Older humans may regret seeing crows feet in the mirror, but this Redding old crow would surely beg to differ.
Just a fleeting episode. See a one foot crow. Grab the camera. And then the traffic light changes at the intersection of two very different lives in Redding.
One imagines you need be a tough old bird, even by crow standards, to get by on one foot around here. Street crow has cred.
Pondering what might have happened to the other foot, nothing pleasant comes to mind. Still, dignity in the struggle. No Crow Workers Comp. No Crow SSI, or Disability checks. What are you looking at anyway?
Redding physician/photographer Adam Attoun
Adam Attoun combines artistic aspects of digital photographic imagery to compliment the health diagnostic images he provides. Check out his lovely artistic online gallery.
Good photography combines art and science. At some point, those boundaries blur. Looks like Adam embraces the ambiguity.
Art, science. Cross Sectional Images and Glamour Shots. The whole picture. Like Da Vinci, Uomo Universale, the universal man. Combining art and science to greater effect. That’s Really Redding.
Stay cool Redding. August shimmers beneath a nuclear sun.
Heat waves ripple across too much pavement and steely automobiles, evaporating the moisture right off your eyes. Blink back the heat.
Find a way to stay chill today, Redding. You can do it. You always have.
Just another sunny day.
Okay these last two are from Winter. Sunny Winter. So think about Winter.
Coolness brought to you by Really Redding.
Images of 4th of July in Mt Shasta City 2012
In nearby Mt Shasta, they celebrate Independence Day like any small town. Everyone running or walking through town en masse, past musicians, clowns, and fairies. Pausing briefly to grab something to eat or drink, but always walking around, and seeing everyone else doing the same. Brilliant!
Happy Independence Day to all of us!
Sunset on Whiskeytown Lake
Took this image yesterday. Not overly colorful or bright for a Whiskeytown Lake sunset. More subtle and tranquil.
These are sized 1920 X 1200 for a Desktop Background image, although they are rather dark for my tastes. But feel free to use either, if you like.
Earlier we attended a dinner party in west Redding. This was the view from the pool:
Sublime sunset reflections. That’s Really Redding.
A Springtime Quail Love Song does the trick
I was waiting for a client to arrive for a showing at a home for sale in Bella Vista. Out back, this lonely male was singing his Springtime Lovesong, from the top of a propane tank.
Evidently, to good effect.
“Hey, hey! Where are you going?”
The thrill of the chase. A neverending story. Photos by Skip Murphy, 2012.
A few Redding Rodeo images
A lovely barn in Bella Vista
A dinner proposal
Friday’s dinner was supposed to be special. But we didn’t know just how special it would be. Earlier, we learned French Chef Reynald Tel was no longer cooking at the By The Way, or Bourbon and Bull bar. Too bad. But we also learned he was trying to expand his catering business. So naturally we invited him over to cook. Just a little French Style tasting. Which turned into 8 courses with appropriate French wine pairings. Oh my. Words fail.
So, watch this in HD for full effect. Originally edited to Edith Piaf “La Vie En Rose,” from 1946, which you would think would be Public Domain or at least fair Use for Non Commercial. But YouTube won’t let you see that version, so here’s an alternate. If you start the video with sound off, then click on link (above) for Edith Piaf, you can almost hear it as intended. It won’t sync up, but you’ll get the gist of it.
As spectacular as dinner was, it was only the prelude the to main event. Unknown to anyone but himself, Aaron Rader planned to propose to Erin Murphy at this dinner. He asked to play a DVD he’d brought with him. And this is what we saw.
She said yes.
It was a fantastic night. Here is the tasting menu, which is a fun read.
TheMenu
And De Reynald Catering can be reached at (530) 710 4098, for events and cooking lessons. Highly recommended, shall we say!
