Been back home from South America for a month & a half, just in time for an extended holiday season. Happy to share some fall/winter doings, and this first batch is particularly RANDOM:
A shirt sold at the La Honda Country Market, a pretty picture somewhere, and Charlie on cello. My sunroom workspace, a banana slug, a headless African drum from Karl & Rita, and some local signage. Local construction: my pool patio, Todd’s awesome house, driveway experiments. Charlie eating, Liam in his garage, a nice sunset, and the Lit Night tribute to the late David Lecount – a former colleague, local poet/philosopher, and accomplished haiku/writing prompt dude…
The first two shots are of Año Nuevo on a hike a did with Nancy above Pie Ranch shortly after returning from SoAm. Then, there’re a bunch of pix from the new trails in La Honda Creek Open Space taken on the day they opened. Note the views of the ocean, and the Red Barn from the other side! Finally, two shots of a clouded moon rise and clouded sunset…
Foraging drift wood at San Gregorio Beach…
Coach Dave Meyrovich and friends doing a Hoop Dreams fundraiser at the Harley Farms barn…
A GBH at the pond, and another sunset at the beach…
This was an interesting day – for Charlie. First, he played a gig with his band, Empire Grade, at the “dog house” in Santa Cruz. Then, he sang with the concert choir at UCSC. Musically diverse, but perhaps out of order…?
Gifts of La Honda? The first screen shot, between me (blue) and mountain bike destination (red), indicates where a cool trail could be blazed, then part of the route…?
Then, poultry, Playbowl, and our newly resurfaced tennis court…
The “Turkey Trot” Thanksgiving morning (kids and parents from LHE doing the Grasshopper Loop). A big bobcat up in the watershed.
Then, Thanksgiving and Nancy & Jered’s with all our family’s and Aiden & Justin, plus Lucas’s buddy (note victuals!). Finally, N&J’s new cabin under construction, and Charlie’s 23rd birthday…!
Geez, I guess I do hike a bit. Some ‘shrooms on one. The Shaff’s Christmas decorations on another, and their tree fairy guerilla art endeavors on yet another. Aaand, the cold supermoon of November 2025 coming up from LH Creek’s Grasshopper…
Had to take Nancy out for her birthday – first some tidepooling on a super lowtide at Pigeon Point (then dinner at Hwy1 Brewery). Then, some action at Hoop Dreams. And finally, ML’s holiday Book Club…!
Here’s a beach walk and a random purchase displayed in the backyard…
Unserendipitously, we went to see Moulin Rouge at the Orpheum in SF on the day the power – in a third of the city – went out. Show cancelled after the first song. More than a little disappointing, but I couldn’t have taken pix during the performance, so here ya go…
After a wonderful Thanksgiving at their place, Nancy & Jered and the kids came to our place for Christmas! Oops, only one shot. The rest are of a landscaping project in the front yard – digging up and resetting stones…
Finally, here’s a trip over the hill, first to the Apple Visitor’s Center at the donut campus, then some bits of Sunnyvale and Mountain View. Finally, a couple end of year culinary works, and me contemplating my naval – and the whole wide world..
OK, for the hardcore randomfans, thanks for coming along. This concludes 2025!
Wishing everyone a wonderful 2026…
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