Vic Fezensac...small town bullfight

Picadore ready to weaken the bull...

some oles before the mise en morte

One matador was awarded an ear for doing such a great job and he actually threw it to a guy in the front row...what would you do with a bull ear?

Post bullfight street party!

Around South Western France...

Air JLO?

Meeting up with ole Lizzles and Chris in Bordeaux! Wine tasting galore!

Chorale concert in a tiny Gersois village!

Easter in California!

First things first, COOKIES!

Easter egg hunt!

Playing with the neice and nephew at Corona del mar!

Barcelona

Weekend tour of Barcelona...definetely not long enough!

Some Gaudi architecture...

PAELLA! Can you say delicious?

The Battle of the Oranges in Ivrea

Trying to learn the rules from the captain the night before the battle....

Fagiolata starting to cook at midnight for the next morning: those are pig ears that you see

Ivrea the morning of....

The spectators...
The captain enjoying some vin brule in the midst of the battle...
BATTLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Arming myself!

Snow in Auch and skiing in the Pyrénées!

We got lots of snow (for the department of Gers)


Peyrugudes ski station in the Pyrenees....
Polly's first time skiing

Laura and me...

My first experience skiing outside of California! I went down red trails...and fell lots of times!