California By Way of Nectarine Jun. 23, 2011 The smell and taste of a fresh nectarine says so much to me. It starts with my family all piling into a car for a long drive south. I...
An afternoon with some Freitas folk Jun. 19, 2005 Sarah and I packed our things and cruised down to 99 toward Fresno. Destination: the new house of my cousin for a Father's Day gathering. We arrived at their...
Our fruit runneth over Jun. 20, 2004 Apparently there's no longer a mandatory border sniffing upon entering California. I could be wrong but if they don't scrutinize our vehicle by the time we reach Yreka, we...
Sunspot Regions 4296, 4294, and 4298 Dec. 6, 2025 Some rather large sunspot regions rotated into view on the Sun this week. Here are a couple photos I was able to capture amongst the typical December clouds in...
Art from the Arch Oct. 30, 2025 After a few days of work trip meetings and events, I had a morning to get away while still in St. Louis. I e-motored into downtown and enjoyed strolling...
Jun. 23 Meteor Fireball Over Seattle Jun. 23, 2025 Caught this lengthy meteor fireball in the late summer evening light to the north/northeast of Seattle....
Time-Lapse of Seattle Fog Rolling In Mar. 25, 2025 What started out as gentle fog over nearby Elliot Bay became our completely socked in morning here in West Seattle....