Carmen's Chronicles: Sacramento

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 53 - The California State Capitol - August 21, 2014

On a bright sunny day, against a blue sky background, the state capitol

of California looks especially beautiful.

This neoclassical structure, home to the government of

California is located in Sacramento. The office of the

governor is here.

Based on the U. S. Capitol Building in Washington, D. C.,

it was completed between 1861 and 1874 and, in 1973, it

was listed on the Office of the National Register of Historic Places.

I am participating in

Look Up, Look Down Challenge, Week 53

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Saturday, June 14, 2014

The Saturday PhotoHunt - sponsored by Sandi - Dusk - June 13, 2014

Sandi has chosen "dusk" as today's photohunter theme. I have a few photos
to contribute to the title.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - the Arabian Sea

Looking out at the Pacific Ocean from Daly City, California

Sacramento, California as the sun sets at dusk

Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong, at dusk

Nassau, New Providence Island, the Bahamas, at dusk

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Saturday PhotoHunt - "Dusk"

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Friday, December 20, 2013

Skywatch Friday - Sacramento Sunset - December 17, 2013

I decided to drive around last evening to look at some of the Christmas displays.
Nothing however, rivaled, that put on by nature. It was so spectacular, I had to
pull off the road and get out, camera in hand, to snap a few pictures. Wish I had
been near the ocean!

I stayed, watching this incredible display, till darkness settled.

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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Camera Critters #264 - The Bees Are Buzzing - April 27, 2013

Today is a bit cool ( 54 degrees right now ) and a bit overcast ( I keep thinking
that I'll be sweltering in Mumbai's 100 degree temperatures in a month ) but
flowers are blooming everywhere and, with them, bees are cavorting and
satiating themselves with nectar.

I'm excited because my brother, who lives in the Atlanta area, called and will
be out on Monday to see a client in Sacramento. He'll stay over Tuesday to
meet his new great niece, Harper Ann Vukasinovic, who debuted on April 14th,
so I'll drive up Monday and have a couple of days with my granddaughter, too.
Wish Susan, my lovely sister-in-law were making the trip with him. I haven't
seen them since they were out for Laura and Alex's wedding which was three
years ago May 10th. They will will celebrate an anniversary and Laura's first
Mother's Day!

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Friday, August 12, 2011

Friday Flash 55 - Playing With The Pooches - August 12, 2011

CA State Capitol

Wikipedia

I'm glad the Terminator's gone,

To me, he seemed a freak,

Though admired far and near,

For his muscular physique.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, 38th governor of California

Wikipedia

He did little for the Golden State,

And left office cloaked in shame,

For some politician movie stars,

Every woman seems fair game!

Republican husband, Democrat wife,

Seems, to me, a source of certain strife!

Carmen Henesy

I am participating in Mr Know It All's Friday Flash 55 -

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I am a hundred miles north of my Daly City home, house sitting with my two

granddogs while my son, Alex, and his wife, Laura are spending eight days on

a two island vacation in Hawaii - four days on Oaha and four days on Kauai.

It's Laura's first time in Hawaii though I've taken my boys there twice.

They are having a wonderful time and I am really enjoying the adoration of

these two doggies. I can't believe how loving they are. There is no question

in my mind that pets can lower one's blood pressure. I have felt so relaxed

since I got here. Taffy and Bucky are constantly with me, following me

from room to room and, of course, they hop onto that California king bed

at night to keep me company. I'll really miss them when the kids get home!

Friday, April 01, 2011

Friday Flash 55 - Reading at 65 MPH - April 1, 2011

Driving down the freeway,

With traffic such a bore,

I'm really not so bothered,

By it any more.

The trip to Sacramento,

Two hours passes fast.

With a really good audio book,

I'd like to make it last!

Now my jouney ends - at the book's most crucial part!

I'm left hanging - until my homeward start!

I am participating in Mr Know It All's Friday Flash 55 - check out the site and join in the fun!

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Momma Paparazzi - Pictures from Saturday in West Sacramento - September 13, 2010

My boys give me such a hard time about having to pose for photographs for my blog,

calling me names like "Momma Paparazzi" and blocking shots with their hands or

whatever they can grab. Honestly, they only comply when I rant about delivering the last

two of them without epidurals even though they both weighed in excess of eight and a

half pounds each ( Jeremy was 9 pounds, eight ounces ). I guess I should have started

blogging when they were children. I think mothers of little ones don't have this problem.

