Train lovin’ loud noise eschewer
What you see above  is a boy having a blast on a zoo train.  It’s just a blast with coping mechanism in place. Some weeks back, his Gramma took him on a trip to the local park’s steam train (the Redwood Valley Railway, much beloved by generations of Bay Area
Weekend bonus shot, 09.19.09
Watching the carousel, Oakland Zoo, CA. Happy New Year (5770!), those of you celebrating. Renewal: almost always welcome. (For the quasi-irreverent: here.)