Sara in Ireland

The following pictures are pictures Sara took in Ireland. I hopefully will set this blog up so that she can post other pictures on here. She will be in Ireland for another week, and then moving on to France. 

Sara with her sister Ruth and Ruth's two kids 

Irish cottage 

 

Are cute, rosy cheeks hereditary?

Catherine (cute!)

Ventura Mini-Miracle Storm

Despite predictions of a wet winter, December and most January were very dry. In fact, LA was about 5 inches below average rainfall for the rainy season. As of last week, no rain was in the forecast except the slightest chance of drizzle this weekend.

Well, something happened. A cutoff low off the coast sucked in a bunch of moisture, and then the storm just stopped. It stopped over Ventura, and rained all day. It's been raining most of the night too. We've had well over an inch, and that little blob of rain just isnt moving.

It's been a slow, steady rain, just the kind to take the edge off of a drought . It looks like the storm may stick around for a few days, too. After that... well the long range forecasts were wrong about this, so they probably will be wrong about next week also.

 

Wet pier 

Ventura pier 

Erosion 

clouds up against the low hills behind Ventura 

Rainwater flowing into the ocean.. mostly urban runoff but still pretty. 

Anacrappa island 

A break in the storm, from the freeway beach bridge 

My dinner last night

much less complicated than what i made earlier 

Pictures from Julie's camera

All of the pictures I posted today are from Julie's camera. Consequentially, there are a lot of pictures of me here... because it's easier for her to photograph me than for me to photograph myself.






The 'Safe House', a spy bar!



This looks like a band cd cover type picture. 

More pictures of Chicago

 

My fascination with ice

These pictures document my fascination with the ice and snow around lakes in Wisconsin. I was impressed to find ice forming everywhere, then came home to Ventura and found just as much ice here. 

more pictures of the grotto

Neat tree in the grotto.




Fallen oak




More of the grotto.





I found Ice 

Me drinking a really tiny beer 

Visiting the Tyme machine