A Redding panorama

These images of Redding were captured yesterday from the Veranda of a home I just listed for sale. It is a beautiful view. Click to enlarge.
Another excellent marketing image from The Address Realty

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Another excellent marketing image from The Address Realty

Another excellent marketing image from The Address RealtyA truly breathtaking view. It’s also a gorgeous home. And it’s for sale. It’s ReallyRedding.

Cactus flower

Spotted these beauties on Benton Drive in Redding. Lovely prickly pears in bloom. Click any to enlarge.
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Cactus1Cactus doesn’t grow much further north than Redding in California, much like palm trees. Prickly pear is very drought tolerant plant, well suitable to southern exposure in Really Redding. Nopalitos, my friends!

GTO drag race car for sale in Redding

Longtime readers will recall my friend Bob passed away a while back, and now his family needs to sell his race car. With all the car folks in town for Kool April Nites, I figure it would be good to post this again. Please share widely, and to anyone you know who might be interested. $80K into it, offered at $60K. When Bob tried to describe what it was like to drive it, words failed. Must be amazing! There are going to be plenty of roller drag cars for sale, but perhaps not as heavily modified as this one!
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This 1966 Pontiac GTO bodied Drag car represents a very good example of a modern drag race car custom build. Currently located in Redding California.

The custom 1966 Pontiac “Door Slammer” GTO race car has over $80,000 invested in the build. It has been built with all of the finest racing components and has only had 6 break-in passes. Not that you’d need to, but if there was anything you’d need to replace you could check out sircarpart.com or similar sites.

The Reher Morrison 565 CID Dart block racing engine is tuned to 1,200 hp, but is capable of producing 2,000 hp with some modification and tuning.
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Angry dog

Throw back Thursday. Here’s a fun image I captured last year in Italy. Not much this stone dog can do about the pigeon on its nose except glare at it.
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Have lunch in Redding today

Cafe Pagato lunch

We welcome Jeremy, our new cook, to Caffe Pagato! Jeremy has made Roast Beef Pepperonata sandwiches with Potato Salad today for lunch. #passionforcooking #deliciousness #lunchspecial #caffepagato

Posted by Caffè Pagato on Thursday, April 16, 2015

I’ve posted about this interesting cafe before. You can check out this and other dining destinations at my Redding Area Restaurants page. Go and enjoy eating out; it’s Really Redding.

Colossal oak on Benton Drive

We had a strong wind last night. I saw some damaged trees around town. This big oak on Benton Drive still stands.
Oak on BentonWe have some big trees in the Redding area. A while back, the wind took one of my favorite big beautiful oaks down. It was located on Deschutes Road. I thought I had a photo of that tree, but sadly I can’t find it. I will try to post more trees. ReallyRedding is a tree city, and there are many standouts.

Limitations

Recently and quite inexplicably, my car seems compelled to periodically post this warning.
Speed limitedDuly noted, car. It hasn’t proven to be much of a limitation.

Joe Friedman break dances

My friend Joe Friedman let me shoot some of his calorie burning break dance moves in Anderson at California Dance Company studio the other day. I put it to music at YouTube.
Thanks, Joe. Your hard work and practice is evident. Below, his audition reel completed:

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