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Voila! - IMG 0147
Can it fit? Leslie had her doubts, but she fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The first is never get involved in a land war in Asia. The second, and only slightly less well-known, is this: never underestimate the power of the hatch. - IMG 0146
Our final haul: 7 chairs, an end table, and a bookcase. - IMG 0144
After only about 30 minutes of waiting in traffic we arrive. - Bryan modifies a lamp
Bryan modifies a lamp - The Bedroom moving in
The Bedroom moving in - The 811 bed
The $811 bed - The Office moving in
The Office moving in - The Temporary Set Up
The Temporary Set-Up - Bryan and the temp set up
Bryan and the temp set-up - building floods as we move out
building floods as we move out - Bryan photo
Bryan and the surf. - Sand castle finished
We decided our sand castle would incorporate several civilizations. A Norman castle keep, an Egyptian pyramid, a Sumerian and/or Mayan ziggurat, and the Great Wall of China. We are HUGE nerds. - Bryan keeps building
Bryan keeps building - Bryan builds
Bryan builds - Sand castle begins
Sand castle begins - Sand castle planned
Sand castle, planned - Leslie the ocean
This weekend, Bryan comes! We go to the beach. - Bryan surveys the ocean
Bryan surveys the ocean - IMG 3026
This was the Japanese art building. Inside and out the place was beautiful, but inside no pictures were allowed. - IMG 3025
The tar pits themselves. Stinky yet not at all scenic. - IMG 3024
Leslie stands under a wonderful bone arch. It may seem like a waste of fossil-type bones, but apparently they found many millions of bones, more than they need, so they just had someone spend some quailty time with the extras and some expoxy. - IMG 3021
A visit to the La Brea tar pits and attendant naturaly history museum. We also stopped by LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art). - IMG 2881
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After visiting the farm, we went to Adrean's parents' estate in Cumbaya to spend the weekend. There were a total of three houses and seven dogs, one of which outweighed me (a bull mastiff named "Kaiser") - IMG 2878
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At his brother's farm, another kind of flower called "Million Stars." You can see why. - IMG 2873
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After being picked, the flowers rest in dark, cool rooms, and are then dried and refrigerated for boxing so that they will last the two weeks necessary to make them salable. - IMG 2871
Gerber daisies in buckets getting ready to be shipped out, with netting around the blooms to protect them.