Today is Endangered Species Day, and I wanted to take a minute to reflect on that via some thoughts and pictures from the San Diego Zoo and it’s sister the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. A Different Sort of Zoo … Continue reading →

Where do the ideas of artists come from? It’s an old question, and not surprisingly, different cultures have had different ideas about it. Our modern world loves to talk about the “AH HA!” moment where the lone genius synthesizes a … Continue reading →

Our short time in San Diego was good for many reasons, not the least of which was the San Diego Zoo and it’s sister the Safari Park. Weather permitting, the Safari Park hosts a cheetah run daily. It is something … Continue reading →

I read a lot. More precisely, I listen to a lot of audio books, 96 in 2018. Most were not short. Those 96 books included the first four novels of The Expanse (about 2200 pages total), all three available Stormlight … Continue reading →

After some issues on the road, I needed to redo the fenders on my teardrop. I started by buying two new fenders. My original design and the fenders screwed into the steel frame of the trailer underneath using steel brackets. … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I posted about the teardrop camper. In part, that is because it is in Texas and I’m in California. The reason is simple: we are moving and I need to be able to tow a … Continue reading →

I was sitting around my dinning room table with a couple of large sheets of paper trying to plan out my workshops and teaching for the next two years. Teaching in Austin, and around the US while living in California … Continue reading →

During our first trip, I hadn’t painted the interior, but that needed to change. As is normal for me, I found myself in a bit of a rush leading up to my latest trip back to TX. Because I was … Continue reading →

Last December a member of  NAPfS (photo club) put together a group trip to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. It’s been on my list of places to visit so I headed out to join them. I also managed to … Continue reading →

I’ve already published my blog post about our shakedown camping trip, but I have a bunch more work from right before that, which I have not shared yet. So, this is the post for those photos! The Roof The final … Continue reading →