For the Snark *was* a Boojum, you see.

Today was yet another unseasonably nice day in which I ventured up to Glen Ellen to visit one of my favorite places, Jack London Historic Park because rumor has it that budget problems will force this park to close in July of this year.

The title of this post is a nod to Lewis Carroll and his source of inspiration with The Hunting of the Snark referenced by Jack London.

The only true adventure

This is a photo of my nephew Teddy, age 7 ~ he was in a bit of a mood when this was taken but it is a suitable expression for the following story. Last year his sister Annabel brought home the note seen below and handed it to her mother (my sister Rae). Teddy had received it while at school and promptly discarded it, not to be bothered with such "fool" things. Ah love...

"We love because it's the only true adventure." - Nikki Giovanni

Heart "attack" happening now

Could there be any more hearts out there right now? I went for a ride this weekend and was astonished at the volume of hearts on display in various shops and windows... I reflected on this "heart attack" with a special fondness for a holiday that forces the sponge heart and yes I could feel the love.

Inspiration and where you find it ...

This evening in Berkeley I encountered Gregory Goode and Carla King in the same room. That's when I knew I was at the right event. Not only did I just finish Carla's book American Borders about her circumnavigation of the US on an interesting Ural sidecar motorcycle but I had met Gregory about a year ago so I had previously heard some of his story about his three year 100K sojourn around the globe on his BMW motorcycle. A highlight was introducing them to one another and then posing with them in this photo ~

Rainy Sunday with a Bubble King

Today at noon in Sausalito I encountered Ray Doubleday {aka The King of Wands} with his oversized bubble maker ~ it was raining pretty hard but worth standing there and watching the mesmerizing creation of these huge bubbles.

Canadians on fire

A couple of weeks ago I posted about this band Arcade Fire and their interactive music video Sprawl II  featuring some interesting visuals.

Then a reader sent me a link to an even more compelling video ~ the Wilderness Downtown in which you interact by typing an address of a home you grew up in and google technology adds to the interest of the video ~ pure genius.

Also below is a "teaser video" that I found for Sprawl II which amused me shot in Haiti.

Starting the New Year at a Beach ~ of course

I realized last week that I've never lived further than a mile away from any ocean (Pacific or Atlantic)... all of my life. Therefore I derive such comfort from the feeling of sand and the sound of waves ~ it's such a calming experience and what better way to start a year. Photo below taken this afternoon around 1pm at Rodeo Beach in Fort Cronkhite, Marin Headlands.

This post this morning caught my eye with this gorgeous photo by Judith and Richard as they combed their beloved Kehoe Beach today ~

when a fish isn't a fish ~

A friend of mine suggested a movie ~ CATFISH so last night I watched it ~

It left me with many thoughts to ponder but all good ones... it's hard to produce unique and creative content for movies that haven't already been done but this movie certainly does that, it's worth seeing.

Zombies ~ it must be true ~ they're all the rage now

A few months ago someone mentioned to me that zombies were the latest thing. Then a week ago I watched this video called  Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) (and supposedly those are zombies). I got hooked, loved the lyrics and the unusual imagery is elegant and engaging. Leave it to those Canadians, thank you Arcade Fire.

Santa ~ It's almost that time

 

It's close to that time of year where this notorious man in a red suit is supposed to be around bearing gifts for children. I'm still in search of him and my Santa Blog documents this pursuit. Although the photo at bottom of me with "Santa" was promising from last week ~ that particular Santa turned out to be a fake, his beard came off and he was too nervous (as you can see in the photo) ... I knew he wasn't the real deal. In fact, I almost wanted to submit him to the Sketchy Santas blog I found recently.