Cat Face

I found a way to adapt a 25 year old Pentax 50 mm f1.2 lens to my Panasonic DSLR. Once upon a time that lens hung on the front end of a Pentax K1000 35 mm. I am surprised I still have it. I sold the K1000 body years ago. I wanted a portrait lens for my Panasonic G2 but they are too dammed expensive ($400+). A 50 mm on my little 4/3 DSLR is about the same as if it was a 100mm on a 35 mm camera. A 100 mm is a good portrait lens if it at least will open to f1.2. Wide open at f1.2 the background is defused and the face stands out from the background. The adapter cost me $10.00 from ebay. The daily rate for the model in the test shot was considerably more.

My Mom, Uncle Bill, and me

I am back at working on the pictures from my moms album. I really like this one. There are not many pictures of my Uncle Bill in her album. This was taken on the porch at the 109 South 10th St house in Yakima. Do I look to be a year old? Maybe 1936.

Port Orford 4

This is my latest ukulele. I call it "The Port Orford 4" It is a 4 string tenor. The soundboard is Port Orford Cedar. It is a beautiful color with a slight vertical grain pattern. The fretboard and bridge are Rosewood, the neck is Spanish Cedar the peghead is Walnut. The rosette is Paua shell.

You can see the grain pattern in the Cedar in this shot

In this view of the peghead you can see the Gotoh sealed tuning machines

This book matched California (Claro) Walnut really turned out nice. I love working with this wood. It cuts, bends and sands like a dream.

In this 3/4 view you can see the beautiful grain pattern in the California Walnut sides. If you click on these images they will enlarge

The Paua shell rosette turned out pretty nice
Thanks for looking!

My Moms Parents

Mattie McDonald and John Alexander Vann.
I am going through a bunch of pictures that were my moms photo album. I am trying to put them in some order while I still remember who most of them are. Many of the photos were ruined from water damage. A lot of the people in the album were their friends and she did not caption them. I am trying to make a collection of those that I can identify.

Emil James Theisen

My dad at 21 years old, 1919 the year they were married

Hazel Grace (Peggy) Vann

My mom at 18 the year she and my dad married

Julia's Birthday July 4 2011

Here is a shot of Julia's birthday party at the B&B. You can click on the image to see it bigger

Gilbert and Sullivan "Patience"

Last Summer, Julia and Clara were in the Gilbert and Sullivan musical "Patience" Julia played the part of a "maiden" and Clara was a "soldier" in the Guard. Julia and Clara are at the end of this group on the extreme left. Click on the images to enlarge.


That is Julia standing by the three soldiers on the right.


Julia and Clara are in the center rear.


Soldiers and Maidens singing merrily


Last scene of the last act. That is Julia in the white dress. Click on the images to enlarge.

Julia Cellini

October 2011

Louisa Cellini

November 2011

Pat Bending Sides

Pat Inouye working in his shop where he makes ukuleles. He is using his "side bender" to force the side of the ukulele to be bent into shape.

Water Tank Wall

The side of the catchment tank.

Ghost Cat

Boo looking at me as I walked by the window