Singing Sun on a stool

It was a different experience, but one I was willing to try.

Chi Check revival

birds, helicopters and surfers

Although they appear like little black dots, the flurry of activity adds life to this peaceful image.

deviled eggs and coleslaw

The Birthday Month fanfare continued with a delightful lunch of deviled eggs and coleslaw, a combination popular in the South (according to NOLA.com).

Birthday Month '25

We kicked off Birthday Month '25 with an appropriate amount of fanfare, the first piece of which was this Lovewell date.

Pinyon Ventura revisited

Same place, same meal, but this time we sat inside.

Brakey breakdown

Brakey Road probably got its name from being steep. It also functions as a fire break. Presently it is in a beautiful state of neglect. As Imogen Heap put it, "there's beauty in the breakdown".