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Married - not looking for dates. Interests: anti-authoritarianism, nutrition, health, travel, nature, science, making things, mechanical devices, vehicles, tools, fiction, sci-fi, horror, movies, arm wrestling - I hope you enjoy my snapshots.
@cmc4768.bsky.social I finally tried #YourMom’sHaus in #ElGrenada. It’s a German #pub with emphasis on beer, and food is an afterthought. The schnitzel was ok. The potato salad lacked spices and vinegar. Bratwurst ok, boar with blueberries snags too sweet.
October 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM
A cute little #BananaSlug was feasting on some gourmet mushrooms. Banana slugs can grow to about 25 cm long, but this one was about 7 cm. Seen on a Marin coastal trail in a redwood forest.

#slug
October 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Ferns and shadows on a stump.

#fern #stump #shadow
October 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I saw little #mushrooms on a trail. Jim, I'm also not a mycologist, so I would not eat those. I only eat boletes, chanterelles, and field mushrooms, which I know very well.
October 23, 2025 at 4:44 AM
A #redwood #tree with #vines, possibly poison oak, on a coastal trail in Marin County. You see, Jim, I'm not a botanist, but I prefer to err on the side of caution.
October 23, 2025 at 4:41 AM
October 23, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Going west on #PointReyesPetalumaRoad, Marin County.
October 23, 2025 at 4:35 AM
#Novator Boulevard, headed for Nicasio Reservoir, Marin County.
October 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
#Novato Boulevard in Novato, CA
October 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
A weird #peephole in the main door of a friend's house.
October 23, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I was checking out pelicans and seals with grandpa's 20x Wollensak mirror scope. The scope has the lens shade extended in the first image. The second picture shows the mirror in this #MirrorScope, and the reflection shows the foghorn building with the two foghorns at #PigeonPoint Lighthouse.
October 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
#PrisonerIsland is just a few hundred yards from #PigeonPoint Lighthouse. The white coloring is guano. Prisoner Ilsand is a very picturesque #birdshit rock.
October 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Some details of the #PigeonPoint Lighthouse. Restoration in progress. You can see the original masonry work (from 1871) exposed in the third image.

# lighthouse
October 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Green #water at #PigeonPoint, San Mateo County.

#green #ocean
October 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Approaching #PIgeonPoint Lighthouse in San Mateo County.

#lighthouse
October 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
HMB #airport in San Mateo County: On the left, a #Cirrus #Vision #SF50. This #plane has its own parachute. No need to jump in case of an impending crash.

The plane on the right is a #Cozy Mark IV, and apparently, it has suffered nose landing gear failure, as the nose wheel has not been deployed.
October 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Someone's #backyard in HMG, San Mateo County, CA.

#pickup
October 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The #I.D.E.S. Society* is located right next to the giant pumpkin display in HMB. There is also a neat #mural on another building right there.

* This local #Portuguese Divine Holy Spirit organization was founded in 1871. There were once many Portuguese fishermen living in the area.
October 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The winner of this year's giant #pumpkin contest was a local man from Santa Rosa. That pumpkin weighs more than my Mini Cooper S R59 without me in it. With me, in it, I and my ride outweigh the pumpkin. I'd hate getting into a collision with a giant pumpkin! 😜
October 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Three #monks taking turns, taking pictures with this year's giant #pumpkin in HMB, San Mateo County.
October 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
#Arata's Pumpkin Farm has currently a #Halloween theme going. I think they'll keep it going all the way through and maybe even past Thanksgiving. They also have some nicely rusted and decaying tractors with lovely textures and colors of entropy in action.
October 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Here's my, uhm, #breakfast. A #chicken breast, #BrusselsSprouts, bell #peppers, #onions, Japanese sweet #potato, and #tomatoes.

Japanese sweet potato tastes like #chestnuts. It can be eaten hot or cold (previously cooked).
October 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
If you want to see how I made this wet-molded leather pouch for my mushrooming knife, I illustrate the process in rudimentary fashion in my replies to this post.

You can see the tools I used in the image below. I will gladly answer any questions.

#knife #pouch #holster #sheath #leather
October 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Here is the French #Laguiole mushrooming #knife that I was hoping to get to use yesterday. The curved blade is used for cutting the stem of the mushroom. The #brush in the handle is used for cleaning delicate mushrooms. I made the holster a few years ago. I may post pictures of the process later.
October 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
October 18, 2025 at 5:57 AM