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January 2023

Beach Boardwalk after the rain
River World-readable
2023-01-21 17:21:25
A series of atmospheric rivers bring water and flooding to Santa Cruz

February 2023

Lion dancers assemble in a Chinatown alley
Lunar New Year World-readable
2023-02-04
Celebrating the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit
Sun over the ocean at Seabright Beach
High School World-readable
2023-02-18 14:19:31
Considering Calvin's options for high school
Tags: calvin
Julian and Calvin, waiting for the interurban at San Jose Diridon
Interurban World-readable
2023-02-18
Taking the train to Sacramento
Julian with a star drill exhibit
Railroad Museum World-readable
2023-02-19
Visiting California's greatest train museum then taking the train home
The end of the concrete ship pier at Seacliff State Beach
The end of the pier World-readable
2023-02-20
The remains of the pier at Seacliff Beach
Tags: flood beach

March 2023

Walton Lighthouse before the storm comes in
As good as it gets World-readable
2023-03-06 20:05:58
For better or worse, this is it
Tags: covid-19
Boiling water on the stove
Outage World-readable
2023-03-25 17:40:56
A day-and-a-half without power
Lego model of London
2023-03-31
Visiting London for spring break
Tags: london

April 2023

Queen's Gate in South Kensington
Museum Queues World-readable
2023-04-02
Visiting Leicester Square, the London Transport Museum, the British Museum, and riding the brand-new Elizabeth Line
Tags: london
Calvin, Kiesa, and Julian listen to the audio tour at Bletchley Park
West End World-readable
2023-04-03
Breaking codes and baking cakes
Tags: london
Google's Landscraper at King's Cross
Ice house World-readable
2023-04-04
Breakfast at a legendary restaurant, a canal museum, a bank museum, and a bunker museum
Tags: london
The Palace of Westminster
Metropolitan Maze World-readable
2023-04-05
Parliament and Monument and Moorgate and Dishoom
Tags: london
GWR 800311 at London Paddington
Bath Spa World-readable
2023-04-06
Taking the Great Western Main Line to Bath to see the Roman hot springs
Tags: london
Battersea Power Station Station
Battersea World-readable
2023-04-07
A tube station and power station with the same historic name; a cruise down the Thames; a rooftop garden; and a museum at the Docklands
Tags: london
The White Tower in the Tower of London
Tower of London World-readable
2023-04-08
Four distinct eras: The Tower of London, Tower Bridge, HMS Belfast, and a Shakespeare play as he originally intended it
Tags: london
Piccadilly line train pulls into Gloucester Road station
Transatlantic World-readable
2023-04-09
Flying back to SFO after a week in London
Tags: london
Atrium inside the British Museum
2023-04-26 20:34:45
The future is here, it's just not evenly distributed yet
Tags: london
Ferry wake departing San Francisco
Spaces World-readable
2023-04-30 20:04:10
Seeing Nils Frahm perform at the Fox Theater in Oakland

May 2023

Burned redwoods at Big Basin
Big Basin World-readable
2023-05-06
Visiting California's oldest state park after the CZU Lighting Complex fire
Hot Chip on stage
Eurovision / Hot Chip World-readable
2023-05-15
How watching Eurovision led me to see an English synth-pop band in Santa Cruz
Tags: music
Julian pours water for tea
Kettle World-readable
2023-05-17 20:30:45
Coffee from home needs an upgrade
Tags: coffee
Music Concourse and the Skystar Wheel in the fog
Bay to Breakers 2023 World-readable
2023-05-21
Eighth grade graduation
Eighth Grade World-readable
2023-05-25
Middle school was a thing that happened.
Calvin waits for the Roaring Camp redwood steam train
Roaring Camp World-readable
2023-05-28
Riding the Roaring Camp Railroads through the redwood forest
Yellow lupine on the bluffs above the beach
Positive World-readable
2023-05-28 20:46:28
COVID-19 finally comes to my household, three-plus years into the global pandemic
Tags: covid-19

June 2023

Yellow lupine on the bluffs above the beach
Quarantine World-readable
2023-06-04 15:03:56
Raise the flags of quarantine while we recover from the plague
Tags: covid-19
REI Trail Hut 4 Tent set up on the patio
Gear World-readable
2023-06-08
Preparing to go backpacking, for the first time in (mumble) years
Backpacks stacked in the back of Motoko
Glen Camp World-readable
2023-06-09
Hiking into the wilderness to camp at Point Reyes
Fog hanging over Glen Campground
2023-06-10
Hiking to Wildcat Beach and Alamere Falls at Point Reyes
Backpacks lined up at the camp site
Leaving Glen World-readable
2023-06-11
Hiking out of Point Reyes
Dykes on Bikes at Pride
Pride 2023 World-readable
2023-06-25
A somewhat belated recap of the San Francisco Pride parade
Campsite at San Simeon Creek
San Simeon World-readable
2023-06-30
Camping on the central California coast
Tags: camping

