Away From the Computer
Okay. No illustration to post, as I didn’t have time and couldn’t decide on a subject anyway. I’ll be away from the computer for about a week, so I won’t be responding to e-mail any time soon. Share this post:
Blogging Elsewhere
Pshaw. Now I know why I don’t join blogging teams. One of my publishers has a blog, and I was scheduled to post today, except that life had a couple of unplanned events in stock for me, and as usual, I posted late. This meant, of course, that I had to put off working on the Illustration Friday topic, which I wanted to do so I could post it today. Since I didn’t get a chance to work on it…
Photo Friday: Yellow
First one was taken with the telephoto lens after I spent the morning in the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. While there, I managed to capture an egret a heron, a hawk, and a hummingbird—woohoo! Second one was taken earlier in the morning with the kit lens before I went on the reserve—same flower just outside and in the residential area, but from the side and with better light. Here are the three bird photos I mentioned from within the reserve……
Happy Thanksgiving from California
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. May you all have a good and safe holiday. 🙂 Here are a couple of Thanksgiving conversations for you: H.E.: [My stepfather’s] mother made the best apple strudel. April: What did you call her? Grandmother? H.E.: I called her Großmutter (Grossmutter). April: Grossmutter? Is that like fat mother? H.E.: It means grandmother, not fat mother. April: Okay, well. Gross in French means fat. H.E.: Yes, dear. That’s why we call it German. Later, while shopping… April: (pointing…
The House That What’sHisFace Built
There’s an old water tower in Huntington Beach that was long ago converted into a 3-story house. The 3-story house is, of course, on top of a 3-story platform of some kind, making the top story at least six stories high. On one hand, it’s probably the safest house in the event of a tsunami, and on the other hand, it’s probably a pain in the neck to move furniture and grocery bags in and out of the place. There’s…