My nephew Kevin graduated months ago but with one thing and another we’ve had a hard time getting people together. Kevin’s brother Paul is married to Emmy, a fantastic woman from Sweden; her parents have been visiting for the past month and we just couldn’t let them go back home without meeting them. So we… Continue reading Kevin’s Graduation and Pinto Bean Perfection
Month: January 2015
Cacti and flowers from May 2011
Back in April 2011 we took one of our trips down to Arizona to visit my aunts and uncle. One day we took a tour of the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. I just ran across some of the pictures while organizing my Lightroom collections; since I didn’t post them after the trip, I thought I’d… Continue reading Cacti and flowers from May 2011
2014 Christmas in Illinois: Jurgen’s First Solid Food
When we were in North Riverside for Christmas I thought about playing around with video recording. I knew there was a button on my camera for it but I never used it. Christmas afternoon Jurgen got his first taste of solid food – mashed banana – and I thought what a perfect opportunity to try… Continue reading 2014 Christmas in Illinois: Jurgen’s First Solid Food
2014 Christmas in Illinois: Videos of trains in Riverside
After taking a short video of Jurgen enjoying his first solid food I thought I’d try shooting a few videos of trains. I’ve grouped the shots into a short video. The first is an eastbound manifest heading into Chicago. You can tell it’s my first because I don’t track the engine very well. The second… Continue reading 2014 Christmas in Illinois: Videos of trains in Riverside
Senate Bean Soup for the NCAA Championship game
The University of Oregon Ducks were ranked 2nd in the nation at the end of the regular season and earned a birth in the Rose Bowl on New Years day. I cooked some red beans and rice and had a few friends over at the last minute. You can read here about the good time we had… Continue reading Senate Bean Soup for the NCAA Championship game