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Burning Man 2005

Burning Man 2005

The upcoming fire art show started me remembering about my firs trip to Burning Man and the impressions it made on me. I was living in Ohio at the time and remember buying my tickets on a cold January afternoon.. refresh, refresh, refresh, yay TICKETS! Then I was fairly quiet for the coming months until [...]

[ More ] May 7th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Art, Outdoors, Social Activities, Thoughts, Travel |
How Weird Street Faire 2008

How Weird Street Faire 2008

The last party I went to in San Francisco was How Weird Street Faire in 2008.  It was a semi-last minute decision as I was in the city only for the day, while finishing packing for the trip to Florida.   It was the first time HW was in its new location at 2nd and [...]

[ More ] May 6th, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Art, Featured, Music, Outdoors, Social Activities, Travel |
Dolphins in Coffee Pot Bayou

Dolphins in Coffee Pot Bayou

While out riding this morning I caught site of a dolphin in Coffee Pot Bayou which lies on the eastern edge of St. Petersburg.   It was a game of leapfrog as I rode up the edge of the bayou jumping on and off my bike to get pictures as it surfaced to breathe.  It [...]

[ More ] May 6th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Outdoors |
Oliver on a Clear Day

Oliver on a Clear Day

It was clear weather on Tampa Bay today. It felt like people were more out and about along the water.   I stopped off at the Pier and found I could see the 15 miles across the bay to Tampa and Bradenton. As I rode onward I met Oliver and his owner.  I had seen [...]

[ More ] May 4th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Outdoors |
Serenity Garden

Serenity Garden

One of the aspects I liked most about San Francisco was the unexpected coming across of places and things. A piece of art stuck there, an older video game set up to play for free, every usable space was gone over in some manner. Here in St. Petersburg the volume of empty and unused space [...]

[ More ] May 3rd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Art, Outdoors |

Irene rains arrive in BronxHe came back!New boat in the making - its the one on the right... 3 weeks till its completed and ready to go sailing.  Still working on a name.Walter Cronkite's house.USS New York arrives for 2011  NYC Fleet WeekStormking sculptures come to Governors Island!!  Art you can climb on!Fields of dandelions on the grounds of the Vanderbilt mansion.Megayacht week continues as EOS worlds largest sailing yacht (305 ft) moors to Chelsea Piers for her NYC stay.Aviva superyacht from Georgetown docked at Chelsea pier. Her 223 feet keeps her in the top 100 largest yachts in the world.Waste your life following the wall
man in a powered parachute flying over palm trees with the sunset in the background