July 2023

View of Hearst Castle from the visitor's center
Hearst Castle World-readable
2023-07-01
Visiting the opulant hilltop resort of one of the last century's billionaires
Camp stove coffee
Morro Rock World-readable
2023-07-02
A large rock marking the line between the ocean and the bay
Calvin and Kiesa kayak on Morro Bay
Morro Bay World-readable
2023-07-03
Kayaking in Morro Bay
Jaeger, Calvin, and Julian wait for fireworks in San Jose
Discovery Meadow World-readable
2023-07-04
Watching fireworks in San Jose
737 wing over Utah
Lake Isabelle World-readable
2023-07-09
Visiting one of my favorite places in the mountains above Boulder
New construction in Louisville
Louisville recovers World-readable
2023-07-11
Visiting Louisville eighteen months after the Marshall Fire
Tags: wildfire
Market Street from Montgomery
Chuck Tingle World-readable
2023-07-24
Seeing the world's greatest author, name of Chuck Tingle
Whitehouse Pool on Lagunitas Creek
Whitehouse Pool World-readable
2023-07-30
Kayaking in Tomales Bay
Camp stove coffee
Schooner Bay World-readable
2023-07-31
Kayaking on Drakes Estero, where I saw leopard sharks and so many seals

August 2023

Comparing the height of Calvin and Kiesa
Adult height World-readable
2023-08-03 21:03:03
Calvin grows taller
Tags: calvin
Fog at night from the deck at Nanna Court
Offramp World-readable
2023-08-05 13:56:40
Deciding when to take off our masks
Tags: covid-19
Cargil salt piles
2023-08-05
Taking the bus across the mountain; visiting Richmond (the city in the East Bay); riding a ferry across the bay; visiting my old neighborhood Ingleside
Joan of Arc at the Legion of Honor
Legion of Honor World-readable
2023-08-06
Visiting the Legion of Honor on my way home

September 2023

Waiting to board the ferry to Angel Island
Angel Island World-readable
2023-09-02
Taking the ferry to Angel Island; seeing the immigration station; contemplating the racism of the American immigration system; and riding BART's retro-futurist legacy fleet in regular service one last time
Berkeley City Club
Berkeley City Club World-readable
2023-09-10
Touring the Berkeley City Club, and a concert in Berkeley
Tags: music
Arepa from Pica Pica
Dog Man: The Musical World-readable
2023-09-16
Watching a children's series converted to the stage
Be a cat, do crimes World-readable
2023-09-20
Seeing John Scalzi on tour promoting Starter Villain
Northbound Caltrain platform at Mountain View
EMU World-readable
2023-09-23
An electric train tour
Tags: caltrain
San Francisco board books at the airport
Visiting Lincoln World-readable
2023-09-28
A weekend trip to Lincoln Nebraska
Tags: lincoln

October 2023

Santa Cruz Main Beach packed for Labor Day
2023-10-11 22:16:10
Another fall, another new COVID-19 shot
Tags: covid-19
Party cloudy ahead of the solar eclipse
Solar event World-readable
2023-10-14
Watching the 2023 annular solar eclipse from my deck
Tags: eclipse
Julian eats a fresh carrot
Fifth Crow World-readable
2023-10-29
Visiting an organic farm in Pescadero

November 2023

Descending into Las Vegas
Pyramid World-readable
2023-11-02
A quick weekend trip to Las Vegas
Electrify America charging station in Las Vegas
Hoover Dam World-readable
2023-11-03
Visiting one of the wonders of the modern world
Tags: las-vegas
U2-UV on the Sphere
Sphere World-readable
2023-11-03
Seeing U2 in the Sphere in Las Vegas
Sphinx in front of the Luxor
Leaving Las Vegas World-readable
2023-11-04
I suppose I ought to try gambling while in Las Vegas; then hiking, and an atomic testing museum, and a first flight on a new (cursed) aircraft type
Flower on patio tea plant
Fair Play World-readable
2023-11-04 20:15:31
A book review
Aptos Creek Fire Road
Bridge Creek World-readable
2023-11-19
A thanksgiving tradition: Hiking in The Forest of Nisene Marks
Julian looks out the window of a 737 MAX8
Thanksgiving World-readable
2023-11-23
Thanksgiving in Washington with the Stone family, plus a trip to Seattle to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra

December 2023

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk at night
Holiday Lights Train World-readable
2023-12-02
A train covered in lights to celebrate the holiday season that is now upon us
Jaeger with the 2023 BART holiday sweater
Holiday Sweater World-readable
2023-12-10
The 2023 BART holiday sweater, and the festival celebrating it
Sun rising at Seabright Beach after the solstice
2023-12-25
Visiting my parents for Christmas
Tags: christmas
Nils Frahm plays at the Fox Theater
2023 in live music World-readable
2023-12-31
Counting all the shows I saw in 2023
Tags: music