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2012 Temescal Street Fair Photos

Here are photos from the 2012 Temescal Street Fair that kind of go along with the time lapse:

Hannah from Doughnut Dolly serving up her bread pudding

The John Brothers Piano Company play on Telegraph Ave

a duet?

Oaklandish bus. still trying to get my keep oakland fresh t-shirt.

And now for the dog section of this blog post:

suspicious dog is sususpicious

curious dog with hidden eyes is curious

small dog has small dog syndrome. except with jason.

This is the part of the blog post where I post pictures of people checking out Jason and Alfie and Lisa’s bikes:

Is this guy looking at the waterford or the softride beam? (softride only makes trailer hitches and bike rack accessories now? how sad)

what about this guy?

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July 12th, 2012

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hacienda zuleta

We made a short day visit via congested highways and a bumpy dirt road to Hacienda Zuleta, self-described as a “17th Century Luxury Eco-farm” in northern Ecuador, about 2 hours northeast of Quito. They grow almost all of the food that they serve, with one exception being rice. They’ve got a giant worm-composting area for treating compost and manure.

We did not spend more than a few hours here, but it was a beautiful, beautiful place.

welcoming dog, on bench

really nicely done interiors

roses everywhere

geraniums. I don’t really like geraniums as plants but they worked really well in this bright walkway.

roses in the library

sleeping dog. look at those paws!

I think this is a yellow geiger tree – cordia lutea

a small church

there is a small cheese factory at hacienda zuleta. these are labcoats for their tours. milk is sourced from their own cows and they buy additional milk from local families in the village.

on the way back to Quito, we stopped in Cayambe for bizcocho. they were buttery and crumbly and more savory than sweet with a hint of anise.

bizcochos calientes, as the neon sign indicates

as we continued south, we were treated to a ridiculous sunset over the western andes

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June 12th, 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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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.

Ringo watches carefully

Colorful potatoes

angry christina mustard

The Alexander Valley Bar has some pretty sweet decorations.

There’s a large garden outside of the Medlock Ames tasting room and a few sunflower fields just in front of the grape vines.

Pears ready to be sliced for salad.

Heirloom tomatoes for the salad

Pear slicing

Onion slicing

The dried and crushed sumac berries added a lemony taste to the onions

The picnic table outside had a custom trough that could be filled with ice to keep the wine cool. The ice trough was very well done and was perfect for the day.