Grandad decided to help Skylar eat the fresh cherries….he loves them as much as I do…I certainly took advantage of the fact that cherries were in season while I was home but thankfully, no one had a camera nearby!! More Please I Love Cherries!

I spent a few days in Vacaville with my Dad and Judy before going back to India.  Apart from being in a amazingly beautiful canyon, their home is quite comfy – Darren swears their spare bedroom is more comfortable than the best hotel – the birds agree and they have a huge number of birds…

Spent a couple of days wandering around my favorite city.  I started by having a wonderful dinner with my good friend Seana.  The next day, visiting the new De Young and catching up with a few friends were on the agenda. The new DeYoung museum is fabulous and here are some of my favorite shots:…

I had to post these pictures – partly because this is my favorite flower and partly because I am really proud of them…. Peony 1 Peony 2

We had a fab time at Coastnoa for Sue's birthday.  What a great place to have a weekend away.  Wild may be a bit of a misnomer as it consisted of Trivial Pursuit, a great walk on the beach with coffee, a box of See's nuts&chew's, and a lots of great conversation.  By the way,…

So I took a quick trip to San Antonio to visit my Grandad for a couple of days.  He is an amazing guy.  We had a good time, talked a lot about family history and went to appointments.  I had forgotten how vast Texas is and the drive from the Austin Airport to his home…

The Chico folks and I were joined by the rest of the group sadly sans Judy, Aunt M and Uncle D.  The weekend involved Sky and a new bubble machine – have you ever seen so much joy?, Dog piles on Rick – no comment, Paul loosing an Ultimate Fighter challenge he instigated (repeated) with…

So I headed to Chico after the wedding for a little bonding time with the clan – sans Uncle Darren as was rightly pointed out daily when Sky asked "Where Uncle Darran"?  The drive up on 99 was awesome – there is some amazing views – not sure how smart it was to shoot while…

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Paul and Marie got married yesterday.  The Davis, Venner, Kao, Cates, Tonachel, and a few other clans decended on Santa Cruz – rumor has it that there were warnings and earplugs handed to the locals before we arrived – to celebrate the nuptuals.  The ceremony, held on the beach was beautiful and the reception at…