stink bugs n raptors

skipper wants you to keep it clean

you come across some odd things looking through craigslist.

jack prodanovich&wally potts

link

these days

ch-check it

good friend Patty, of
collections from near and far
&
ramble n' roll
is having a show, so
if you're goin' to san francisco, be sure to...

riviera

bodacious Q

if you ever find yourself in carson, look up bodacious Q...awesome oklahoma style bbq, great jazz playin', even better conversation...and an atmosphere that can't be topped

poncho

preparin' the sliced beef

lunch special...2 ribs, 1 hot link and 1 side

sliced beef sandwich 

chopped pork sandwich

brubeck

sonny

green onions

come autumn, i am faced with even greater quality of life issues

a quick run to the drive through yielded a sandy and a bug

pig doggin' teahupo'o

the last sardine

thanks dr. terry maas

boyle heights&beyond

Wally Potts

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Many men go fishing their entire lives without knowing it is not fish they are after

pair o kites

a pair of white tailed kites (Elanus leucurs) use the prevailing nor' westerlies to hover and hunt a farm field 

i wish i'd see a field below

but if you try sometimes...

Skipper

john durant

the M/V Neato

the M/V Neato

30' outboard powerboat, designed by Phil Edwards, built by Dencho Marine in Long Beach, CA

since Phil also designed the infamous hobie power skiff, it was in many ways just like looking at a 2:1 scale of my 15' skiff from the basic hull shape and low freeboard all the way down to the console and the forward seat, which on his boat took the form of the cuddy and helm

killer dana

took the skiff out the other day to scout a few spots for lobster season.  i went and payed my respects in the lee of dana, and tried to imagine where the take off spot might have been on a big day; before the harbor was built...

 ended up with the most challenging limit of scallops i've taken. in all the surge and swell, it took a solid 2 hours to get my 10

suppertime...