Today I’m taking a look at some more of the photos retrieved from the Big Guy’s phone. These were all shot in the month of March — and I had to include at least one fishing picture. Spring was one of his favorite times to go after bass at Clear Lake and the Sacramento Delta. Surprisingly, it was only a […]
You may have noticed the the presence of a dog at the end of my blog post last Thursday; well, even if you didn’t that’s okay — but I think the time has come to introduce the newest member of my family. It’s been 15 years since there was a dog living in my house, so we’re both having an […]
People always love to dress up in costume for Halloween, and since last Friday was October 31st, I dug through some of my family photo archives (both my family and the Big Guy’s) and came up with a few costumes from the past. Some of them would perhaps rather be forgotten; I had been keeping the photos from 1983 of […]
I’ve been taking a break from blogging lately as I process the radical shift my life has taken recently. I do hope and plan to get back to my more normal posting routine and content in the future, but until then I hope you’ll bear with me just a bit. I’ve had quite a lot on my mind, and I […]
I spent some time this morning at New York Creek on Folsom Lake, just listening to the wind and remembering all the times I’ve visited this spot with the Big Guy. The last time was in October 2024. We haven’t had much time for trips to the lake this year, traveling back and forth to Texas with the passing of […]
This week I’ve re-scanned some prints from 1987 (and one from 1993) which I shot at the Sonoma coast. I shared some of them before, back in June 2017, but I always enjoy looking back over these memories and the adventures I shared with the Big Guy and two very wonderful dog companions. Allow me to quote from that earlier […]
For the last few months of his life in 1993, our Zack (also called Zeno) was an only dog. He had a tough time getting used to the loss of Phoebe, the pitbull who was like a mother to him. Despite his lifelong health problems, we always took Zack on outdoor adventures, and he would follow the Big Guy everywhere, […]
Back in the summer of 1990 my family visited (for the first and last time) what was then Marine World/Africa USA in Vallejo, California. There have been lots of changes to the park since then. The place is now known as Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, and there are more rollercoasters these days than large animals — although some animals do […]