Professional Eater, Storyteller, and Wine Traveler
Buena Vista Park
San Francisco Solitary Trees
On consecutive walks in the city
I came upon separate solitary trees sharing their light and oxygen with me.
I found reflections of self in these lonesome trees
and knew no way to take them in my car or even across the street
So I shot them, not with cannon or laser but handy little phone
Edited them quickly and now they are never alone. [Read more...]
Here is The Blissful Adventurer 2012 Year in Review Haiku. Haiku was one of my most successful creative expressions here in the blog world in 2012 I want to share some of the best of the best with you all today for my final blog of 2012; easily the most successful year I have a had as a storyteller. [Read more...]
True for me and these fine bloggers
The Most Influential Blogs of 2012 is my tribute to some of the finest work on the web done by caring curators of quality and passion. These individuals and their work gives me cause to pause on my birthday today to celebrate along with them because of what their influence means to my work. For those of you looking to find truth in advertising, look no further than these fantastic sites. [Read more...]
scratching away now
solid as before he looks
down upon us in awe
Montara State Beach sits just north of the town of Half Moon Bay, California along the historic Pacific Coast Highway 1. Today’s post is dedicated to a friend who I learned recently was severely injured in a fall and is fighting to regain the ability to walk. I hope the spirit imbues me with something cool today. This will not be strict Haiku so if you are a purist, you might want to leave now 
scratching at the surface now
trying hard to understand
how
so much that goes misunderstood
and why it leads to doubt
perhaps
that doubt is only in me
and I hope it is true [Read more...]
This week’s Haiku Sunday (Monday) features images taken from our visit to Sushi Den’s private garden and eco-friendly greenhouse in Brighton, CO. We visited for an amazing picnic hosted by the restaurant. I love clouds and sky they remind me of being someplace spiritual and untouchable. (All photos taken with the iPhone 4)
wrinkles in the sheets
lying next to the only thing
that makes my heart beat
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This week’s edition of Haiku Sunday – Italy iPhone Photography by Juliet Housewright celebrates the eye of my talented wife on our most recent Italy journey. Juliet’s work will have its own gallery on The Blissful Adventurer soon and these images will certainly be part of it. Enjoy today’s Haiku and stay tuned for a big announcement tomorrow!
Feet seem happiest
when dappled lights and warmth find
a place to alight [Read more...]
IMO Thursday is a weekly rundown from the bag of opinions that sheds light on greatness in food, writing, travel, and photography. This week, The Legend of Boomie Bol - one of the very best poet bloggers in America.
The Closest I got
To an Italian lifestyle
Teaming with Mike TBA - Boomie Bol [Read more...]
This week’s Haiku Sunday from 14,000 feet above our normal life commemorates the 4th of July hike on Mount Evans and Summit Lake we took with the brilliant food travel writers Come due Maiali (like two pigs). I strongly encourage everyone to dive into their lovely blog and find out what happens when a Russian Princess meets an American Renaissance man and they begin to tango around the world.
If I only had
a brain said the scarecrow as
he leapt from his perch
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