A minimalist archive, moments in time.
Peonies and freesias in a vase this Sunday in San Marcos, and that was about the extent of the day's ambition. The big coral one has opened all the way, so…
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A good chunk of the evening in Phoenix went to finding Gary. He's a crested gecko, and crested geckos are arboreal — climbers and hiders — so when he goes…
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Mother's Day started with a gift from school: a black-and-white photo of our daughter holding a framed sign that says "I love you Mom! Mother's Day 2018,"…
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Drove down to the dog beach in Carlsbad for the afternoon and half the county had the same idea — dogs in every direction, off leash and soaked, from the…
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Walked the shore with the girls and both dogs out toward China Cove, the beach you reach from Donner Memorial State Park. The cove was green and half-empty,…
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A few late April days by the water, which up here at 5,800 feet is when spring finally shows up for real. The snow is gone at lake level but the peaks across…
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Dress-up afternoon at home in San Marcos, and the dog was the victim. The whole basket of hair bows and accessories came out onto the bed, and she ended up in…
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A weekend haul for the patio and house, and the back of the car proved it: two big Talavera urns with tags that say hand-painted in Spain, a smaller green pot…
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Our spring trip to the castles of Oberbayern landed us in Schwangau on a clear day, the yellow bulk of Hohenschwangau sitting on its rock above us as we came…
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Early April in Bavaria, and the day went to Hohenschwangau, the castle village near Füssen right up against the Austrian border. Hohenschwangau itself is the…
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