couple pics

we got some waves!

a week since last post....

it's been an interesting week.  as always.  

been trying to get more and more interesting photographs.  it seems that a lot of what you see is VERY difficult to translate into a good photo.  i'm learning so cut some slack.....

time sure is flying

it seems just yesterday the man was just growing some hair and sitting up on his own.  now he's jumping around on beach chairs on the deck and discovering his personality.  what fun we're having watching him grow.

fun with camera

a neat picture of a local fly guy and one of owen proclaiming his status as part of the family:

my dogs are lazy.

cloudy mornings keep my guys wrapped up in bed.   cute little guys, but real lazy.

Another day in the books....

beach dogs

the boys and i had a really nice little walk today.  

another beautiful day.....

south bay is gorgeous this time of year.   you can see downtown in the first pic if you look on the right side.  love it.

be sure to click on the photos.  you can see the hollywood sign in that first pic as well.

The weather is here.....

It's been as nice as it gets around here these past few days.  Owen and I have been out enjoying the sunshine and the beach.

car wash backpack

owen helped me wash the car.  he rode in the back pack and offered words of encouragement.

the tricks just keep on comin.

I'm now carrying around a camera.  He's been on a role!

great instincts!

i haven't found the 'bag o vipers' or broken glass for him to play with, but for now skateboards and his newfound toy, LADDERS????, will suffice.  oh man.  what a guy!

owen the daredevil

Owen's discovered the joys of gravity and skateboards.  Whoa.

very interesting last 24 hours

owen no longer has to wear the stinky dodger helmet!  his head is now properly shaped and it's no longer required.  i felt like a kid walking out on the last day of school when we left the doctors office down in san diego.  his first photo with his dr. approved head shape:

the next news came this morning.  we were off to the high tech OBGYN for an amnio.   got up early and surfed as i generally do and when i was finished i started looking for a couple pieces of trash to throw away on my way across the beach as i always do.  right in front of me as i get out of the water is this:

i saw this as an early indication of what the doctor would be telling me in a few hours.  i was right.

The little man does some assisted walking.

thought i'd post these videos i took this morning.  the man's coming along.  looks like he'll be walking sooner rather than later....

jp

waiting.

august sunsets around the Pepper house.....

Dog days of summer.....

It's been quite hot around here.  Winston loves it.

Surf has been spotty at best.  At least the water's still warm.

jp

that's all i need.

i guess they have you covered?   



tiny waves in the south bay again today.

popouts and funboards and soft tops, oh my!

everybody showed up just as the tide was filling in and the waves were dying.


surf camps????? not so much.


better than the last couple days.



the new pavel fish is the best fish i've ever ridden. really having a ball on it.

it's also really nice when surfline and the other sites aren't going crazy hyping every little pulse of energy that rolls through. there were fun waves this AM and a thin crowd. thanks to the gate man for arriving at 540A as well.

Summertime in redondo

the view from the esplanade:





very good for sunbathing, paddleboarding, kite flying, etc.

not so good for surfing.

oh well, at least the water's warm.

waiting for the 8x8 popup tent so i can start taking the little man to the beach every day. picture volume will increase exponentially when that practice begins.

jp

random stuff.

everybody surfs





been gloomy mornings with no light to shoot photos. that and i've been fighting to get all the waves i can in that short dawn hour. here's some random stuff from the past week or so.


the lower pic is porto this morning. we call this good.

HB this AM.

a lot of backside surfing with those NW lines. a lot of bad backside surfing. choppy, soupy, walled. still fun.

it got better as more water came into the pool, but it still wasn't great. bumpy bumpy. tomorrow will be better.....

i hope.

Another day at the cove.

harley HATED this trash can. It was really out of place, so I can't blame him too much. Probably a good mile+ from any road.



not really any swell, but two people were out there using every millimeter of those logs.


the birds didn't care whether or not there was swell.