Two visits this weekend I wasn’t expecting: animal and machine. Let’s start with the four-legged variety first. I’ll say this wasn’t totally unexpected. I know our chicken yard is enticing to all sorts of semi-wild animals in the neighborhood. If I…
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Unexpected Visitors
Posted in Gardening, San Diego Tagged with: airplanes, chickens, eggs, ford trimotor, indiana jones, possum, vintage airplanes
Being Away From Your Child
Now I know how the border collie feels, standing in the field with the grass tickling its belly, knowing a sheep has escaped over the hill and beyond the copse of trees. I know how the eagle feels the first…
Out and About
It’s been a long overdue vacation for the family. First clue: we took a five-hour plane ride, about an hour too long for The Boy. Child Harbat was fine, even pulling a piece of luggage larger than her. She was…
Posted in Events, Parenting Tagged with: airplanes, CH, flying, flying with toddlers, number two, plane
Why I Love Downtown Airports
Some people, my wife among them, hate airports, airplanes, and all the recycled-air and bustle of people hassle of air travel. I’m from an rare breed that loves airports, the smell of unburned kerosene, the rush of jet engines, the…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: airplanes, airports, Beaker, travel, trees, TSA, urban planning
‘Splosions!
I’ve grown up with a love of planes and hope to pass on some of that to my daughter, which is why Toddler Harbat and I went to the Miramar air show on Sunday. It was foggy, which meant the…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: airplanes, armed forces, explosions, Marines, miramar air show, noisy, parenting
