We've Got Friends in Cold Places!

Top photo is Sue's patio in New Mexico and lower photo is Pam's backyard in Oklahoma, both beautifully covered in snow. I wonder how much their heating bill is...ours is higher than I ever imagined this year!

The Wolf Moon

Thank you Vitit Kantabutra from Pocatello, ID for sharing the incredible shot (above) of our January 2010 "Wolf Moon" Full Moon.
Below is a shot of the Wolf Moon West Sacramento. By the time I had got my camera setup with lens, tripod, and checked the manual settings...the moon was sinking fast. I kind of liked this shot of the moon behind our neighbors tree.

The Wolf Moon is a full moon that occurs in January. The name comes from hungry wolf packs that would howl outside the villages of Native Americans. This full moon is also known as the Old Moon or the Moon After Yule.

The Spirit of Sacramento is Still Sinking

This photo was sent to us by Charlie Gordon who said "I enjoy your photo blog and wanted to share this sad photo with you. This boat has been in disrepair for years, sitting just south of Linden on the river road. Maybe it was the last storm that sunk it. What a shame."

See previous photos posted on this blog in November of 2007.

Hot & Sour and Tsingtao

Nothing better than a bowl of East Side Chef's Hot and Sour Soup with a bottle of Tsingtao Beer. We normally do the take-out option, but since we are now on "retirement time" we can take time to sit down and enjoy being waited on by Grace.

A Break in the storm coming soon

Thank you Florene for sharing this beautiful photo of a rainbow during a break in the storm last week. Hopefully we'll be seeing some sun on Wednesday!

SOS..Lost Cat near Jefferson & Higgins

Missing on Jan 14th Tuxedo/Tuxy with collar and his ID. He weighs 20lbs-Big loves to eat. He may be locked up by accident please look in your garage etc. Lives on Jefferson Blvd, between Higgins and Blacker Rd. REWARD! 371-1448. Please bring him home he is friendly and loved & missed so much.

West Capitol Avenue After Dark

These great shots of West Capitol Avenue after dark were shot by David Kamminga.

Pre-School Field Trip to Art Beast

Art Beast is an open studio space for children to paint, play, glue, explore...you name it! Located at 2226 K Street in Sacramento. The kids from our preschool had a great time on a recent field trip!

Patiently Waiting

This young lady was the picture of patience as she sat waiting for her master to finish his coffee at LaBou. Luckily it was such a beautiful day she didn't seem to object waiting in the flower bed outside!

New Chipotle at Ikea Court--officially open today!

We were the first customers at the new Chipotle last night for their soft opening and all the proceeds from the evening went to children's charities. We ate the soft and crispy tacos and gave a thumbs up for tastiness and for staff friendliness!

White Caps & Waves on the Sacramento River

Thank you Joan Barber for sending these weather pix..."This morning when I was driving on the River Road, I took these shots from Stan's Yolo Marina. The Sacramento River looked more like the ocean today with waves and white caps."

The Beautiful Memorial Auditorium

Thank you David Kamminga for sharing the great shots of the Memorial Auditorium. The auditorium was constructed in 1926 and was originally dedicated to solders who died during WWI. Grampa Frank's brother Almer Norton's name is etched on one of the original Memorial stones.
Trivia: The Beach Boys Live In Sacramento, 1964 Second Show! album was recorded on location at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California on August 1, 1964. We saw the Broadway Production of Hair at the Auditorium in the early 70's.

Too much rain...not enough drain!

The underpass leading to West Capitol Avenue from the Raley Field was flooded on Monday morning......Being a tree city is wonderful but the drawback means leaves piling up and blocking the drains in our city's low points.

Black Belt Testing at Southport ATA

Mr. Lal (upper) tested for his second degree black belt Saturday at Southport ATA (American Taekwondo Association). His amazing spin kick wowed the crowd. He broke the board on his first try. ( Lower) Mr. Chandler Smith, preparing for his kick, also earned his second degree black belt.
Trivia: The word Taekwondo itself is made up of three Chinese/Korean words: Tae, meaning to kick or jump; Kwon, meaning fist or hand; and Do, which means "the way." Loosely (if not literally), it can be thought of as "The Way of the Hand and Foot."