Tom & Marika brought us some coffee from their latest trip to Seattle. I’ve never seen anything like this before and can’t wait to try it.
Whiskey Aged Coffee
Hummer hangout
Weather has been bad the past couple of days. During a break when the sun popped out I shot the hummers.
Focaccia
My 1st attempt at making one of my favorite breads was a face down in the dirt fail. It was flat, raw in the center and burnt on the edges. Sandy encouraged me to try again. As it turns out that was a case of bad/old yeast. This morning my 2nd attempt came out so much better. Unfortunately this process takes about 14 hours, but the results are amazing… when you use good yeast.
I can’t stand the thought of throwing away food so I fed the racoony & the crow the bad bread. Apparently they have low standards for focaccia.
Federation Brewing
I stopped by Federation Brewing to pickup a few for Happy Hour.
Hitachino & Einstök
Sandy brought a beer/whiskey (?) home yesterday. I will share that at the next happy hour. I’m also working on my setup so I can photograph these quickly, so I shot one of my favorite Einstök Porter & a Don Papa Rum.
Noisy Bald Eagle shoot
I went out early to shoot the sunrise but it was horrible. On my way back home one of the bald eagles flew over my head. I took that as a signal and grabbed my other camera and headed out. Unfortunately the sun light was dim so I had the ISO cranked up to 2000, which resulted in some very noisy images. Topaz Denoise AI software to the rescue.
Firestone Beer
I found a 12% beer. This should fit in quite well for next Happy Hour.
Eagles ghosted me
Since I was lucky enough to spot the Eagles yesterday I knew I wouldn’t see them today. They were uncooperative models. You get what you paid for I guess.
Eagle Scout
During happy hour last night Jenny gave me an idea of where to photograph the Alameda Bald Eagles. These photos aren’t that great, but I can see how this can become an obsession with me.
Oakland United Beerworks
For today’s happy hour I picked up a few in Oakland.
Alan gave me few to take home as well.
