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Alligators

Alligators

I have successfully returned will all my limbs attached from Booker Creek Park in St. Petersburg, Florida. For your viewing pleasure here are the alligators that some of you had trouble seeing in an earlier post. The first photo is a wide angle shot of the two alligators, next is a zoomed and cropped version [...]

[ More ] April 8th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Outdoors |
Appalachian Trail

Appalachian Trail

In April of 2008 Calamity and I departed San Francisco for points east. Part of our adventures during that trip was a trek along the Appalachian Trail through Virginia. Shenandoah National Park was amazing to hike through that time of year. We got a ride to the trail from my cousins that own a farm [...]

[ More ] April 5th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Outdoors, Travel |
St. Petersburg Grand Prix

St. Petersburg Grand Prix

St. Petersburg held its grand Prix this weekend. I had the chance to watch some of the time trials and testing of the cars. Way way way loud. Way fast! Way fun. Although I shot several videos with the iPhone I had a technical glitch with the microphone, which added white noise distortion to the [...]

[ More ] April 4th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Outdoors, Social Activities |
Hunky Jesus

Hunky Jesus

Every year around Easter the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in San Francisco hold a Hunky Jesus contest in Dolores Park. It is part fashion show, part beauty pageant, and all fun! Here are some photos from 2007

[ More ] April 3rd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Art, Outdoors, Social Activities |
2009 Solar Eclipse

2009 Solar Eclipse

On July 22, 2009 the longest total solar eclipse of the century occurs.  Lasting nearly 7 minutes.  It will be visible over parts of Asia from Norther Napal, over Shanghai, and then over the Pacific Ocean.   Although I had hopes to go and have not given up hope it looks like I will not [...]

[ More ] March 14th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Featured, 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