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Road repair and destruction

bus-road-1

What do you get when you divert buses in order to repair the road they’ve destroyed?

bus-road-2

Different destroyed roads.

doug Atlántida 2 Comments September 19, 2014October 12, 2024 1 Minute

2013 Bodega Garzón Sauvignon Blanc

Thanks to Shiba Sommelier for permission to repost:

shibasomelier

Guys, I’m super psyched about this Sauvignon Blanc from Uruguay! Can you tell? Green pepper, grass, white peach, and lime rind on the nose. Lots of nectarines, white peaches, and lime rind on the palate with nice, crisp acidity.

5/5 bones

$$

Sauvignon Blanc

13% abv

Garzón, URUGUAY

doug Commerce Leave a comment September 18, 2014October 12, 2024 1 Minute

Dreary

dreary

Sunny now, but it’s been only a few days since this ….

doug Nature Leave a comment September 17, 2014October 12, 2024 1 Minute

Snow in Uruguay!

snow

OK, so it didn’t fall from the sky; the peril of not having a frost-free freezer in a place where the relative humidity rarely dips below 60%.

doug Commerce Leave a comment September 16, 2014October 12, 2024 1 Minute

Moldy lumber

More rain. Too much rain this year. (1)(2)(3)

moldy-wood

In my makeshift workshop, compare the effects of a wet winter on pine (with curiously mold-repelling knot) and eucalyptus.

doug Commerce Leave a comment September 14, 2014October 12, 2024 1 Minute

Dusk perspective

sunshadows

Interesting change of perspective: instead of radiating from the sun, shadows converge away from it.

doug Photography Leave a comment September 13, 2014October 12, 2024 1 Minute

Memorial

memorial

doug Wheels Leave a comment September 12, 2014October 12, 2024 1 Minute

First swim of the season

first-swim

No no no … not mine!

doug beach Leave a comment September 11, 2014October 12, 2024 1 Minute

No fat! No cholesterol!

morron-verde-arrows

In bell peppers: amazing? How do they do that? Must be genetic modification….

doug Commerce 3 Comments September 6, 2014October 13, 2024 1 Minute

“If at first you don’t succeed” redux

Ah yes, has only been a few days since I posted about an obvious bit of bad planning.

cleanout

Looking back toward where I took that picture, you can see that it subsequently occurred to someone to make a clean-out access.

My “redux” refers to another 7-day wonder a few blocks up. See here and here.

*Sigh.* At least they tried to fix it.

doug Atlántida Leave a comment September 5, 2014October 12, 2024 1 Minute

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