Goya Blog – Page 143 – The life and times of a true knucklehead

Union Point

Drove by Union Point Park near the border of Alameda & Oakland.

Patty’s Place

Tonight we went up to the hills of Oakland to Patty & Tom’s place for dinner. The food & wine were excellent, the conversation even better.

Of course I had to torment Christine the cat with my camera. I forgot to photograph Willie the Corgi/Golden Retriever mix when he did his tightrope trick.

Angel Fish Food

Pearl was in town so we all met at Angel Fish for dinner.

Judy likes to be outside her cage (mostly when Sandy is nearby). The problem is she’ll get spooked by who knows what and ends up flying. Last night, she got spooked as usual, flew and landed on Sandy’s back. Not being too smart she just froze instead of climbing to higher ground. I thought the tail feather display was quite cool.

Last Supper

Last night Mommie & Daddy left for the Philippines. I figured this would be a good test for the Mark II. These are shot at ISO 6400 with a 50mm f1.4 lens.

We had our last dinner at the Firewood Grill at SFO International Terminal. I had the Italian Sausage Panini, oh so messy.

Mommie wants to go back to Half Moon Bay. I’ll start doing the research.

A Lovely Lunch

Since it was such a nice day we took Mommie & Daddy to Sam’s Chowder House in Half Moon Bay for lunch. I had the Maine Lobster Roll, excellent. BTW these are the very first photos from my new camera although I forgot to set it to shoot RAW, doh!

Canon 5D Mark II

I pre-ordered it September 26. The Fed Exp guy delivered it late last night. My expectations are high.

Yankee Pier

Had a nice lunch with Jon today at Yankee Pier in Santana Row. I had the Scallop Risotto special, very yummy! Jon had some boring salad.

Durian

While I was in San Diego, Rhea gave me a piece of Durian Candy. I’ve heard of durian but never had it. It smelled fine, it tasted alright, but man those Durian farts later that night were terrible.

50th Part II

Six months after Mommie & Daddy’s Golden Wedding Anniversary party (I) in the Philippines, Auntie Puring hosted another party (II) in San Diego coinciding with the actual wedding date, December 27. I got sick so I wasn’t planning on going but it was an important party so I couldn’t miss it. It was great to see everyone. We do this way too infrequently.

BTW Sandy got a new camera for Christmas some of photos are from her new Canon SD880IS. I think they look great.