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Photographer, chef and whatever else TBD (that's what happens when you realize your life as a hamster on a wheel has to stop, get off the wheel, break out of the cage - and don't get eaten by something with fangs). Original content. English, Français...
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Spotted towhee #towhee #tohi #wildlifephotography #nature #bird #birdphotography

Merlin! #falcon #faucon #bird #wildlife #rapace #wildlifephotography #birdphotography

Why do veggies need tongs but peanuts don’t? #deepquestions #somethingtoponder #mysteryoflife

It really was time to make some bread. Slow cold fermentation, high hydration and only four ingredients. #bread #baking #homebaked

Finally our sugar snap peas are starting to flower. Now if they're not eaten by snails, slugs, gnomes, rats or anything else we'll get a chance to have fresh produce. #vegetables #sugarsnappea #vegetableflowers #garden

Mother of thousands (Kalanchoe sp.) has interesting flowers. Too bad it's poisonous, but you can't have everything. Seems like everything is getting poisonous, just read the news!

It's Tuesday, time to use stuff up! Beans, avocados, the rest of the chicken, cilantro, cheeses, alioli. Kind of a nacho salad, maybe. Are organic tortilla chips over processed food? I'll say no, not so much. #nachos #wastenot #avocado #beans #totopos #homecooking

Alioli lobster with watercress on rosemary foccacia bread. Side of Brussels sprouts. DOCG Gavi. Because going out is too expensive! Sorry, fancy Michelin star restaurant. #lobster #sandwich #alioli #homecooking #foccacia #madefromscratch #watercress

It's all about the cats! #calicocat #cat #neko #chat #gato

Wore this shirt to a party. Too bad dressing for the thing was more fun than the thing itself. The food was good. Some things are just like that. There was a game most of us did not understand, even though I somehow won? And too much intellectual snark is not good (sociology in this case).

Does your cat bite? Non.

Go to a concert, see if they tap their feet at the same time.

Magret de canard à l’orange sanguin, avec lentilles. J’ignore pourquoi ils vendent le magret dans un emballage qui n’indique ni la quantité de morceaux ni leur tailles. Oui, tailles pluriel car il en avait deux petits et un moyen! #canard #magret #canardàlorange #duck #pato #anac #cuisinefrançaise

Just realized who our Fearless Leader reminds me of... a character in Bug Jack Barron by Norman Spinrad! [That's not a good thing, especially since that was not a good dystopia to live in!]

Sometimes it's better to go for a walk in the cold than disturb perfect bliss. Even if she is sleeping on your jacket! #cat #calicocat #snooze #happycat

Here's to hope. We need it! #watercolor #pleinair #trees #originalart

A walk through Rabastens, France. #travelphotography #France #blackandwhite

Pétanque! They take the game very seriously! #pétanque #France #travelphotography

L'église, Burcy, France. #blackandwhite #photography #travelphotography

Where the truffle went (mostly). Truffle everything! Yeah, the menu is in French because this is a fancy place! Except the word "dystopia" because it looks better in English. #truffle #pasta #fancyfood #madefromscratch #steak #pasta #truffe #napatrufflefestival #homecooking

Fairy tale pic, Girona, Spain. Who's behind the window? Witch, knight, princess, prince, a family of gnomes? #girona #vines #fairytale #travelphotography

Trump's second inauguration is tomorrow. Who says cats don't know this? #cat #tuxcat #upsidedowncat #anxiety

White bean and squash soup with pepitas and pimentón. Not a huge fan of squash, but this is good. Adapted from el Comidista so guess it’s kind Spanish. #soup #squash #madefromscratch #beans #garlic #pepitas #pumpkinseeds #homecooking #orangefood

Cat photo. Because: must have cat photo, right? And she was posing for fame and glory. #cat #calicocat

Last galette des rois of the year. Back to losing weight, let the battle of the bulge begin anew! #originalcontent #homecooking #madefromscratch #galettedesrois #pastry #puffpastry

Watercolor of our local river. #watercolor #art #aquarelle #river #water

Cool restaurant in Barcelona. We didn't eat here, though. #travel #barcelona #travelphotography

Yellow-rumped warbler ready for a bath #bird #warbler

Our black jewel orchids are blooming. These are grown for their foliage, but the flowers are cool if you get close enough. #houseplant #horticulture

Bienvenue à Burcy, France! #france #photography #blackandwhite #hiver

Truffles are art! Kinda performance art, since you have to eat them quickly: half life of 5 days from when they're dug up! (so much for snarky, insightful first post, but there's enough politics going around already!)