This morning, after a week of uncharacteristic sunny mornings, things returned to normal in Ferndale. On my walk to work this morning, I noticed these sunflowers and barn, and even without the sun shining on them, the bright flowers made …
In one shot I can show you both of the things I did today. First, in a rare occurence in Ferndale, it was too hot to be painting. An offshore breeze has warmed up the coast the last few days, …
Today I did a model shoot that was a bit different. My subject was a local male teenager who wanted to submit some pictures to the Abercrombie & Fitch modeling contest. So we went out to Loleta and shot at …
Our original plan had been to camp at the pond but due to two factors we had to relocate. First, was the previously mentioned cow pies. It was hard to find a soft, level spot that hadn’t been defaced by …
After staying with Blake in San Jose for a couple of days to help him get situated, I spent the last week of my ‘vacation’ painting the barn and working on other house projects. I didn’t take any pictures, and …
After a fairly restful night of sleep, I woke up after the sun had already risen. I took a few pictures of our campsite, then started heating water for our cereal, hot chocolate, and coffee. One map I had showed …
We packed up in Ely and headed out without breakfast, figuring we would get something along the way. On our planning trip earlier this year I got a look at Blake in his armored underwear. Sensing that he was going …
I woke up a bit before dawn and had thoughts of getting up to take pictures of the sunrise. The fact that I had no idea where we were and that I was really tired kept me snuggled in my …
I left Red Bluff about 8am and got back on Hwy. 36. This portion of 36 is much straighter than than the Hydesville to Red Bluff section, but it is still scenic and fun. Followed 36 all the way out …
After nearly a year of planning and bike preparation, it’s finally time to leave for my vacation. Ferndale to Red Bluff Preparation for the trip is way behind. Due to way too many fire calls this week, I got behind …