Kevitivity

My close friend Bear organized a three night camping trip to Limekiln State Park in Big Sur California.

The campground is beautiful – extremely lush and green – nestled in forest canyon along with a rushing stream and massive coastal redwood trees.

This area was originally used as a lime quarry for concrete back in the late 1800′s. Three large stone and iron kilns are still on the property and accessible via a very short but beautiful hike.

In general, Big Sur is a wonderful place for photography. Thanks Bear, it was a blast.

Saw this sign while driving through the Mojave. I also came across this one warning of Burros

Spring is here and the flowers are in full bloom. This photo was taken at the Huntington Library in Pasadena California, which is a fantastic place to shoot if you are looking for interesting and varied flowers to photograph.

Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln is easily one of my favorite attractions at Disneyland. For me, the show represents Walt Disney’s patriotism, as well as his love for Americana and technology.

The photo above was taken with my little Leica D-LUX 4. I prefer to take this little camera to the park, rather then haul around an SLR. Really love it’s “Dynamic / B&W” mode.

Emily and I got the keys to our new town-home today, Tuesday Oct 26th, 2010. Escrow lasted exactly 31 days. We’re scheduled to send in our last payment 30 years from now, on Oct. 26th 2040… That’s a difficult year to fathom. 2040.

If I survive that long, I’ll be 65 old, still hacking Unix and Linux, off roading my 2008 FJ Cruiser (it will be a classic truck by then!), playing video games, reading my books on an Apple tablet computer of some type, reluctantly voting Republican, and still defending the artistic merits of Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket.

Emily and I were locked in at a very low 4.0% interest rate, but that doesn’t stop the time-value of money calculation from slapping me in the face.

I love our new home, and I think it was a wise investment despite the current real estate situation. Time will tell… 2040!!!