Manigong bagong taon! I welcomed the new year with my sister and her family in Idaho. It snowed lightly the day after I arrived, and we took advantage of the weather to make snow angels and snowpeople and a snow ramp for sledding. I hope the year ahead is filled with as much laughter and [...]
After a leisurely breakfast of blueberry pancakes (the pancakes won) and a sorely-overdue haircut, I spent the afternoon roaming through the Monterey Bay Aquarium:
The jellies were a popular exhibit and definitely my favorite:
The moon jellies were particularly pretty:
The tube anemones were peculiar, delicate, and beautiful:
The giant kelp exhibit was remarkable, with specimens — dozens of [...]
Not quite un-wound enough to mingle with the crowds downtown and along Cannery Row, I opted instead to head west to the shore for quiet and solitude. At Asilomar State Beach, I ate lunch before loading up the old Yashica I had used for a b/w film photography class I took earlier this spring. These, [...]
I’m celebrating the beginning of my next trip around the sun in my usual fashion: by getting in my car and driving until I feel that I’ve found where I want to stay. After a stopover in Pismo Beach last night, I continued my way up Highway 1 to enjoy some gorgeous views of the [...]
