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Sagrada Familia
I’ve wanted to see this place for quite a while. When I first came across photos of this crazy church with its fruit-topped spires and wild colors, i knew that it was a something to visit before shuffling off the old mortal coil. Before Gaudi, i guess the big
Étude - Now we're cookin'
“I love it when a plan comes together” John “Hannibal” Smith, leader of the A-team I agree completely. We were frankly amazed to see how much progress had been made since our last visit to the Nordic Tugs factory about a month ago. It shows what they can do when
Étude - Progress at last!
It’s been quite a while since I was able to show you any progress on Étude. The Nordic Tugs factory is not huge and can’t work on many boats at the same time. There are four steps: 1. Cast the hull, cabin and other pieces 2. Install everything
Boots n’ Saddles
We took a day trip to Wikenberg, an historic Arizona town. Some say that the old town center is the main attraction. Perhaps so. But the major organized attraction is the local museum. I planned to write a post about the museum as a whole. Then I realized that the
Art and...
We visited an exhibit of South Asian art a few nights ago. It was interesting but I wasn’t moved to take any photos until I found a dark little room with three Buddha figures. Bonus! While looking through my photos, I found a door in Roussillon, France. Whatever you
Happy New Year
Seattle had a rare dump of snow a few days ago. We walked up the hill this morning to see what some clever people had done to “improve” the well-known sculpture Black Sun by Isamu Noguchi. That inspired a short end-of-year post to share a few holiday themed photos. Here’
A Trip to the Zoo
”Hey, let’s check out the Holiday lights at the zoo.” ”What if it rains?”, said no one in Phoenix ever. There’s nothing special here, just a holiday light show at the zoo. Lots of cities have them, Seattle for example. The difference is being able to stroll the
Indian Schools
A look at the arrogant, misguided program to “improve” indigenous people by eradicating their culture.