daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
Here are some photos I took on today’s walk around the neighborhood.
I looked up at the sky tonight and saw something unexpected. SpaceX launched a rocket from Vandenberg, and it left behind this glowing cloud formation drifting across the sky. Pretty cool! 🚀
We’re heading back to Italy! 🇮🇹 Two years ago it was Puglia with a gastronomy tour led by our friend, and this time we’re off to Northern Italy with much of the same group. But first, Mariko and I are spending a few days in Venice before everyone meets up. We’re flying straight in, so that works out perfectly.
It’s a long haul flight, so we’ve got movies, books, and vino to keep us company. Saluti! 🥂
Today we made our way back home to Texas. Our route took us through Chicago first, and we got to fly over Lake Michigan for a bit. The water was this gorgeous emerald color – I had to do a double take! Honestly, it could have passed for the Caribbean. Nobody tell the tourists. 😄🌊
We flew out to Dayton, Ohio today for the WGI Finals to watch Koa perform. This is his last season of competitive percussion — he’s aging out, so this one feels a little extra special. We make it to Finals every year to cheer him on, and this time is no different. I hope he soaks up every moment of these last few shows! 🥁🎉
We went shopping downtown today under an overcast sky, but the sun started breaking through as the morning went on. The clouds were something else. A huge cumulus cloud dominated the sky, and then when sunset hit, everything turned all sorts of colors. It was really beautiful. I never get tired of a good cloud show. ☁️
Photo info: Apple iPhone 15 Pro, 6.7649998656528mm, f/1.8, 1/500 sec, ISO80
I went out for an evening run around the neighborhood tonight and ended up spending half the time looking up. 😄 The clouds were gorgeous, and with the sun setting, the colors were something else. I even caught a few birds flying in front of one of the clouds, and an airplane streaking right past the moon. Not a bad way to end the day. 🌙
