Rich's indecision

Here, Rich Lewis, briefly contemplates whether to simply mock T Micheal's last comment about Proust or whether to club him with the almost empty bottle of Pesquera.

PX & T

Patrick, our poet warrior/wine muse on the left -- and T, my boy with the scarf fetish. "I need to protect my voice." Yes, he said that.

T-Bone in Still Life

My buddy T Michael, as seen through stemware goggles. Many a wine bar were visited. Drinking a nice Ribera del Duero here.

Midday Beer

A young local crowd--all standing--enjoying a cana (small beer) at lunch, maybe a cigarette (still popular) and an espresso...

Valencia Rooftops

I really loved the contrasting architectural styles in Valencia. Many centuries of differing styles. We did a superb baroque tour of 4 churches...all of which were built on the site of former mosques, after the Christians sacked the Muslims.

More Valencia at Night

This city is enchanted in the evening. Many folk out heading to a great variety of tapas bars, restaurants. Eating chorizo, jamon (serrano or iberico), mussels, shrimp, cheeses...with a great variety of local Valenciana vinos--or some better ones from the neighboring districts of Yecla (Monastrell) and Jumilla (Garnacha).

U2 pose

Annually, we take a photo that we refer to as our "U2 album cover" photo. This wasn't the planned cover shot, but I think it fits the bill.

Valencia at Night

The annual boys trip took me to Valencia, Spain this year. This is the Plaza de Virgen around 2am. (the restaurants don't open until 9pm). A good portion of the old historical district was a pedestrian zone. Lovely city. My second visit; the first being when I was 5, in the 1971 Franco fascist phase.

Boyz at Ocean's Edge

Marcus and Liam looking out to open ocean on their Prout's Neck hike.

Marcus's Birthday Hike

Here Marcus and Liam enjoy an icefall beneath the cliff path at Prout's Neck. We celebrated Marcus's 6th birthday with a 2 hour exploration of nature's frozen monuments--only cut short by Liam's knee deep plunge into a slushy tidepool.