toasted in bakersfield

was asked by my daughter to attend a car show fundraiser up in bakersfield this past weekend. she is involved with helping to rescue dogs and find new homes for them, so it was important to her. i ditched a couple of other shows to do her the favor.

here are a few of the cars i shot, and i’ll post more as i am able.

it was going to go up to ninety-four, so i tried to get started early. i arrived about eight a.m., and it was already warm. i was pretty much done by eleven. hadn’t had any breakfast really, and did get some water from the guys in the booth next to the forty-six ford. mostly stopped, because i was starting to feel dizzy out in the sun. don’t have that big guy following me around anymore to tell me i need to stop, so there you go.

i happened to have some cheetos early in the morning, and while i was eating those, one of my crowns on my teeth popped off. so, one more thing to worry about on monday. probably because a black cat crossed my path the night before.

i adopted one of her rescues about a month ago now, and i find myself walking about ten thousand steps a day against my will.

i try to work my eight hours a day, in between walks, but it’s tough. if she isn’t sleeping, she’s staring at me wanting to go go go. basically, at the end of the day, all i want to do is sleep.

photo op

1953 chevrolet bel air

back from vacation, way more tired than when i left. at least tomorrow is a holiday, so i have one more day to recover.

as usual, my better half and i have said, after marching all over the place, miles a day, for a week, we should try to keep it going, and i expect that will last about a week after we get back to the work routine, and the summer heats up. we did about four miles today. thinking of climbing the hills nearby tomorrow, though my better half might not go, as he did trip a couple of times while out being touristas, and his knee is kinda sore.

i'll probably just sleep in. i am really tired and sore. i need to sit in a hot jacuzzi or get a massage or something. i imagine one of those things would help.

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this was the first car i shot at the relay for life show.

shot it from this side, because the owner was sitting on the other side, and was trying to focus on the car. the plaque in the back window was for the classic dreams club, and said bakersfield...long drive for a benefit show.

apparently, he was curious what i was doing, or shooting for, and then wanted to be in the picture. oh, ok. i guess.

most guys would then come around front of the car, and do some pose, or throw down some signs or something. this guy just stayed behind the car, and there he is just over the hood, some kind of strange hood ornament.

next time, just be in the picture. get out front, like you really mean it. own it.