81 shots & an 8 mile walk

Yesterday my coworker/friend Ben and I played Lockeford Springs golf course just outside of Lodi. The course was really nice and was surrounded by vineyards and in the distance the foothills. I shot 81 (41, 40), Ben didn't fare as well but had fun anyway. On the third hole (par 3, 145yrd) my tee shot hit the pin, thus denying me of my first hole-in-one.

Amazing Alameda

Today we decided to take a little trip to the flea market in Alameda (near Oakland). We hadn't been south of Lodi on the freeway yet, so we took that route. We went south on 5, then west on 205 and 580 to Oakland. While we crossed over the hills, it was amazing to see all the windmills. They were spinning so fast and there were hundreds!

The entire flea market was on a runway. We parked in row Y, like "why" do we have to walk that many rows to the gate. Off in the distance you can see downtown San Fran and the Bay Bridge. It was 60º and a nice change of pace from the 96º that we've been getting used to.


After we paid the $5 each to get in, we made our way down the rows. Each row was labeled with a letter and in each row were 40 vendors. We only made it down to X before we turned back, but there were probably 6 rows that we didn't check out.


We came back with this wood block type. It was set out in trays. The large ones were $2 and small $1.

Stoned by Medusa

Today we celebrated the 60th birthday of the General Mills Lodi plant at Six Flags in Vallejo. We went on Medusa the tallest, longest, fastest and scariest roller coaster in northern California. It made the Wild Thing at ValleyFair look like a kiddy ride. There was no rhyme or reason for each turn, twist, bank, corkscrew or loop, and when we got off we were short of breath and had noodle legs. Check out this video.

Syd Russ

After the addition of some more life (our new orange tree Josh and I collectively named Syd Russ) and a new grill to our patio, we may actually sit and enjoy the beautiful nights here. In the morning, it's pretty chilly (around 55-60º). It heats up very quickly in the afternoon to the high of the day which is normally around 90-95º. Then by 8:30 or so it cools of to around 75º. It's a great time to be out and we like to take walks with Lucy on the path.


In our complex, around the second pool is this fence that encompasses a large area of grass. We started taking Lucy out there to play. (she hasn't spontaneously jumped in the pool yet)

Greetings from Lucy

Hey everyone! This is my bed, I like it a lot! I've been told it's for ya'll to sleep on when you come to pet me. I will keep it warm until then.

toodles,
Lucy

ein deutsches Auto für ein deutsches Mädchen

We finally got another car!

the digs

I was finally able to take a break and get out to take some pictures. This is the area between our building (on the right) and the building next to us. Our apartment is the first one on the right (behind the stairs). Straight ahead is the gate out to a path that runs between the complex and the"nature reserve area."

Lucy and one of her fav toys "Tire Thing".

I hate this color, but it's everywhere.

This is where everyone gets to sleep when they come to stay!!