Bees in a Bird Bath

It has been intensely hot and dry here lately, (it is after all a desert), and the old agua is evidently in short supply. The bees have discovered our bird bath, as have the birds. They share the water in apparent harmony. 

home sweet home

Lots to be done, boxes everywhere, but it is sweet to have your own home. 

Moving Time

We moved. gasp! Boxes everywhere. But at least it's not a rental any more. And close to Topanga State Park. And close to work. Will post a pic when I've hacked a path through the boxes to the computer.

poppy on poppy

Tried setting my tiny Optio S5i to max quality max size - but it still came out fuzzy. Guessa gotta usea tripod or getta D200. :) 

Winter Solstice

you can stop being afraid of the dark. the creeping night will now recede and we can look forward to the light of day once more.

stealth kitty

This might look like an avenue of fall leaves at first glance. But if you look carefully you will find a stealth kitty lower right. Stealth Kitty? Well, I used to call her Red Lady but that didn't really fly. Then my daddy declared her Rosebud. Nice. But Jane swears she is a stealth kitty because she is low and slides through the traffic real fast. 

my jane

we went to the clay pit in brentwood. yummy! 

My Son the Movie Director

Taron's music video, UNITED, recently won best short film at the New York Film Festival. And it just qualified for an Academy Award too!

TXL Films

did i mention i was a proud dad? :-)

The Ft. Harrison

view from my window after graduation. musicians at the pool, refreshments, friends - ah! 

purple

sunset over clearwater

sierrabella, i've been working like a dog, and in florida, and working like a dog. :) and right now i'm - working like a dog! (:

Sierrabella gave me instructions to get a pic in my profile, so here goes step 1...

pt. magu state park - the legs

dark day for rosebud

she is going to the hospital today for some "rear end" work. three gees. but i care about her. pretty soon you gonna see her cute li'l tail screaming by you on the freeway. :)

ran up to inspiration point

flora after the rains

dang! a toe nail is going purple. marathon will do that. anyhow, ran up the trails above pasadena with my buddy john radich and michele. really pretty. training for the wild wild west in may.

i'm having a real dilemma - in love with a camelback but 1) it's a biker's camelback, and 2) it's a woman's camelback. but it's real light, could use it for like running to the store (can pack a lotta stuffinit). but maybe i need a hiker's camelback. y'know? maybe the biker thing won't work for running. then john said he'd run up whitney with me - which justifies the bucks - probably gonna do it. :)

2005 l.a. marathon XX

reality check - do i want a good time or do i want good pictures? if you want a good time you have to do good training. hmm.... so... we dusted 4 hours instead of 3½. but i did real good on not dehydrating for a change. and i did get some good pictures. :) here's amy, tek, brian, bob, me and emanual at the end.

plum blossom for sierrabella

taxing

whoa! the green one advocates a national consumption tax. surreal to have a sane idea so high up.

meanwhile i'm going nuts with my no-carb diet. cashews, almonds - anything to sway the dizziness and craving. then precipicate headlong into carbo-load orgy tomorrow. going for 3½ on sunday, even if my training doesn't deserve that.

i was there

we are walking out of trader joe's when this girl walks in with NAUGHTY across her t-shirt. jane laughs. i say, "that was good." she says, "what was good?" turns out i missed that the girl was wearing no bra and that she was out to steal husbands in our sleepy little bedroom-suburb in the mountains. there was, of course, no recourse for me - no right answer. i finally capitulated and said that if i ran into the girl again i would talk to her about it. :)