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Taking things one day at a time.
#2 47/365
2 streak
An arrangement of mementos
#afternoon #saturday #march
A wish entrusted on Daruma-san
For his birthday, I gave Steve a daruma doll with instructions. He gave the daruma an eye and made a wish. Now, he's go...
Euphorbia Web
The succulents in the garden are plumping up with all the rain that we've been getting recently. I keep thinking that we're headed into...
Flight Night at our local crafts brewery
Tuesday is Flight Night at Ale Industries. A bit of a deal because you get to sample any grouping of six beer...
Hanging Out
I missed this Aji Lucento pepper last fall when I thought I picked the bush clean. I've been keeping a wary eye on its daily transformatio...
couch potatoes
Thursday night. What's there to do, but space out in front of the boob tube. #thursday #evening #tv #march #paws #cat-paws #orange-cat...
didn't see it coming
it's hard these days, trying to keep things in perspective. #friday #afternoon #march #murals #sanfrancisco #monster-creatures #j...
an artist's studio 
where handwringing is part of the creative process #afternoon #saturday #sky #window-view #march #rocket #weapon #missile #art-stu...
Today, I went to shoot a bamboo shoot
It was soon after I was mesmerized by the sword fighting scene in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon that I knew tha...
curled up
I found him while I was pulling weeds this afternoon. He wasn't too happy about being moved. Yes, it was selfish of me as I wanted him where...
an irrational constant
in commemoration of Pi-Day #evening #tuesday #circle #circles #3 #march #14 #watering-can #mygarden #pi-day
Catalina Ironwood leaf (from 1989)
It's been a while since I pulled out my plant id binders, compiled from 20-plus years ago, and a while since I've t...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
here comes the sun
#tuesday #sun #face #march #mygarden #garden-ornaments #mexican-clay
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...
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,...
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...
the discussion
#saturday #evening #restaurant #building #march #cafe #structure
The Discussion, Part II
#morning #sunday #house #home #floor #window #table #restaurant #building #furniture #chair #interior #room #march #morning-li...
Hornbeam 
The origami-like unfolding of the Hornbeam leaf is, for me, a gentle announcement of spring in our backyard. #afternoon #monday #leaf #flowe...