Peter Tatikian

Outside

: Finished reading: Twelve Desperate Miles by Tim Brady 📚 This one has a rusty banana boat, a …

: Ripe serrano peppers

: Lunch break. Silver Lake, Minnesota.

: Sour cherries at the corner, Northeast Minneapolis

: A busy (and chilly) start to the new year.

: Ollie the Dog guarding the backyard from squirrel interlopers on this amazingly fine fall evening.

: A solid start to the fall season.

: Spending some quality time in the bulk aisle at the local co-op.

: Today was an awesome day to do almost nothing.

: Grapes. Yes, in Minnesota.

: Maybe I should put more than water in here?

: Dog’s view of the “squirrel tree” from out the back door.

: Fall is getting a lot closer than I’m comfortable with.

: Wise words to live by.

: Yes, please.

: Drink local. Even if it’s soda pop. Strawberry Lemonade, Whistler Classic Soda

: Yet another flat bicycle tire. This time the tube is punctured on the interior side facing the rim, …

: Neighbors’s herb garden

: And now my cucumbers are running amok.

: Sombrero and a handlebar mustache; this must be good salsa.

: I think my lettuce plant has gone feral.

: The first slow, steady, rainstorm in weeks wandered by this afternoon. Waite Park, Minneapolis

: The neighbor’s bowling ball patch is really starting to come in season. Waite Park, …

: ALL WAY sign #01333, supplemental plaque to STOP sign. Minneapolis, City of Lakes

: Today’s bumper crop. I’m awash in raspberries.

: Staircase to nowhere, Sochacki Park, Minnesota.

: Tasty treat on another 100 degree day. Bottled in old-school, returnable, refillable bottles, here …

: The end of the $25 Craigslist trimmer. You shall trim no more.

: A brisk walk to the neighborhood park on a very sunny, and very cold early afternoon. Waite Park, …

: Heading back for breakfast after a (very overdue) morning surf. Manhattan Beach, California …

: A great day to go outside. Northeast Minneapolis.

: Fresh mini doughnuts and fancy soda pop; it’s the state fair in a box.

: I have, yet again, angered the bicycle tire gods. đź—ż

: Our neighbor’s yard is well protected. Huzzah!

: It is good to see blue skies and actual sunshine this morning after a Thanksgiving holiday weekend …

: My third plan for commuting (post-Snowpocalypse) to work today appears to be successful. Logistical …

: Prepping for the pending Snocpocalypse.

: According to the weather forecast, this may be the last day of green(-ish) grass and snow-free bike …

: Nobody home. Waite Park, Minneapolis

: No dawdling on yesterday’s evening walk; the “feels like” temperature was just a little above …

: I may enjoy using my label maker a bit too much.

: Ollie the dog and I discovered the Bridge of Dreams hiding in Webber Park, Minneapolis.

: Hello Office 2011 for Mac. I remember you, and your repeatedly corrupting Entourage database. I do …

: Another workplace warehouse discovery; an opened, and no doubt long forgotten, box containing a …

: Who knew replacing a simple toilet seat would require several hours of my Sunday?

: It’s starting to get chilly…

: Enjoying my commute, even with a bit of early-season snow.

: Winter has arrived at the picnic tables.

: BNSF Engine 9907 has been sitting at the front of the line since late summer; let’s see how …

: That’s a lot of gold tones and blue for a chilly Minnesota morning.

: Today is not a good day for a picnic in Minnesota; the wind chill temperature at noon is 1 degree …

: Public Service Announcement: remember to regularly empty your wet/dry vacuum and clean your filter. …

: Trying out the inherited snow roof rake. The fifteen feet of extensions reached even the furthest …

: Suburban Dad looks so stoked to be able to get his decorative post firmly planted in his front yard. …

: The abandoned woodlot trailer; a native species of Minnesota.

: We both needed a break after spending most of the day catching up on the post-vacation email …

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: Time on the beach with a stoked dog makes up for the lack of any surfable waves.

: Completed a bucket list hike today Franklin Trail from Carpinteria to Culbertson Crest (and back)

: I am happy to report that I am still physically able to, and still very much enjoy, walking up and …

: What’s your definition of “home” town? Is it the town you grew up in, or the town you enjoyed living …

: Welcome to Monday. First commute in below-freezing temperatures this season.

: Day 2: Movement Catching up on @macgenie’s photoblog challenge… Technically not a lot of movement at this …

: Day 1: Patience I’m a little late to the party, so here’s my day 1 (patience) contribution to @macgenie’s photo …

: When I was a kid in Southern California we would endlessly practice making what we called the Surfer …

: Searching for muskrats and other smelly things with Ollie the Dog at Bde Maka Ska.

: Celebrated Fathers Day at the local bingo hall with my spouse’s parents. This takes way more …

: The colors of the rental kayaks on Bde Maka Ska remind me of summertime snow-cones. A nice walk with …