Category: Family and Friends
Thanksgiving with Visitors from China
Leaving Hangzhou
Church at MeiLiZhou
The MeiLiZhou Church is beautiful. After all, the name means “beautiful isle.” Sleek modern lines make up the contemporary campus, and stark natural maple decorate the inside. Engraved Ten Commandments hang on the front wall, illuminated by sunlight streaming in from the windows. Located as part of a resort, the…
Ancestral Chaozhou
China Reunion
Salt Creek Beach Barbeque
Bergamot Station with Stuart Green
Today’s excursion took my brother and me to Bergamot Station to visit Stuart Green’s show. This exhibit highlights some of the key points of color theory. Dr. Green’s self-directed study of color theory—much influenced by Feininger, Itten, Albers, and faculty members of the Bauhaus School of Design—led him to take…
Alice’s Birthday Dinner
Jobes’ Bees
Forty Years Ago
Mom and Dad’s 40th Anniversary
Garden Harvest and Courtyard Barbeque
Inland Koi Society at the Nyiradys
2012 Fathers’ Day
Canada Trip Conclusion
Yoho and Icefields Parkway
Kootenay National Park
Around Banff
Now, it’s apparent why the resort advertised heated indoor parking. Last night, what was light rain turned into a mild snowstorm, and it’s getting heavier while we have pancakes and French toast for breakfast. Soon after breakfast, which is more like brunch, we peek outside to see that everything is…
Lake Louise and Surroundings
To Calgary and Canmore
Andy’s Birthday at the Huntington
Jonathan and Tina’s Wedding
It was around 2:30 this afternoon when we walked into the beautiful Vibiana, located at the center of downtown Los Angeles. After the Northridge earthquake and subsequent restoration, The Cathedral of St. Vibiana became simply The Vibiana. Extended family came first, to get group pictures taken with the bride and…
Birthday Surprise
Samantha and Adam’s Wedding
Samantha got married to Adam this afternoon in the beautiful setting of Edward-Dean Museum and Gardens. Low clouds diffused the sunlight, and the whole place was gently lit. The actual ceremony was short and sweet. Afterwards, there were appetizers, an elegant buffet dinner, and dancing. It was nice to see…