Rattlesnake on the bike path Originally uploaded by cvr_nz Was riding along the bike path beside the 405 on the way to work and this good sized rattlesnake was crossing. Had to swerve to miss it. I had my Blackberry with me so I stopped and popped off a quick shot before it slithered into […]
Read MoreThe family have been involved with one of the local swimming teams over the summer here in Irvine. Swimming is a big thing here and it is easy to understand how they develop the talent for the US Olympic teams here. Well Clemency started off swimming this year and has done really well to improve […]
Read More38362 Matt and Nicky Slater came out from New York for a long weekend visit with us here in the OC. We had a great time catching up as we haven’t seen them for ages. Some of the highlights of the visit were: Checking out the new Orange balloon ride at the old El Toro […]
Read More37829|100px It was the first halloween adventure for the kids and they do it in style here. Any chance for a festival or celebration and the decorrations come out. First there is the harvest and a trip to the Pumkin Patch to pick out your pumpkins. Then Clemency did a drawing of what we wanted […]
Read MoreFirst experience of a good Californian wildfire. Driving home last night you could see the fires glowing on the hills not more than 10 miles from where we are. This morning the sky is thick with smoke and the sun is a red circle in the sky. The office here is telling everyone to go […]
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