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Taking things one day at a time.
#2 47/365
2 streak
dim sum action
Okay, I'm good for another couple of months! #morning #saturday #table #restaurant #building #interior #room #cafe #april #structure #w...
snail fully extended, in a rush
Perhaps he sensed that it was about to rain, but the snail was in a rush to get somewhere. I, on the other hand, was c...
purple daikon and red chard
An unusual purple daikon grown by my CSA farm (I have yet to see this at the supermarket). I chopped up the daikon to make...
Rasputin on Telegraph Ave.
#evening #wednesday #april #structure #totem-pole #column #emblem #berkeley-california #rasputin-records
new growth on the coast live oak
#afternoon #leaves #tuesday #tree #leaf #plant #branch #natural #april #oak-tree #quercus-agrifolia #coast-live-oak
it's late, and I need my beauty rest
ach, it doesn't work trying to coax the cat into giving me an awarding winning shot. Definitely NOT a team-player...
tent city, a homeless protest
#afternoon #sunday #grass #april #shelter #tent #homeless #site #berkeley #tract #oakland-ca #here-there #gertrude-stein
fragrant roses with a rosé of pinot noir
it was a lovely way to start out the leisurely evening meal on the first day of April (still a bit chilly) #s...
Birthday Candle with Chocolate Cake
Bittersweet chocolate cake with cherry compôte, crème fraîche sherbet, and pistachio Florentine to cap off a lovel...
comfort food
If you think this looks like a lot of food, this was nothing compared to the super burrito served at the next table. It was Yuuuge! #thur...
Veggies from the Farm
For as far back as I can remember, we've been getting a weekly delivery of organic vegetables from a local farm under a program...
Grandmother's Fukusa
I have inherited a pair of fukusa, a silk cloth depicting the artistic endeavors of the aristocracy. The cloths were draped over...
Hornbeam 
The origami-like unfolding of the Hornbeam leaf is, for me, a gentle announcement of spring in our backyard. #afternoon #monday #leaf #flowe...
The Discussion, Part II
#morning #sunday #house #home #floor #window #table #restaurant #building #furniture #chair #interior #room #march #morning-li...
the discussion
#saturday #evening #restaurant #building #march #cafe #structure
SoCal Night
We're spending the weekend with friends down in Redondo Beach in Los Angeles. I lived in LA for nine long years, but never really felt at...
putting a foot forward
I didn't get out much today; trying to prepare for a trip and a pechakucha presentation to give on Saturday. One of these days,...
Vientian Cafe
A local favorite. The cops like it too. So much that there's a police department sticker on the door, as if the restaurant is a mini-pol...
here comes the sun
#tuesday #sun #face #march #mygarden #garden-ornaments #mexican-clay
Speech Contest
Time to hobnob with the area Toastmasters during the break in the Area Competition. First place winners get to compete in the Division...
slug is served, on a fork
We visited our friend's well-kept garden and found what Barbara considers her garden guardian, that is, the brave one who de...
tabletop
The well-worn tabletop at the local burger joint had a lot more character than the dry, no-frills burger they served me. #afternoon #saturday...
Workday at Kassenhoff Growers
Spent the morning helping out with weeding and had a nice lunch as a reward. The 16th St. Station is booked for weddings...
concrete stained with lawn fertilizer
Ten years ago we added hydronic heating to our basement rooms which involved embedding hot water coils in a conc...