Sand curve

Curve in sand

More sand flats

Shroud Cay patterns

I am finally back

It is funny, we are back where I stopped writing my blog. It was busy year. I did not photograph too much. We are back in Bahamas. This was last week in Shroud Cay in Exumas. I am back at work on new pictures. Please stand by. Happy New Year to all of you.

Art Festival

We have new annual Pescadero art show this week end. On Friday August 15th we have at 6pm Gallery opening in IDES Hall on Main street in Pesacedro, free food and vine. On Saturday and Sunday there is music festival with exhibit hall open. Please come Dana Pitchon

Please

We had death in family so I am late. I will put  in as son as I can

Pirates trap rock

This is Pirates Trap rock in Staniel Cay Exumas Bahamas

Black girl

 This is one of my old pictures. I do not know her name. I met her in Redwood City cort house. I asked her to photograph with me, so she came with the whole family. I saw this picture and she got me again. So here she is.

Bay bridge, San Francisco

Bay bridge with lights. I went to photograph it before we left.

Death Valley California

Norman's Cay east

This is one of the most spectacular spots in Bahamas. Norman's Cay east, Exumas, Bahamas. I can photograph it for ever.

Current Cut Eleuthra

Current Cut Eleuthra Bahamas. Wast expanses of blue water and white sand

Governor's Harbor

This is Cross and Gothic Cathedral in Governor's Harbor in Eleuthera Bahamas

PIRATES TRAP

We are in Nassau Bahamas now. We are coming back to USA from this place. It is Pirates Trap in Staniel Cay ,Exumas, Bahamas. I could not post anything until now. I have few new pictures to post yet. 

Great Guana beach

This is the picture of Great Guana beach in Bahamas, when our Granddaughter was here last week

Our boat in Hope Town

Our friend thought our boat is small, I just wanted to show here size of our boat. This in Hope Town in winter of 2012-2013. Our boat is in the middle in marina on the bottom.

Corsair

Finally our boat in Royal harbor in Eleuthera Bahamas

Red boat

Red lonely boat in the harbor of Harbor Isle in Eleuhtra Bahamas

Water and sky

The ocean was so calm, I could photograph the bottom. This is in Royal Harbor Eleutra Bahamas

Royal Harbor resort

So we are finally in Eleuthra. This was our first stop. I have found YOU can leave comments on this web site now, please do.

Treasure Cay sunset, Abaco, Bahamas

Unfortunately after that is developed in crimson red, but in that time I was in town.

European white bread

European white bread


5 and 1/4 cups white all purpose flour ( I use Pillsbury unbleached white flour)
2 cups tepid water
1 tsp gluten
1 tsp olive oil
2 tsp salt

Mix for 15 min in mixer or try by hand 30min???Put dough into closed taper ware container for over night. Push down twice. Next day preheat oven to 350F. I have rock in mine. Put formed bread on Silpat (French heat proof silicone sheet ), let sit under taper ware until the oven heats up. Cut top of bread and bake for 2 hours.

Hope Town Bahamas

Hope Town beach Abaco bahamas

Tunitas creek beach, California

Rocks with sunset

Rocks with sunset, California coast

Fashion

This is one of my old fashion pictures. Advertising for jewellery

Bay Bridge with lights, San Francisco

Bahama Bank

This is what you see on the open ocean on Bahama Bank

2014 Jankanoo

New Year 2014 Jankanoo in New Plymouth, Green Turtle, Abaco, Bahamas

Spinach puffs

I know this recipe is in my blog somewhere. The other day I was looking for it and could not find it. Lots of people asked me for it, so here it is again. Buy regular puff pastry in sheets from supermarket. Follow the directions.

Spinach:

I make it from frozen spinach or you can use fresh. Cut onion and put on olive oil until translucent. Add spinach and cook until unfrozen or wilted. Add one cube of Knor chicken cube or I use "Better than Bouillon" organic chicken base from Costco. Let all the liquid evaporate. Prepare garlic. Mash garlic with salt and peeper. There is theory when you mash garlic it releases healthy compounds. When you cook them you loose them. But if you mash garlic at least 10 minutest before cooking the chemical reaction is finished and even if you cook it you will not loose it. Make rue from butter (unsalted) and all purpose flour. Nice and golden. Put garlic and rue into spinach and cook until the flour taste is gone. On the end add one egg, cook.
Cut dough into squares, put spinach in and close. Brush egg on top. Bake at 350F for about 35-40 minutes or until golden.

You need:

1 package of frozen spinach or equivalent amount of fresh spinach
1 small onion cut fine
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 Knor chicken cube or 1 tsp of "Better than Bouillon" chicken base
1/2 stick unsalted butter
2 tbsp all purpose flour
5 large cloves of garlic
salt and pepper to taste
1 large egg

Good luck.

Welcome 2014

Cruising is good for me. I have time to finish my photos. So here is one for New Year it is Gasos Creek beach Califonia