A Most Photogenic Day

I have had my eye on this barn for a few weeks now. Today I had the time to take a few shots of it.








It stands all alone on a small hill, nothing really even in sight. The red just captivates me. I love it.








I stopped at the barn on my way to the Franklin County Courthouse. What a cool place.












There was so much warm wood in the old court room.












The stairway was amazing. It had the most interesting spindles.












There was a railing separating the front of the courthouse and the seating area.
















All of the wood was carved in intricate designs.












And a wooden bookcase to hold these old books.












I might just have to go back sometime soon. More from San Francisco soon.

San Francisco, Part 2

Next stop with Ed...the Campanile on UC Berkeley's campus.












This Lincoln was on the side of the Campanile. I don't know what it is about him, but I love the way he looks.








We went up to the top and the view was amazing!








Then I looked up...




























We made our way to San Francisco and walked around a bit.
















It was just after sunset when we reached the water.
















It was a wonderful day. There was so much to see and we had a great time with Ed. (And there were still 4 full days left!)

San Francisco

Well, it's finally here, the start of the San Francisco photos. This is just the first of many blogs it will take to get through the photos I have. First off, here are a couple of Jason, I mean, Wolf and his lovely gal, Lindsay. It was great to see Jason again and Lindsay was such a pleasure to meet. She was more than kind to share her home with us and we had a great time getting to know her...although it didn't take much to get used to her. She seemed to fit right in. (And I hope she's not offended that I say that! ;)
















We met Jason around 2 pm on Tuesday before Thanksgiving. He took us to a cool local bar and grill for a much needed dinner. After that, we walked around downtown Livermore.




















This is the man with a creepy eye outside an Italian restaurant on the main downtown street. I thought he was cool...except for that weird eye.








On Wednesday, Ed, one of Jason's friends, showed us around the city (cities.) He was quite the tour guide, taking us to all kinds of cool locations. The first place he took us was this hotel in Berkeley. It was amazing...
























Okay, there is much more to come very soon...so ya'll come back now, ya hear?

The Greatest Show on Earth

First of all, let me say...I love the snow! This much snow has been heaven!












More on that to come soon...now on to the point of this post. For our 5th anniversary this year, Zac and I went to the Dave Rawlings Machine (click here for DRM) concert at the Granada in Lawrence.








Allison Olassa and her friend (forgive me, neither Zac nor I caught his name) opened for them. For a few songs, Allison played the accordion, something you don't see often. It was refreshing. I enjoy the accordion.












Then for the real fun...




















This was the second time we have seen the Dave Rawlings Machine in concert and they were, yet again, amazing. A few years ago we saw them at the Waiting Room in Omaha and it was quite different.
















This show had much more energy at times with the addition of Ketch Secor, Willie Watson and Morgan Jahnig (all from Old Crow Medicine Show...click here for OCMS). They are all brilliant musicians and it is obvious that they spend a lot of time playing together. I can't get enough of Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch.












Thanks to the Dave Rawlings Machine for another incredible show!