Among the things I love about Sonoma County are the abundance of goats and the willingness of folks to let me photograph them. Continue reading
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Septic Stop, Permaculture, and a Bird’s Nest
Hey Friends and Followers,
We’ve been a bit quiet lately, as far as this blog goes, and we don’t have a ton of progress to report on the house. It turns out that we have an issue relating to our septic system planning, that, until sorted out, brings us to a full stop. It’s not clear at this time just how long it will take to resolve, so we’re hanging in there and doing what we can to move things along. Continue reading
Interview with a Spider
Today, in the first installment of our “interview with” series, we’ll be speaking to Charlie, a spider who lives on our porch. Continue reading
Where the Wild Things Are
Home decor in the ’70s was a wondrous time of paisley, popcorn ceilings, shag rugs and fearless color combinations. As you may have noticed in the “Interior Before Shots”, we have some fine examples of that ’70s era decorative goodness right here at the ranch.
It would be a shame to let all of that visual history go to waste, so I have been working on a photography project to preserve – at least in images – the various colors, patterns, and textures in the house, before the time comes for demolition. Continue reading
A Photography Post
I have been trying to get reacquainted with my macro lens, and more acquainted with the various plants and trees on the ranch – so I figured that doing some nature photography right here in the back yard would be a great way to achieve both. I’ve posted some of my favorites here. Continue reading
the gimpy dog ranch 