019

This is one of the obstacles in the jump ring, and apparently, a huge favorite of the dogs. Some skipped whole portions of the route to get right to the tube, and some loved it so much they ran through …

Mercy

Posted on October 10, 2004 by MattMay 14, 2019

Here’s the start of Mercy’s jump run on Saturday. Like all great athletes, you can see she’s very focused. Mercy actually did very well in both the standard and jump categories on Saturday, which she came away with a blue …

Linda Visits Ferndale

Posted on October 9, 2004 by MattMay 14, 2019

One sure way to get Linda to visit you is to have an agility dog show in your town, which was the case with Ferndale this weekend. Friday afternoon we had our first storm of the season blow through, and …

Unique Mushroom

Posted on October 3, 2004 by MattMay 14, 2019

Right where I parked my motorcycle to take the previous picture, there was this one mushroom. I’ve never seen any mushrooms before that looked like this, and it was the only one around.

Mental Health Ride

Posted on October 2, 2004 by MattMay 14, 2019

I took today off to clear the head after a hectic week. On top of a bunch of other stuff going on I’ve been fighting with the installation of my new computer. I’ll have a picture of it later. Since …

Engine 1

Posted on September 25, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

This morning I photographed our Engine 1 for the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department web site. Lori has wanted a picture of me in my full turnouts so I figured I would take a shot with me posing with the engine …

Jimsom Weed

Posted on September 24, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

I’ve often thought it’s not fair that weeds are so ugly. Why can’t the weeds that invade your yard at least be pretty? Well, then we wouldn’t call them weeds probably. But when we had a load of manure brought …

Misty Morning

Posted on September 23, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

Early fall we get the best weather in Ferndale. The coastal fog that we see all summer finally goes away, but it’s a couple of months yet before we start getting the winter deluge. Sunny days, starry nights, and early …

Victorian Corset

Posted on September 22, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

This is the first corset that Lori and I purchased, and still my favorite as it is by far the fanciest. I’ve photographed it several times over the years, and in fact it was worn by the first model I …

Rio Dell Practice Burn

Posted on September 11, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

I spent the morning at a practice burn in Rio Dell. This is the fourth time I’ve been in a burning building, and I’m getting a lot more comfortable with it than I would have ever imagined. Still not something …

Humboldt Rust

Posted on September 10, 2004 by MattMay 14, 2019

I’m used to seeing rusty cars from back east where they salt the roads, but here on the west coast you get totally natural rust. This is the worst rusted vehicle I’ve seen in a long time and I’m not …

More Wall Paper

Posted on September 7, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

Philip and Diane came back to finish the wallpaper on the ceiling and also put up our Iris frieze. It’s looking so good in that room, we’re excited to get the rest of it done now. Next project in there …

New Camera

Posted on September 5, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

My main purpose in going to the PPA convention in Las Vegas was to check out the new cameras available, since my Fuji S1 was starting to have trouble and was getting out dated. I was especially interested in the …

Mabel’s 21 Inch Waist

Posted on September 2, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

Here’s the first few layers that Mabel was wearing under the bodice and skirt featured yesterday. In all she was wearing: drawers, brassiere, corset, petticoat, corset cover, another petticoat, skirt, and bodice. Makes getting dressed in the morning a bit …

Mabel

Posted on September 1, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

Mabel came by our studio today to model an outfit that we received from Toby, a VPA member who was cleaning out her closets. The bodice is from around 1900, and it is very tiny. We thought that Mabel would …

Billy

Posted on August 29, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

Our neighbors have stationed three goats at the corner to help clear the brush. This guy is the most interesting of the trio. He seems very friendly, but I always make sure he’s at the end of his chain before …

Walkway Finished

Posted on August 29, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

After taking breaks for our vacation, and then being stuck at the fair for two weekends, I finally had a chance to finish the brick walkway in our front yard. Now that it is done we can do the final …

Where it started

Posted on August 27, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

Here is the back view of the house. The fire appeared to spread from a shed into the kitchen area of the house, and then took off from there. Note the amount of firewood. A tractor was used to spread …

Russ Lane Fire

Posted on August 26, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

Around 12:30 this morning I awoke to my fire pager going off. Fully involved structure fire was the call. That will get you from sleeping to wide awake in 2 seconds. Russ Lane is off of Centerville road towards the …

Fernbridge Sunset

Posted on August 24, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

After people saw my Fernbridge Sunrise photo, I kept getting requests for a matching sunset photo. The usual summer fog on the coast isn’t conducive to pretty sunsets, but during our fair stint I saw one really nice sunset developing …

Mono Lake Sunrise

Posted on August 5, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

I’m still sorting through vacation pictures, but if you check back on last month’s page, you’ll see that I’ve updated it with some highlights. I’ll be featuring a few more this week, such as this sunrise over Mono Lake. I …

Drive on up

Posted on August 4, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

Here’s the completed driveway. Ok, so it’s not the most beautiful home improvement project we’ve done, but it is very practical. No more sliding in the mud during the winter months.

Pouring the Driveway

Posted on August 3, 2004 by MattMay 14, 2019

While we were gone Del Biaggio started work on phase two of our driveway. Today they poured the concrete for the driveway and the parking area. The next phase will be the new foundation for the garage, and phase four …

Logging in Style

Posted on August 2, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

The name Pierce Arrow usually makes one think of antique luxury automobiles. So you might be surprised to find out that this antique logging truck was made by Pierce Arrow. For the lumberjack who wanted to cruise the forests in …

Woodland AG Museum

Posted on August 1, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

In case you were wondering about the lack of recent updates, I wasn’t being lazy. Lori and I were on a well deserved vacation. Lori sent the final draft of her book off to the publisher, and then we split …

Highway 108

Posted on July 31, 2004 by MattMay 8, 2019

After leaving Bodie we took Highway 108 over to Tuolumne to spend some time with Lori’s sister Paula. It was nice seeing greenery after a week in the desert, and somewhere along the route we came across this amazing patch …

Bodie at long last

Posted on July 30, 2004 by MattMay 8, 2019

Starting with the same Galen Rowell seminar mentioned earlier, I had made three previous trips to Bodie, all unsuccessful due to the weather. You can’t be a photographer and not see pictures of Bodie. And once you’ve seen pictures of …

Going Downhill

Posted on July 29, 2004 by MattMay 8, 2019

We spent the night in the campground at the Bristlecone Forest where they had signs posted that the chipmunks could be carrying the plague. So much for them being cute little furry creatures. Had to remind Lori of the signs …

Ancient Bristlecone Forest

Posted on July 28, 2004 by MattMay 8, 2019

As we made our way north on 395, we came to the Ancient Bristlecone Forest, where some of the trees are over 4000 years old, and some of the wood lying on the ground is over 7000 years old. When …

Goldfield

Posted on July 27, 2004 by MattMay 8, 2019

Lisa Marie told us about a ghost town that we should check out, Goldfield. It’s not a pure ghost town since there are still people living there, but there were several interesting buildings around town. We got in right as …

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