A surprise last minute visit from Rhea.
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Labor Day 2019
This year we decided to go up to Lake Tahoe for the long weekend. We had a short list of things to do family, food & photography. We found a great place to stay at the Black Bear Lodge & had dinner at The Lake House twice.
19th Anni
Today we marked 19 years together. Sandy gave me this really cute card. It was the inspiration for tonight’s dinner at Angel Fish, I mean leftovers. We will celebrate properly this weekend.
Buggy
In the middle of grilling lunch I spotted this bug on the trash can.
Bell Plastics
Today we visited Bell Plastics during their open house. This is the place that is home to many iconic statues from the past.
Sony RX1R2
Got a hold of one of these via Ebay.
Ging
Today we had a visit from Sandy’s cousin Ging. It’s hard to believe this is the 1st time I’ve met her. We tried something different this time, a constant light in a softbox with a clamshell configuration using a Westcott Eyelighter for fill. Sandy was shooting the photos remotely with an iPad Pro.
Dog Surfing 2019
I decided to checkout the Dog Surfing Competition in Pacifica after hearing about for years. I couldn’t stay long and they were running late. So not much in the way of surfing pix. There was so much moisture in the air I had to wipe off the front of my lens every 10 seconds or …
Blind Duckies
August is a bit late in the year for new duckies. This is the 1st time we had yellow ducklings. Sadly we think two are blind as they are putting out a distressed call and just swimming in circles.
Country Time
I had work in Marysville and ended up spending the night in Yuba City. I wasn’t prepared for the roosters & chickens at the hotel. Oh and no alarm clock needed.