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Peace and tranquility

Snap of Nappa Valley. Postcards around every bend, I swear I wasn't even trying!!

The infamous Gooster!

After Noodle, this guy is my all-time favorite dog (family-speaking though, because Milo is also one of my favorites!)

Welcome 2009!

The rolling hills of Napa Valley back in November. What better way to bring in the new year as well as my return to photoblogging.

A basket of glasses

Again, from Yountville, CA, Domaine Chandon.  I found this to be a lovely way to carry around way too many glasses of champagne.  And my favourite "prise de vue" - a shallow depth of field to emphasize the sunlit glasses.

Japantown, San Francisco

Japantown, on the run.

Anti gravitational directional flying!

I know, San Francisco again. Ever heard of fleet week? They have planes flying all over the place all week long and this kind of scene is common place. My eyes couldn't belileve it though, these little planes were contorting around the sky like they were toys.

The Sea breez (no, there isn't an "e")

Another shot from China Camp village. San Francisco Bay is beautiful from this place.

Trefle wheels

A very important place for me.   China Camp village in San Rafael California.  Chinese immigrants fished shrimp here for a while in the 19th and 20th century.  Anything Chinese always has a particular place in my soul.  Many artifacts still lie around, like this cart with especially great back wheels.

Domaine Chandon

A place I will not soon forget...and a bit of greenery to help me pass through the -20C today.

Count the glasses....

So...yea...basically count the glasses and you will understand the strange "Alice in wonderland" effect of the field of mushrooms on the way out.  Absolutely incredible though.  I would revisit in a flash and even move to Yountville!  Nappa valley was a dream.