Red Robin, Riverbank, CA

Had lunch at a Red Robin

one day last week.

We do not have one

in our hometown,

so it was a real treat.

They have some great artwork on display.

Here are just a few examples:

 US flag made of baseballs!

Guitar

(non-functional)

made of license plates.

(Not really sure why 'ALCOHOL'

is featured.)

Light fixture.

Dozens of bottles suspended from the ceiling,

with halogen lights above to illuminate.

US map; backlit.

I'd have to do some research,

but I think each state shape

is made from a metal sign

that advertises beer 

brewed in the corresponding state.

Clever, colorful art

that reuses 'disposable' objects.

Tragic Fire

On 2 February 2015, my house burned to the ground. 

It is quite a process "starting over."

For the purposes of this blog, the relevant result of the fire is that my entire digital photo collection was destroyed. So, the source material from which I draw for this blog is gone.

I do have hundreds of pictures on my phone - which survived the fire because I had it in my hand calling 911.  But some of those pictures have already been used; and many of them are not actually suitable to this blog; i.e., family photos, event photos, etc.

I will get back to taking pictures for this blog eventually.  My camera was lost in the fire, so I hope to replace it at some point.

Please be patient. In terms of priorities, this blog (and my others, as well) is pretty far down on the list.

Nevertheless, I hope to be back at it as soon as I can.

Stand by!