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CLOSE TO HOME: WINTER/SPRING 04 |
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Clean Fresno fun |
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After many, many blissful bath-free days, an odoriferous Mac takes a road trip to the local pet superstore for a deluxe bath. At least the water's warm. |
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Jim and Melissa Davis, who evidently sniff at society's division of labor, decided to make their own beer -- and a quite tasty batch at that. Above, Will Albritton, Melissa, Jim and Kerri and Matt Leedy toast the new brewmeisters. |
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Diana celebrates her birthday with Odie Hamayelian, above. At left, Patrick Hamayelian displays a photo of his amorous pet bird. |
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Above, Diana and Don "Das" Standridge brave the chilly March waters of Millerton Lake. Mac could care less how cold the water is. Below, the green hills of spring on the road to Millerton in Madera County. |
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Above, the obligatory group photo at Toby Tong's farewell bash as she heads back to Singapore. Left, the Shrine of St. Therese in the Tower District is just around the corner from my house. |
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A whole crop of spring flowers, including this fleeting yellow iris planted by previous occupants, popped up as pleasant surprises in Donald's yard. |
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"William Saroyan" makes an appearance at the annual walking tour of downtown in his honor. Above, the cupola of the long-toppled courthouse sits in a junk yard. |
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Click here for Donald's 2003 Fresno photos, including his Tower District house. |
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