Tag Archives: travel

August Decks

Posted on 08/24/2025 by Andrew Reynolds

The kitchen project is 99.9% done. Just waiting for one part that is still on backorder. We’ve been enjoying our new kitchen space. We decided to take a little day trip and drove down to see trees in the Sierra: … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged deck build, diy, home-improvement, nature, travel | 29 Comments

As The Music Plays #17 — Vincent

Posted on 10/27/2024 by Andrew Reynolds

This is a series of posts about the music I play while writing. This time I’m up to Don McLean and his song, Vincent. Released in 1971 on McLean’s album AmericanPie and as a single in 1972 it quickly went … Continue reading →

Posted in As the music plays | Tagged art, As the music plays, Don McLean, music to write by, painting, travel, van-gogh, Vincent, vincent-van-gogh | 15 Comments

As The Forest Burns

Posted on 09/22/2024 by Andrew Reynolds

I live in the west. Cowboys, cows, range land and endless clear skies. Do you remember watching the TV show Bonanza? It’s just one mountain range to the west of where I am currently typing this post. Did you ever … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged car journey, forest fires, life, nature, travel, wild fire, wildfire | 22 Comments

Wednesday — Where Have You Been?

Posted on 07/31/2024 by Andrew Reynolds

I’ve been away from working on the blog. Here’s a couple of pictures of what I’ve been up to: On Sunday, 7/21 we had a thunderstorm that dropped three inches of rain, with hail and wind in about an hour. … Continue reading →