rain

1.5" yesterday, different storm today 1" of rain from around 5 to 9, then this came through, .5" in 15 min:

this is incoming, as of 1:23 pm

Devereaux

Here is a little photoseries from Devereaux, mostly of Sara, with the Nikon 300mm f4. Some earlier shots are here. This is basically her learning to love the ocean.

platform Holly

basically the first photo I have of her standing up

with surf buddy Laura H

watch out for the rock!

 cold morning

 warmer afternoon

Holidays 2013

Full album here.

Hello old friend

Manzanita, Lizard's Mouth area

We got a Meyer Lemon tree again

Chicken Cacciatore

post-surf, Christmas morning lox and bagels

stuffed faces

i usually don't photograph well, but notice the joy when i unwrapped my mexican pan dulce gingerbread pigs...

funky cookie cutters. cactus, squirrel, t-rex, and Unicorn

zuni bracelet from my mom

Christmas sunset from E Camino Cielo

laser Christmas lights, looked very cool

nativity scene at the mission with a real donkey

fish taco with Ojai Lemonaise

mussels, mmmmmm

i've put a similar shot on the blog a couple of times now, doesn't get old

Home Decor

 Sara's dad made the mug rack. All pottery by Sara

 we got the vase at the Ventura County Potters Guild; shells and whatnot from Baja and SB

summer bounty. loon with baby NWC art in the back right

Agave at the SB Mission Rose Garden

Fun with the 105mm macro...

Titan arum

The UCSB greenhouse had a Titan arum plant bloom this summer. Pretty cool.

 the central stalk heats up so that the odors are more easily released

they moved it outside when it opened to make viewing easier

the circus. something like 2,000 people came