Its so nice to have Lola in my life, and I in hers. Sometimes I'm not really sure who rescued who, but in any case, I'm glad she's here, through thick and thin, full or flush.
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Tuesday, November 08, 2011
China 2011
Kunming, Yunnan Province
Kunming is an amazing city. I feel so privileged to have gone there and made such fantastic friends there. It's not hot, polluted and crowded like so many other cities in China. It's at a higher elevation and in a beautiful area.
The 5-star hotel I stayed in was quite remarkable, there was a TV in the bathtub! This ghostly image was quite unintentional. The quality of shows was so bad I didn't even turn the TV on again, unfortunately. But, in all truth, there was not much to expect, really, from State-run media, expect, perhaps, the celebrations of the PRC.
Kunming is an amazing city. I feel so privileged to have gone there and made such fantastic friends there. It's not hot, polluted and crowded like so many other cities in China. It's at a higher elevation and in a beautiful area.
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
My Mushroom Foray, 2011 edition
Salt Point State Park is a huge area for mushroom hunters of all creeds and colors. There are the hard-core mycological nuts (of which I am loosely affiliated), the ethnic fungal foodies, the chanterelle/morel snobs and the young college-aged who just ravage the ground for anything that looks like a mushroom, perhaps for profit, perhaps for food, perhaps for a class project.
On this day, I rode my 2009 Triumph Bonneville up Highway 101 and headed west to the coast route, Highway 1, where I went north, through Bodega Bay, past Jenner, up to Fort Ross and to Salt Point S.P. It was quiet, as usual, along the whole route. It was spectacular, both visually and the climate. I intentionally left out the predictable photographs of the coastline. As it was, I needed the battery juice for both my camera and my phone! The most interesting thing about my little foray was that there were well-trodden paths everywhere through the woods with very obvious craters where there may have been larger mushrooms! There was not one large mushroom to be seen! All of the photographs I've included here are no more than 3-5 cm.
On this day, I rode my 2009 Triumph Bonneville up Highway 101 and headed west to the coast route, Highway 1, where I went north, through Bodega Bay, past Jenner, up to Fort Ross and to Salt Point S.P. It was quiet, as usual, along the whole route. It was spectacular, both visually and the climate. I intentionally left out the predictable photographs of the coastline. As it was, I needed the battery juice for both my camera and my phone! The most interesting thing about my little foray was that there were well-trodden paths everywhere through the woods with very obvious craters where there may have been larger mushrooms! There was not one large mushroom to be seen! All of the photographs I've included here are no more than 3-5 cm.
Lophozia (?)
Inocybe sp.
Cortinaria sp.
After my little foray, I ventured over to Dry Creek Vineyard for a little solo tasting of my favorite Malbec and Pinot Noir. I also picked up their Late Harvest Zinfandel, which is the most addicting wine I've ever had, a dessert wine, it's sweet, but it's truly divine. Well, that was it for 2011!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
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