We were all a little somber on Sunday after Saturday night's gunshot incident but I did

get a few photographs earlier on Saturday when we had dinner and celebrated our reunion

with Shawn, my oldest son who had just gotten home from his four months of active duty

in Germany with his Air Force reserve unit from Travis Air Force Base which is located

about sixty miles from San Francisco. Laura's parents and her brother, his wife, and

their sweet little son, Conner, came and my three boys and their ladies were there. It

was a nice gathering. I really like Laura's family, especially her mother, Christine, who

is also an R.N.

My granddogs are very sweet and they always remember me. In fact, Bucky leaped

through the van window when we pulled up. He is no lightweight, either but he is pretty

agile!

This is my youngest son Jeremy, who will be 26, November 2nd, with his lovely girlfriend,

Katie. He was a division one college decathlete at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and

Katie was a heptathlete there.

These are the newlyweds ( May 7th ), Laura and Alex. I can't believe it is already four

months since their wedding. He had his 28th birthday August 27th.

This is Shawn, my oldest son who will be 40 in December. He's been in the Air Force

Reserves about twenty years now. He missed his brother's wedding by a week. It

looks like Laura has forgiven him - he was supposed to be best man but the Air Force

wasn't sympathetic.

Laura - pretty from any angle!

Conner - isn't he the sweetest? Look at those blue eyes.

Conner was constantly pointing at the ceiling fan. He doesn't have one in his house and

he really was intrigued by it.

Laura's delicious fruit tart

Mom, enough already!!!

They pulled out the bottom of the trundle bad and moved it into the living room for Shawn

and, instantly, Taffy hopped on!

What, this isn't for me?

Wait a minute - Bucky figured it was big enough for him, too!

The kids heading our for an evening in Sacramento, leaving me with the granddogs

Snuggling with Shawn

Bucky and Shawn

Cujo understudy

Well, I realize I didn't get a picture of myself in here but that's fine. I was in a bit of rush to

finish before the boys completely revolted and broke my camera! The granddogs are

so much nicer about this whole thing!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

"W" is For Wedding - the Marriage of Laura Winterhalter to Alexander Vukasinovic, May 7, 2010 - A few more photos for Alphabe Thursday, 6-24-10

I realize, of course, that I already posted some pictures of the wedding of my middle son, Alex, to his beautiful, Laura, in a blog shortly after their May 7th wedding. However, Laura recently sent me several hundred more photographs and, since "W" is our Alphabe letter today, I couldn't resist sharing some of them with you.

I can't believe that this Friday will be SEVEN weeks since the big day. Time goes by so quickly! I haven't even seen the happy couple since then. While they live in West Sacramento, only about 110 miles from San Francisco, time constraints seem to always interfere with our traveling back and forth. Laura works more than full time as a paramedic and Alex works a 4AM to noon shift at his job, then has classes most weekdays. Occasionally, he tries to catch a couple of hours sleep.

These photos include some of the beautiful setting at Scribner Bend Vineyards in Sacramento. It was truly a glorious day but it got chilly after the sun set. I was lucky to have blankets in my car which I got for us to use as wraps!! Of course, the folks who got up and danced didn't seem to be bothered by the drop in temperatures as the night wore on.

Scribner Bend Vineyards, Sacramento, CA

The lovely outdoor dinner setting

Katie, Jeremy's girlfriend, doing the honors for Alex

Collin, the ring bearer

Alex ( middle son of three ), age 27 with his mother, age 65

Alex, with his younger brother, Jeremy, 25 - absent was their older brother,

Shawn, 39, who was deployed to Germany with the Air Force Reserves a

week prior to the wedding - he was to be best man. We all missed him very much!

Beautiful Laura Winterhalter, Alex's sweetheart for six years, now Mrs. Vukasinovic

Jeremy escorts maid of honor, Mandy ( his left ), and Lindsay

Happiness abounds

Such radiance!

A quick kiss in the rose bower

My immediate family ( minus our new bride ) - brother, Charley, sis-in-law, Susan, Alex, Jeremy and Elmira, who cared for the boys much of their lives