Painting at La Nebbia Winery

Had another great painting meetup with my group on the way to Half Moon Bay. Always wanted to capture this scene, which you see as you whiz by on 92 heading back to the Bay. Had to huddle behind some yellow fire hydrants so I wouldn't get run over by the cars zooming by on the road.

Paddling with Kunal

It's probably been a year (more?) since my paddling friend, Kunal, and I connected for a jaunt. Today we got back into the swing of kayaking. Gorgeous weather here in NorCal.

Also testing my new Gopro 3+ again, but this time with a better speed SD card. I think this will make all the difference.

Unfortunately, my flexible mount adding Intova mounts to the system isn't doing all that well. Too much weight swinging on too long a lever, and a joint that's very hard to screw in tight enough for the load.

See for yourself:

Poplar Beach painting

We had a good sized group painting out at Poplar Beach (Half Moon Bay) today. Most of us got our works nearly finished when the fog rolled in on us unexpectedly. We were laughing. Good lunch together sharing backgrounds and techniques. This painting with others is the right thing for me.

Old and new

The old part is me! Haven't been exercising enough. Out of paddling for past 2 months and I really feel it.

Today I got myself out in the gorgeous weather and it was great, as always. Only problem was that my usual fast pace for 6 miles became more of a slow pace for half that. OK, so I need to get back out there regularly.

New is my Gopro Black 3+ camcorder. Takes great pix/vids as you can see. I was also experimenting with a new mounting rig. Same old Gopro suction mount, but added a twisty setup (Intova Pod with special mounts on both ends) that's almost 20" long to take different angles easily. Unfortunately, it wasn't secured sturdily enough, so back to the drawing board.

But you can enjoy the crisp video just the same. Well, it should have been crisp, but I think I have the wrong SD card for this fast a camera. I'll swap that out for next time and it should be less choppy and grainy.

Landon's visit

My two grandsons

Enjoying both Landon and Jack!