This good boi was watching a gopher hole and decided he was going to lie down and stay all night if necessary.

I am attempting to continue being a recalcitrant statistic as a personal brand. On to the next chapter while I get eyeballed by the gull

Paradiso

Up bay Down bay Quiet bay Play day Tomales way

Adios Petaluma Textile and Design. Many lovely, thoughtful, and innovative window displays. Three windows of handsewn fabric flowers announcing the store's retirement and closure made from project scraps is simply amazing heartfelt work.

Finally I overlapped with the goosberry bush at peak ripeness! Such a treat. Small ancient bush, harvested about a cup.

Ahem..... BUTTER CHICKEN POUTINE!!!! washed down with a mango lassi

Floorplan submitted for permit to relocate waste line.

We like that idea. Going for a hybrid of fixture styles that match the 2024 age of house with some modern style elements. Simplification as a goal for big primates in a small cage. We have 8.5 foot ceilings. Here is a rough to scale sketch. 30x60" bath will now be a 32x60" shower pan with 4" lip

How Saturday morning started and how Sunday evening ended. Replacing cast iron tub with cast iron shower pan and new sink plus toilet. 18 years on the to do list.

Stumbled across an old photoshop pre-AI urban futurism fantasy street car image. Still looks like so much fun.

One third of the recent batch of gratitude post cards. These reinforce shipping companies' behavior at opting in to slow down & reduce threat of ship strikes to resident & migrating whales in key locations. Recognizing good behavior helps. Spouse has organized this bunch from kids to disperse & post

In a turn of loss & fortune, I now own a home on the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Tail. It is a trail that runs just south of the Canada-USA border from the Continental Divide in Montana to the Olympic Coast in Washington #PNNST #PacificNorthwestNationalScenicTrail www.pnt.org/pnta/know-be...

Map of Santa Cruz area using a hand. By Polly Hill, ~1914 Casa Del Rey and Casino

Spoiling the dog, as one does. Long walk, Dillon Beach

Slow Kokanee Creek

Even more wildflower nerd iur

Creston, BC downtown navigation #mapsinthewild

When the Weekly World News "Bat Boy" becomes the more credible source in the news stand and checkout aisle at the grocery store.

Spread my Dad's ashes near the family sheep camp north of Jarbidge in the Idaho sagebrush steppe. Brought him back to a place he loved and brought me to often My son and I are celebrating him and the beauty in the fragrant breeze with the aspens quaking behind us.

More flower nerd out

Jackpot panorama

Bee happy

Let it be absolutely clear, elephant head flowers are amazing. Thank you Sierra Nevada meadow.

Just another Cactus Pete's sunset

This is your dog's brain while poop prepping

I'm still in awe that this act of violence was for sale at the candy kiosk just before getting on the airplane. Sugar+recorder+child+plane cabin = Misanthropy defined.

We turned our eyes to halibut for the first time, it is fish taco-thon at our house now. It'll come back for you. Crossing my fingers. Next week it is trout on the east sid

My research vessel