Currently, we are wildly busy trailing after our five year-old granddaughter, Thea. She and my daughter Kristiana are staying with us here on Alligator Creek for the five weeks. It's wonderful. We spend a lot of time at the beach. We all love it and it's the best place to get the wiggles out. Thea adores the water, won't even come out long enough to eat her sandwich at lunchtime. She and Grandpa eat standing in the waves. I swear she's half fish and he's 3/4s kid. Ok. Gotta go.
07/08/2014
06/08/2014
03/08/2014
MinuteCast
9:30 PM My daughter and I are sitting out on the screen porch, eagerly awaiting the storm but Accuweather's MinuteCast predictions keeps changing the time it will arrival at our house and reducing the severity. At first, much to our delight, they said we were in for a "severe storm" but, after several downgrades, our storm is now predicted to be a "light rain". In the meantime, the wind did pick up, which is very tantalizing. Palm trees are whooshing and, to the south, lightning is flashing in the clouds. MinuteCast just announced that the storm will be here in "four minutes". Finally! We hear thunder. Kristiana has re-positioned herself by the railing.
Hmmm... MinuteCast changed the changed time of the storm's arrival time again. Now they're saying it will be here in "eight minutes". WTF? Last night we had a proper storm. Mind-numbing thunder cracked directly overhead. That cleared the porch. Damn. MinuteCast now only has "sprinkles" for us. Damn. Changed again. No precipitation for 120 minutes." Ok. Enough of this. Goodnight.
Florida night with flash of lightning.
Hmmm... MinuteCast changed the changed time of the storm's arrival time again. Now they're saying it will be here in "eight minutes". WTF? Last night we had a proper storm. Mind-numbing thunder cracked directly overhead. That cleared the porch. Damn. MinuteCast now only has "sprinkles" for us. Damn. Changed again. No precipitation for 120 minutes." Ok. Enough of this. Goodnight.
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DITL,
Florida,
travel notes
28/07/2014
C'est la vie
The Visitation. Frida Kahlo, the Gran Ardilla |
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critters,
Florida,
travel notes
14/07/2014
Scenes from LA's Melrose and Fairfax Flea Market
July 14
Looking in on things. |
It's not that that I'm trying to make it "literature".
Pink flamingos and palm trees |
Like M. Lee always says, "blog writing isn't writing".
"Don't you listen to him, honey!" |
Of course, that's bullshit.
It's all good |
But he's also right.
Man and man in the glass |
Anyway, it's like I said, I'm still turning and tweeking photos
Flea market explorer with David and Marilyn |
and not getting to the damn list of places we went.
The yellow-breasted Haggler Habitat: flea markets, yard sales, thrift shops, rummage sales and kool-aid stands |
So here are a few from LA's Melrose and Fairfax Flea Market
for your amusement and to refresh the page.
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Los Angeles,
photos,
travel notes
10/07/2014
My little problem
I am finally having to admit that I have a problem with, how do I say, cameras? It's not a technical problem. It's not the camera. It's me. I'm obsessed with taking photos. It's unmanageable. I spent the day juggling an absurd number of images from the last month alone. I (excuse me. quick pause while I take a couple of photos of some really fabulous clouds in the evening sky) 'm not kidding. It's bad. I am drowning in images. I've got to start dealing with this.
LA at night from a moving vehicle |
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DITL,
note to self
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