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philadelphia in the morning; espresso at la colombe

I spent a few hours in Philly just before Christmas before catching a greyhound bus to New York.

Chinatown arch at twilight

reading terminal market with a sign for old city coffee

I walked by old city coffee, but I wanted coffee at la colombe.

Espresso at the Dilworth Plaza La Colombe. I was surprised that they offer both single and doubles – I got a single. It tasted of a pretty dark roast with not as much flavor as I am snobbily accustomed to.

nice interior, though not particularly unique. I was happy to just be enjoying a moment in Philly.

City hall and William Penn’s backside. This was the world’s tallest building for 7 years from 1901 to 1908!

Another side of the Reading Terminal Market

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January 5th, 2012

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hanging out with dogs in seattle

Our hosts in Seattle included two dogs, Louie and Charlotte. We hung out, walked, and ran together.

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November 17th, 2011

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west seattle

I’m slowly trying to get back into the posting mood – for a while I didn’t have much desire. Here are some shots from a lovely day in West Seattle. Sunshine and beautiful autumn leaves.

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November 15th, 2011

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Bioluminescent waves at Wright’s Beach in Sonoma Coast State Park

We spent a night with friends at Wright’s Beach in the Sonoma Coast State Park over Labor Day weekend

In the expensive, but grudgingly useful Zipcar on the way up

We missed a turn and ended up near Jenner. Things were pretty in the fog. We stopped off by the Jenner ‘C’ Store to look at the map and then turned around.

we made it to the campsite and settled in a bit. the color of the light got crazy around sunset.. though you couldn’t see the sun through the fog.

The beach

We had a wonderful dinner with salad and grilled salmon. At one point, I noticed that I could see the crests of the waves despite the darkness. At first I thought it was the moon reflecting onto the water, but then I remembered that the moon would have been completely obscured by fog. We talked about it and figured it might be bio-luminescent plankton (since then, I’ve found a few great photos and information here)

I was amazed.

so we ventured in for a closer look. but we didn’t go near the water as we were scared off by the scary warning signs posted by the bathroom proclaiming, “DANGER THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DEADLY BEACHES IN CALIFORNIA” and “ALWAYS WATCH FOR SLEEPER WAVES”. I didn’t have my tripod, but took some handheld shots of the glowing blue waves.

beach partially lit by a headlamp. holy bioluminescence!

After watching the waves for quite some time, we returned to the fire and made s’mores and toasted marshmallows. yum.

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October 3rd, 2011

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At the Medlock Ames tasting room with Angry Christina mustard

I spent some time at the Medlock Ames winery tasting room (which includes the Alexander Valley Bar) photographing and enjoy a pickling seminar given by my friend Eric, founder of Angry Christina.

Here are some photos from the event.

produce for the picnic. Watermelons, cucumbers, squash, tomatoes and carrots.

bread in a basket. The lighting in the bar was wonderful.

Crocks and jars with pickles and pickled carrots. The stoneware crocks have a little “moat” around the rim that is designed to seal the pickling contents from outside air when filled with water.