Picture of my grandson, Zuya Santee, who was about 2 months old

when this photo was taken.  He's 4 months old now.

Picture of "Super Moon" as seen from Riverside, CA on 5-5-12

Quicksilver Messenger Service - Calvary

It's A Beautiful Day - White Bird (1969)

Getting Ready for Christmas

Doing some making & baking to get ready for the holidays. Vanilla candy with pistachios & dried cranberries, 14 doz. spritz cookies, 4 lbs of fantasy fudge, and 1 lb. of chocolate-dipped pretzels.

Why Are Fire Engines Red?

Fire engines are red because.....

2 times 2 equals 4; 4 times 3 equals 12; there are 12 inches in a ruler; Queen Elizabeth was a ruler; Queen Elizabeth was also a boat; boats sail on the sea; the sea has fishes; the fishes have fins; the Finns fought the Russians; Russians are Red; and that's why fire engines are red...'cause they're rushin' all over. And now you know.

Another Dawn

As I awake, my eyes behold yet another dawn.

Happy Holidaze

Dawn on 12/5/10

Another beautiful dawn in Southern California

My B-Day at San Manuel Casino

My daughter took me to San Manuel Casino for my birthday and treated me to dinner at the Serrano (inside restaurant) and some gambling. Had crab legs, shrimp, crab cakes, and several side dishes, then desserts afterwards. Had a great time. She took these pics with her Blackberry phone.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

TRICK OR TREAT

Happy Labor Day!

Cresent Moon

A few pics of a cresent moon hanging in the eastern sky taken at about 4:45 this morning (09/05/10). It was so quiet and still outside, very serene. If you look closely, a few stars can be seen around the moon.

Clouds

Took these pics last weekend when the temps were in the 100's and some storm clouds started to move in. No rain at my house, but parts of my county had small hail, heavy rains, and some flash flooding from the storms.

2 Cats On A Dog Day Afternoon

Caught these two cats, stretched out and kicking back, on the patio during a hot afternoon. Temp was 104 F at about 3:30 PM. The DSH (domestic short hair) silver tiger/tuxedo mix is my cat Tommy. The other cat (DSH siamese/mix) is a stray that I've been feeding for the past 3 years, I call him BigBoy. Couple of "kool kats".

Another Dawn

A few more pics of dawn on Sunday morning, July 18, 2010 at approx. 5:50 AM. Temperature was 82 F at the time and reached 108 F by 3:00 PM.

Dawn on July 17, 2010

Took a few pics of the eastern sky Saturday morning moments before sunrise (approx. 5:50 AM). Temperature was already 76 F and reached 106 F by 2:30 PM.

Father's Day

Father's Day gifts (T-shirts, P.J.'s, and "I (heart) Dad" desk placque) and dad and daughter pic. Daughter bought lunch from one of my fav burger joints, In N Out Burger (it's what a hamburger's all about!) and my son, Bryon, (not pictured) bought dinner from T.G.I. Fridays--sirloin steak, baby back ribs, shrimp, and all the fixin's! Was a great day with my wife, son, and daughter!

Grillin'

Ah yes! The weather is getting warmer and the daylight hours are getting longer. Perfect combination for some outdoor grillin'! (But I'll grill outdoors no matter what time of year it is or what the weather is like!) Put some boneless / skinless pork chops on last weekend...and they sure were good! (I know, I know, just joking about the "skinless" part Heh).

A Puzzle

Have always enjoyed putting puzzles together. Can remember spending weekends with my grandmother as a young boy and "working" on puzzles...munching on various chocolate candies too. And got to stay up as long as I wanted! Here's a pic of a 1,500 piece puzzle that my wife and I recently finished. My son and daughter also had a hand in it :-)