Today we had a student from Ferndale High School come over to learn more about photography. Last week we did the same for a student interested in web design. So that we would have a project to work on, I …
If you were a piece of driftwood and you heard that there was an impending tsunami, this is the expression you would wear too. Of course it never happened, which really disappointed the news media. ABC ran a clip of …
Well, it wasn’t our boat, and it wasn’t a stream. Lori’s friend from choir and a former business teacher of hers took us canoeing down the Eel River. We took off from Bruce Slocum’s boat launch (those of you who …
Lori is a published author! She got her advance copy of her first book, “The Practical Guide to Patternmaking for Fashion Designers: Juniors, Misses, and Women“. Yeah, that’s a mouthfull. The sequel, “The Practical Guide to Patternmaking for Fashion Designers: …
Grandma’s recent experience (get better Grandma!) reminded me of the importance of drinking milk, especially for you young women. You can’t start building those strong bones too soon. This has been a public service message, brought to you by a …
Instead of being in town for Udders Day, I was at the fairgrounds helping out with the installation of new barn doors. This is the building that we store the fire department’s vintage fire engine in, and on previous workdays …
Tomorrow Ferndale is celebrating something new this year, Udders Day, a celebration of all things dairy. The chamber of commerce found a herd of 11 fiberglass cows (There was a photo of one of them a while ago when they …
Lori and I received this reel to reel tape player as a wedding gift almost 25 years ago. By some accounts, that would almost make it an antique. I guess we really are getting old. I heard that people were …
Blake and I ended up riding about 400 miles together this weekend, much of it on gravel and dirt roads. On his arrival I noticed that Derek had never really used his bike to its full potential because the license …
The Humboldt Lumberjack band came into Ferndale (minus Lori Ann Crist, who was attending Arthur’s graduation at home) for the finish of the Kinetic Sculpture race. It was a typical overcast Ferndale morning, for which I’m sure this guy was …
Derek’s KLR650 finally made it up to Ferndale this weekend, but only after Derek sold it to my friend Blake. After watching the race start in Arcata yesterday, Blake and I headed up 299 and then Route 1. 34 miles …
Today was the start of the 37th annual Kinetic Sculpture Race. The machine pictured here was new this year and was unlike any other machine we’ve ever seen. It became an instant hit during the braking test and I only …
A few weeks ago this kitten started showing up in our yard when we were out gardening. Then we would come home to find it playing out in the yard with Ricky. Soon they were unseparable. I think Ricky is …
This photo of Katherine is another bit of Photoshop trickery. Last summer during our trip to the White Mountains, I photographed some real pretty sunset pictures of the ancient bristlecone trees silhouetted against the sky. I also took some pictures …
Well the weather did cooperate, and we had a chance to finish the shoot with Katherine that we started earlier. When I showed this shot to someone in town they thought it looked like a movie poster. So if someone …
Saturday was probably the most gorgeous day we had in Ferndale this year, and the weather forecast promised even warmer temps for today. Which was good news because I had two photoshoots planned for the day. Haley still owed me …
Every spring the Ferndale Fire Department does a donation drive and we go door to door both in town and out in the country. I’ve been using the drive as an excuse to collect plants. This week while picking up …
Last fall we dug up and transplanted some iris and dianellas and moved them into this spot near the driveway. Then winter came and the weeds invaded like crazy, and by the time it got to weather where we could …
Well after working on it for over a year, my new Aesthetic Design and Photography web site is up and running. Two problems: First, it suffered from “The plumber’s house has leaky pipes” syndrome. Second, it was a moving target. …
This photo was taken the same day as the earlier one this month, but I finally got around to stitching it together on the computer. It is actually 5 photos that have been put together to provide the almost 180 …
While some family members discourage our fine feathered friends from nesting on their house, we have accepted that it is easier to just go with it and clean up the mess the make. The only real downside is that on …
After recycling the parts of the old front fence into raised beds, Lori and I started planting the herbs and other plants that she started from seeds this winter. I also went to a couple of plant shows and picked …
After finishing the four paths in the herb garden, we still had a half a trailer full of crushed granite. So we started working on a path from the driveway to the back deck. We got about a third done …
Actually, yesterday was Cinco De Mayo, but this parade doesn’t really happen until tomorrow, the 7th. Confused? Well I didn’t have anything for today. If you’ve seen the snake photos, you might recognize the rider on the right, Katherine, and …
I finally got a day with a clear sky to photograph the cemetery while the rhododendrons are in bloom. We have a large shot in our gallery that I took several years ago. A while back I overheard a couple …
Mabel came over to the studio and we ended up with a number of outstanding shots. We ended up in the studio, because the weather hasn’t been kind outdoors. I’ve been waiting for a weekend to go shoot up on …
Amazing what a bit of snail bait will accomplish. In the four years that we’ve been here, this is the first year we’ve had such a good display of iris.
I really love poppies, both for their cheerful color, and for the fact that they require so little maintenance. Combined with the cerinthe, which has similar characteristics, the backyard garden actually has a lot of color right now. Even better, …
We finally got a halfway decent Sunday weatherwise so we got the other two paths put in. We also placed some wine barrels in the front, and once the soil drys out a bit more we’re ready to start planting!
