Birds, Beauty and Bounty in New Mexico

Silver City

Bear Mountain Lodge and the Curious Kumquat

                       Mexican Jay

Curious Kumquat's Chef Rob

Truth or Consequences

Sierra Grande Lodge, Elephant Butte Lake and Ted Turner's Ladder Ranch

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Our seventh visit to the Festival of Cranes

It's really cold at 6 AM--see Judy (third on left)

Snow Geese at the Bosque too

Food Notes

Curious Kumquat
Amazing meals by Chef Rob

Ted Turner brought in renowned Chef Tatsu Miyazaki 
to oversee the Restaurant at Sierra Grande. Preparations

were exceptional--we ate all our meals in-house!

Frank and Lupe's in Scorro

Manny's famous green chili burger

at the Buckhorn in San Antonio

Cameras

Soccer Action

Camera Note. OMD-EM5 with M. Zuiko f/2.8 40-150 mm

Ruby's End

After 25 years Ruby's Diner at end of Seal Beach Pier closed in January 2013.

Shortly after the closing of Ruby's the end of the pier was gated-closed. Reopening will require "mandatory upgrades" (costing millions) to the pier. Options for restoration include open space, a one-story building to accommodate a restaurant, or a two-story building. 

Links to: October 15, 2015 Seal Beach Sun Article

October 13, 2015 Orange County Register Story

Two years and counting...

Keep in mind, we've been waiting twenty-four years for the promised restoration of our fun tram ride on the pier.

Links to:   Tram Story LA Times May 1989

 Restoration Plan LA Times January 1994

Tom Fritz demonstrates at the Huntington Beach Art League

Thank you, Tom, for a superlative

demonstration at our October meeting.

Notes. 
Tom's web site: www.fritzart.com
Huntington Beach Art League's web site: http://hbartleague.org