Summer getaway 2012: Across the pond!
My buddy Nicky is a great travelling compadre if you can keep up with her. This time she led me to the UK for London fun with Glitterati Matt, Bunj, Bill, and Orla, and then to the Spanish coast for San Sebastian's spectacular tapas. And then right up the spine of the Pyrenees for two weeks of hiking through gorges and peaks and meadows. How thoughtful of the French to have built us a system of comfy mountain chalets serving four-course gourmet meals along the way. I will never forget the sounds of the sheep bells.
Springtime 2011
I'm happy to say that we've finally got professional ranching going on at Hennypig farm. Let me introduce our new organic farmers Alexis and Gillies. Check out what they've been up to at http://www.skyelarkranch.com/.
Spring Break!
Really, I just visit the islands periodically. I only live there in my dreams. On our latest visit Thumprrr and I got to meet Grant, Viola, and first mate Cosimo there. How do you like our swimming pool?
I'm happy to say that we've finally got professional ranching going on at Hennypig farm. Let me introduce our new organic farmers Alexis and Gillies. Check out what they've been up to at http://www.skyelarkranch.com/.
Spring Break!
Really, I just visit the islands periodically. I only live there in my dreams. On our latest visit Thumprrr and I got to meet Grant, Viola, and first mate Cosimo there. How do you like our swimming pool?
Island Holidays 2010:
How's this for an archipelago? James Island, St. Simons, St. Thomas, St. John, and every island on the way to Key West. Nice.
Cherub Claus, Elissa Claus and Thumprrr the reindeer prepare to join 400 other sundry Santas on the New Orleans Santacon pub crawl.
An oystercatcher decorating Magens Bay, St. Thomas.
Robbie shows Thump where to dive in.
Dad took us to Key West where we watched this storm off Louie's Backyard.
And our buddy Robert took us to check out all kinds of wacky tropical plants, like this man-eating kapok tree in Coconut Grove.
2010: ten thousand miles of road trip and counting:
And here's me hunting wildlife in Sedona. Saw a lovely scarlet tanager there and antelopes defending their harems near the funky town of Jerome, Arizona.
This summer Thumprrr and I hit the road and got away from the BP oil spill. I can't believe that we saw all four coasts of this country together - without having a single disagreement. Here he is having a disagreement with a boxer on Lake Tahoe.
And here's me hunting wildlife in Sedona. Saw a lovely scarlet tanager there and antelopes defending their harems near the funky town of Jerome, Arizona.
Halloween: another excuse for a really great party
Of course I did the zombie dance!
What a weekend. Had to stay up late since the March Fourth Marching Band came to town and played a 2am show. They are from Portland, and a fixture at Burning Man Center Camp these last three years. Yes, they brought the house down.
We recovered on a sunset cruise on Lake Pontchartain with old friends and new ones. Nice.
Of course I did the zombie dance!
What a weekend. Had to stay up late since the March Fourth Marching Band came to town and played a 2am show. They are from Portland, and a fixture at Burning Man Center Camp these last three years. Yes, they brought the house down.
We recovered on a sunset cruise on Lake Pontchartain with old friends and new ones. Nice.
Summer '09: Far out West
Handyman Thump gets to know Agnes the emu.
Handyman Thump gets to know Agnes the emu.
Hiking the hills on John Kinder's organic farm spread above Carmel Valley
Sunset in the Big South.
You gotta love summertime. Latest coups: camping at the Burning Flipside festival outside Austin (and dancing and singing and swimming and winning a trophy in the Burning Glam Fashion Show). Taking home two Hefty bags of orchids from the Human Rights Campaign dinner. Here's Reggae enjoying fraction of them, and a little movie that Thumper shot of the ones we tossed into the pool.
Happy Spring!
Here's my friend Aesha with our new pet, Roxy, our bantam hen. Roxy is a great snuggler who is never happier than when she is in your lap. Why a hen, you ask? Well, it was just fate. My playmate Thumper and I were in the French Quarter watching the Barkus parade (a wacky parade of dogs in costume). By chance we were invited into a house there with at least 50 chickens in the courtyard. (Though maybe not for long, he said, "This whole neighborhood is going condo.") In short, he wouldn't let us leave the party without a chicken. She rode home on the bike handlebars.
We took Roxy on Spring break in the mountains where we got to see snow falling on flowers, and we took her on a getaway to the cute cottage colony of Grayton Beach, Florida. She joined us on the beach, but not in the water. Which is too bad, because she missed the snorkeling with dolphins! What a fantastic surprise to be with them only an arm's length away.
Trilliums and more in Joel's garden, Weaverville, NC, April, 2009.
Here's my friend Aesha with our new pet, Roxy, our bantam hen. Roxy is a great snuggler who is never happier than when she is in your lap. Why a hen, you ask? Well, it was just fate. My playmate Thumper and I were in the French Quarter watching the Barkus parade (a wacky parade of dogs in costume). By chance we were invited into a house there with at least 50 chickens in the courtyard. (Though maybe not for long, he said, "This whole neighborhood is going condo.") In short, he wouldn't let us leave the party without a chicken. She rode home on the bike handlebars.
We took Roxy on Spring break in the mountains where we got to see snow falling on flowers, and we took her on a getaway to the cute cottage colony of Grayton Beach, Florida. She joined us on the beach, but not in the water. Which is too bad, because she missed the snorkeling with dolphins! What a fantastic surprise to be with them only an arm's length away.
Trilliums and more in Joel's garden, Weaverville, NC, April, 2009.
An old college buddy complained about a lack of nudity lately, so here it is, my favorite thing about my new pad in the friendly Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans: our beautiful outdoor shower.
And yes, even in wintertime it's warm enough to enjoy. Check out some cinematography of our backyard:
Winter Break Road Trip 2008: From the Appalachians to the Appalachicola
Pictured below:
The path to Frank's parrot and monkey paradise in the woods of Ocala
A man-o-war at Apollo Beach
and a sunset paddle with my buddy Thumper in crystal clear Wekiva Springs, Florida (where an otter swam right under our canoe).
And yes, even in wintertime it's warm enough to enjoy. Check out some cinematography of our backyard:
Winter Break Road Trip 2008: From the Appalachians to the Appalachicola
Pictured below:
The path to Frank's parrot and monkey paradise in the woods of Ocala
A man-o-war at Apollo Beach
and a sunset paddle with my buddy Thumper in crystal clear Wekiva Springs, Florida (where an otter swam right under our canoe).
Summer 2008: Cape to Kilamanjaro!
Yup, the trip of a lifetime. I took more than 1800 photos. The best are up at: http://picasaweb.google.com/larrydew/AlainSAndLarrySAfrica08
And I had one helluva birthday party as well. Gosh it's great to play with old friends.
Odeo's images of the debauchery are at: http://www.odeo.net/pix/2008pix/08grantandlarry/index.html
And Jesse Bee's evidence is at: http://web.mac.com/jessila/Site_2/My_Albums/Pages/Larry_%26_Grants_40th_Celebration.html
Yup, the trip of a lifetime. I took more than 1800 photos. The best are up at: http://picasaweb.google.com/larrydew/AlainSAndLarrySAfrica08
And I had one helluva birthday party as well. Gosh it's great to play with old friends.
Odeo's images of the debauchery are at: http://www.odeo.net/pix/2008pix/08grantandlarry/index.html
And Jesse Bee's evidence is at: http://web.mac.com/jessila/Site_2/My_Albums/Pages/Larry_%26_Grants_40th_Celebration.html
The 2008 visitor crew: Bunj and Matt in from London, and Odeo from California. Odeo is obviously trying to get his hair to look like mine. 
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