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More Watercolor Sketches

I've been doing some more watercolor sketches lately. They're nothing amazing or anything - but they certainly are fun to do. From left to right these are: a Bonsai tree Lori and I saw at the San Diego Wild Animal Park, a section of the shoreline near our hotel in La Jolla, and Carter walking on the beach near Odiorne Point.


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Early Beach Trip

We had some seriously unseasonably warm weather last weekend - up over 90 degrees! We thought the beach would be ridiculously crowded, but in fact in the lot was only about half full.

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Tracy Had the Twins!

Everybody join me in welcoming Audrey and Grayson to the family!



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Field of Dreams

Recently we checked out a new playground called "Field of Dreams". It was pretty cool - it was an old-school structure (all pressure-treated wood and such), but it was huge. It had all kinds of tunnels and 'secret' rooms that the kids really dug.




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Little Raccoon

Carter sewed this little raccoon stuffed animal from a kit we got at Michael's. Doesn't she look so proud?

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Balboa Park

While in San Diego Lori and I checked out the museums and gardens of Balboa Park. The architecture down there was really amazing! Some of the buildings were so ornate.





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The Beaches of San Diego





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San Diego Zoo





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Torrey Pines

While in San Diego, Lori and took a nice long hike along the beach and through the hills of Torrey Pines State Reserve. The cliffs right along the beach were really cool - I definitely dug the erosion of the sandstone, and all the interesting forms that would create.



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Little Buddy

This seagull hung out with Lori on the balcony for a while. I think he was hoping she'd give him something to eat. These same seagulls also hung out on the rooftop terrace where they serve breakfast. On several occasions I saw seagulls steal food right off of peoples' plates. They were pretty brave about it, too.


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