Grillin' Event 5/19

Laura and Neighbors
Neighbors

Grillin'

Neighbors
LK and neighbors
Coworkers
Neighborhood Council Meeting

Our Beautiful House

Sarah's chillin' in the yard
Nice big front porch
Plant action
More plant action

First Meal on New Grill!

Kickin' it NC Stylee...

More House Tour

Ah... front porch
Living room
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"Greg's Room"

More Tour

Bathroom
Sun Room
Office
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More Tour

Bathroom
Sun Room
Office
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House Tour Concluded

Bedroom
Bedroom
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Quick Clarification

I just wanted to take this opportunity to clarify that this is the official blog of Eric Smythers. The Eric Smythers formerly of Charlotte, NC. The Eric Jackson Smythers that attended (and graduated from) Warren Wilson College. The same Eric Smythers that has also lived in Seattle and Burlington, Vermont. This is the Eric Smythers that now lives in the Central Coast of California. I like avacados, artichokes and ahi.

Thank you for listening...

-Eric Smythers

champion bunnies 

fair food 

goats and stuff 

"chewey" 

"champion" 

'nuff said 

"swine barn" 

washin' that horse 

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Not his first Mid-State Fair

I have nothing to say about this
 

They gave us change

 

Carnies... AWESOME


Shooting range

Me and a busker dude

Laura and her new, toothless lover 

Fair Stuff

Me and Cowboy

Nuff Said

Meats

Yeah, I won that for her... I'm a stud 

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Laura befriends a buser 

Shootin' Range 

Yeah, I won that for her.. I'm a stud 

The Fair "Frontier Town" 

San Simeon, CA Post Office 

Tidal Pools

 

gettin our beach on 

Me and Poochie

my and poochie

my wife 

across from our house 

my ladies 

Last night's sunset from our porch

 

Yard Pics

 

bath! 

bedroom 

more... 

view from the window (Pico Creek) 

more... 

Desk area 

Backdoor 

Entryway (and high ceilings) 

House! 

zebra! 

In case you missed it.. 

Laura pointing at the zebra 

Zebra! (this was taken down the street from our house) 

Sarah gets her beach on 

Sarah loves her walks on the beach

She's a new dog, refreshed and rejuvinated with all her time spent on the beach. It gives us an excuse to get out and watch sunsets, elephant seals, the fog rolling in - whatever...

Clearly, with no hair, the sun went right to my head too...

Giblet, on the other hand, is bound for some more time as a housecat, since there are mountain lions, coyotes, and long-tailed weasels about... 

The sun begins to affect Laura's sanity

Unfortunately, the sun went right to Laura's head
We went for a three hour hike about two miles from our house. It was a "busy Saturday" according to locals, but we only saw two other people. On the other hand, we saw California Condors, three deer (two babies), lots of lizards, numerous small birds, etc.

Arrival!

We got to town on the evening of July 4th. This is directly across the street from our new home.
Across the street from our new home in San Simeon, California

This was our hellacious towing hookup

It took us three full days of driving to get here. Going over the mountain passes on I-5 was completely horrible. The truck was threatening to overheat and we were going about 15 miles per hour. Needless to say, we were anxious to be rid of it.
Our hellcious towing hookup... Mountain passes SUCKED!