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Monthly Archives: December 2007

Elephant Seals

Knowlesville Posted on December 31, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Elephant Seals

After our tour yesterday, we drove up Highway 1. We stopped just north of San Simeon to watch the elephant seals for awhile. I was surprised what a great viewing area this was. You are able to get fairly close … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Travels | Tagged Carol, John

The Return of Hearst Castle

Knowlesville Posted on December 30, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Hearst Castle

After a totally forgetable breakfast, we made our way back to Hearst Castle, to take tour number 3. One thing I noticed since our last trip down there in the 80s, was that digital photography has made it much easier … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Travels

Hearst Castle

Knowlesville Posted on December 29, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Hearst Castle

After spending several days helping out Mom and visiting with Grandma, Lori and I traveled down to Hollister to stay with Carol and John. We all took an over-night trip to San Simeon to visit Hearst Castle. We took tour … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Travels

Christmas Eve Dinner

Knowlesville Posted on December 24, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Christmas Dinner

Christmas Eve we had dinner at Mom’s and opened presents because Derek and Jasna were leaving on vacation. Earlier in the day, I had spent the morning trying to get Lori’s Christmas present. I had wanted to get her a … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged Christmas, Derek, Jasna, Lauren, Linda, Lori, Mom

Christmas Bride

Knowlesville Posted on December 23, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
1930s Wedding Dress

On the way down to San Jose for the holidays, we stopped at Scott and Betsy’s Victorian home in Alameda. They graciously allowed us to use their home for a photoshoot with Natalie. Natalie had the perfect figure for this … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Photography, Vintage Clothing | Tagged 1930s, model, Natalie, Victorian

Rain Garden and Flood Control

Knowlesville Posted on December 17, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Fern Garden

“Lori and I spent the weekend putting in our latest flood control project. Since the last flood came in from the side we added some protection by using 1×12 boards at the bottom of what will eventually be a deer … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged Fern Garden

House on Fire

Knowlesville Posted on December 16, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Lighted Tractor Parade

There was a fire on Main Street tonight, but the good news is that it was only one of tractor floats in the annual Ferndale Lighted Tractor Parade. This year I decided not to set up my big studio lights … Continue reading →

Posted in Ferndale | Tagged Lighted Tractor Parade

Another day, another raptor

Knowlesville Posted on December 15, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
White-tailed Kite

This one we’re guessing is a White-tailed Kite. Again not a great photograph of it, but the same lousy conditions as the one I photographed yesterday. Now I know why a large, fast lens is a requirement for photographing birds. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fauna | Tagged Birds

Red Shouldered Hawk

Knowlesville Posted on December 14, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Red Shouldered Hawk

Lately it seems like we’ve been seeing a larger number of predator birds in the trees behind us. (Speaking of backyard trees, we lost about half of one of the big cottonwoods. Ironically it wasn’t the one that’s been leaning … Continue reading →

Posted in Fauna | Tagged Birds

SPOT

Knowlesville Posted on December 11, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Spot

For my birthday Lori got me a SPOT, which is as much for her as for me. So what is a SPOT? It stands for Satellite Personal Tracker. The device allows you to do the following, as long as you … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized

Why UL Approved is a good thing

Knowlesville Posted on December 10, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Burned up light bulb

Last night I was changing one of the light bulbs in the antique fixture in the dining room and since it was dark I had the fixture on so I could see what I was doing. I’ve done this countless … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged Dining Room

DIY and don’t RTFM

Knowlesville Posted on December 9, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Electrical

The biggest chore I had for today was redoing some of the electrical in my office at home. Like the garage, I’m finding that the electrical in the house must have been done by an amateur, with no knowledge of … Continue reading →

Posted in House | Tagged Matt's Office

Victorian Christmas

Knowlesville Posted on December 8, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Victorian Christmas

Lori has long wanted Ferndale to have a Victorian event, so she helped organize Victorian Christmas. People were encouraged to dress up in Victorian clothes, and there were several different groups caroling throughout the day. Lori made a new dress … Continue reading →

Posted in Costuming, Ferndale | Tagged Christmas

Putting up the lights

Knowlesville Posted on December 2, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Lighting the tree

We were expecting it to be cold, wet and windy this morning when we put the lights up, but fortunately we only got one of the three, the wind. It was actually so windy that I woke up about 4:30 … Continue reading →

Posted in FVFD | Tagged Christmas Tree

Love Me Tender

Knowlesville Posted on December 1, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019
Tender 6

he FVFD received its new water tender a couple of days ago, and today I took it our to learn how it works. Since high school, I’ve always wanted to get a ride in a big rig, preferably a Peterbilt. … Continue reading →

Posted in FVFD

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