tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34897469144825117552024-11-01T03:33:20.838-07:00A spot to share things with family and friends...(well, and the entire 'net of course)Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-55695755909243649522012-12-05T15:06:00.001-08:002012-12-05T15:06:46.798-08:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/8248662108/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8341/8248662108_e073291b23.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/8248662108/">The Fallen</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p></p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-62433442335668403042012-07-21T17:30:00.001-07:002012-07-21T17:30:04.410-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7618626948/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7264/7618626948_b14e7e31a7.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7618626948/">sun burst</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p>sunburst</p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-75903238112916685972012-07-06T16:16:00.001-07:002012-07-06T16:16:02.076-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7517357980/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7517357980_1a39a79032.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7517357980/">Independence flowers</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p>some lovely flowers to greet our 4th of July party guests.</p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-25444384269984000872012-05-18T19:43:00.001-07:002012-05-18T19:43:53.558-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224753760/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/7224753760_4c5a6cf106.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224753760/">a sea of color</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p></p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-27807726627408009352012-05-18T19:41:00.001-07:002012-05-18T19:41:20.502-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224744628/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5035/7224744628_860b81a26f.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224744628/">flowers up and flowers down</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p></p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-48065470158330193372012-05-18T19:38:00.001-07:002012-05-18T19:38:44.478-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224734882/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8014/7224734882_d061805c46.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224734882/">sky high</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p></p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-61659389939305615812012-05-18T19:36:00.001-07:002012-05-18T19:36:52.475-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224727998/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5325/7224727998_ccd07dc084.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224727998/">purple passion</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p></p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-50811462201060003402012-05-18T19:34:00.001-07:002012-05-18T19:34:41.235-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224720486/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7217/7224720486_b6f1fb7df6.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224720486/">shadow dancing</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p></p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-88318656866883675882012-05-18T19:32:00.001-07:002012-05-18T19:32:56.370-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224713922/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5316/7224713922_480100d964.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224713922/">koi pond</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p></p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-49871915489170948152012-05-18T19:29:00.001-07:002012-05-18T19:29:58.891-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224703292/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7224703292_89f9f2ae05.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224703292/">architectural detail</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p></p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-9615343276259497512012-05-18T19:23:00.001-07:002012-05-18T19:23:37.745-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224681146/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7224681146_9c99f947a7.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224681146/">the plant house</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p></p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-64931437684849264742012-05-18T19:20:00.001-07:002012-05-18T19:20:55.470-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224671810/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7075/7224671810_e89f340893.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224671810/">the park at night</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p></p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-7876487939743764082012-05-18T19:18:00.001-07:002012-05-18T19:18:54.359-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224665116/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/7224665116_f0306ae7e5.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224665116/">night rider</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p></p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-12904754855417598142012-05-18T19:15:00.001-07:002012-05-18T19:15:20.899-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224652870/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5445/7224652870_e5897a5cf5.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/7224652870/">orange bloom</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p></p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-33784974608002186152011-04-10T22:53:00.000-07:002011-04-10T22:53:28.566-07:00My brother and I were able to take four days and make a trip to Texas. Third time there for me, and second for Jeff. Main goal of the trip was to spend time with our father, added benefits - getting to spend time with our step-mom Joyce, and members of her family who live in the same area. It was nice to get to see them all!<br /> <br /> Here's a little video I put together from some of the photos I took on the trip. Hope you like it. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Okd5JocVvBs?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> Click on icons on map to see more information and maybe even a photo. Includes link to more data/information about the location of feature.<br /> <iframe frameborder="0" height="600" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/embedViewer.html?webmap=10145446cad84eea88af584b2fd39e6a&amp;zoom=true&amp;scale=true" width="940"></iframe><br /> <small><a href="http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=10145446cad84eea88af584b2fd39e6a" style="color: blue; text-align: left;" target="_blank">View Larger Map</a></small><br /> <br /> That's it for this trip. <br /> Hope to make it back out soon and bring my wife along too.@SDBBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08679003816184997060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-42002046935379715342010-12-09T12:14:00.001-08:002010-12-09T12:24:31.993-08:00<p>Crazy story – glad the burn went as planned… </p> <p><object id="817" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" height="394" width="448"><param value="always" name="allowscriptaccess" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.nbcsandiego.com/syndication?id=111616899&amp;path=%2Fnews%2Flocal-beat" /><embed src="http://www.nbcsandiego.com/syndication?id=111616899&amp;path=%2Fnews%2Flocal-beat" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" height="394" width="448"></embed><p style="font-size:small">View more news videos at: <a href="http://www.nbcsandiego.com/video?__source=embedCode">http://www.nbcsandiego.com/video</a>.</p></object></p> <p>And here is an overview map of the location and the burn &amp; evac zones: </p> <p><iframe height="400" marginheight="0" src="http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/embedViewer.html?webmap=3503a007a9df4348a06a9bd1364b8d71&amp;zoom=true&amp;scale=true" frameborder="0" width="500" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <br /><small><a style="text-align: left; color: #0000ff" href="http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=3503a007a9df4348a06a9bd1364b8d71" target="_blank">View Larger Map</a></small></p> @SDBBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08679003816184997060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-45394627580534946462010-10-01T09:16:00.001-07:002010-10-01T09:16:29.704-07:00<p>We have recently moved to Valley Center CA, and I am finding (not surprisingly I guess) that not too many folks outside of the San Diego region know where Valley Center is. So I made a little map that I’ve shown to some folks to put it in context – thought I might as well put it out here too… </p> <p><iframe height="400" marginheight="0" src="http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/embedViewer.html?webmap=beff72727e714607af6c8b89f2a14883&amp;bing=true&amp;zoom=true&amp;scale=true" frameborder="0" width="500" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> <br /><small><a style="text-align: left; color: #0000ff" href="http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=beff72727e714607af6c8b89f2a14883" target="_blank">View Larger Map</a></small> </p> <p>So there you go - Valley Center. It's a wide sprawling area. Nice and quiet too!</p> @SDBBQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08679003816184997060noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-62803595840410271012010-03-29T10:49:00.001-07:002010-03-29T10:49:30.597-07:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/4473521382/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4473521382_b74f765c0e.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/4473521382/">Blue to the Third Power</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p>We just loved this flower - bright colors! <br />Nice that it shows well in the photo too. <br /><br />Little detail to look for - drop of water at the tip of each petal. <br /><br />Hope you like it!</p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-24597569809124665042010-03-12T15:54:00.001-08:002010-03-12T15:54:46.272-08:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/3935562016/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2595/3935562016_6c8caaba03.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/3935562016/">Helsinki Reindeer for Lunch!</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p>Oh ya - Reindeer. Tasty. If you get a chance (preferably in Finland of course!) to try reindeer meat, I would tell you to go for it. We got it at this outdoor flea market where there were multiple stands selling it in multiple manners. <br /><br />Everything on my plate was good. The local beer was lukewarm, as expected, and very good. And yes - that is a big plate of food!</p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-58401779562850118382010-03-12T00:48:00.001-08:002010-03-12T00:48:39.519-08:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/4426088191/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4426088191_84755bd442.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/4426088191/">Uspenski Cathedral - Helsinki, Finland</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p>We really enjoyed Helsinki. We went into two cathedrals, this was the smaller one, but I liked it more. Very ornate and interesting inside. Small. <br /><br />Take some time to look out from the parking lot - nice views over the city and the harbor. <br /><br />More info on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uspenski_Cathedral,_Helsinki</p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-76285032938169830822010-03-07T17:05:00.001-08:002010-03-07T17:05:13.834-08:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/4414915765/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4414915765_ef81440a17.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/4414915765/">Flower</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p>I found this flower in my in-laws backyard in the Kensington area of San Diego CA. <br /><br />I thought the colors were really interesting. Hope you like it.</p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-52996631063071020662010-03-07T16:50:00.001-08:002010-03-07T16:50:21.868-08:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/4415646480/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4415646480_356cf640d7.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/4415646480/">Humming Bird 7-19-2008 6-12-31</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p>Another shot of this humming bird taken in the Kensington area of San Diego CA. <br /><br />This was soon after I got this camera, so was pretty happy with this shot!</p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-7423568761800163522010-02-27T19:22:00.001-08:002010-02-27T19:22:55.223-08:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/4393811042/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2734/4393811042_112c91a844.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/4393811042/">Snow Pool</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p>Interesting pool of water we walked past in the local mountains. Sitting in a hollowed out tree trunk - wish I had taken more time to look at the thing floating in the water - I'm not sure what it is!</p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-64892071764415725232010-02-27T19:21:00.001-08:002010-02-27T19:21:30.849-08:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/4393037267/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4393037267_4ca98d89d0.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/4393037267/">Life and Death</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p>Another recent photo from Jen's rose garden - I liked the contrast between the bright lively colors and the dark of the dead ones.</p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3489746914482511755.post-70462724810162006142010-02-27T18:57:00.001-08:002010-02-27T18:57:02.780-08:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/4393055679/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4393055679_8828268521.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-ranch/4393055679/">Snow Leaf</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/the-ranch/">Tim Craig</a>.</span></div><p>Took a weekend in the mountains outside San Diego with some friends. I had a little time out and about with the camera, and thought this partially covered leaf looked really interesting.</p>Big Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623646103832023668noreply@blogger.com0