That’s Not Smoke (This Time)

20190110_070035Anyone who has lived in California’s Central Valley is familiar with this phenomenon: it rains, the sun comes out, you can’t see where you’re going the next morning.

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The (Real) California Coast

20180618_164431If your thoughts about being at the beach in California are something out of the TV show “Baywatch”, you’ve clearly never been to the beach in California.  At least nowhere north of Los Angeles.  There’s a reason why.

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Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire

20180727_152713I just came home from a week long camping trip vacation.  What was supposed to be a week long camping trip.  What was supposed to be a vacation.  Supposed to be.

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Family & Fire

20180106_101801Seriously, this is about as un-goofy of a picture of my boys that I can get.  I know it may seem a little late to post a Christmas story, but when part of your Christmas was late, it just kind of works out that way.

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