tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61458473121308296162011-12-01T00:56:21.551-08:00It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle. -- Ernest HemingwayJoshua Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16505458220628769164noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145847312130829616.post-16786133677009148082009-03-16T07:09:00.001-07:002009-03-16T07:13:38.773-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/Sb5egj31yyI/AAAAAAAAAMw/nqjAo0hPaZE/s1600-h/joshandnavynikki.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/Sb5egj31yyI/AAAAAAAAAMw/nqjAo0hPaZE/s400/joshandnavynikki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313788523822041890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/Sb5eHSiuZBI/AAAAAAAAAMo/BeKC94NPUXw/s1600-h/nikkinavyblues.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/Sb5eHSiuZBI/AAAAAAAAAMo/BeKC94NPUXw/s400/nikkinavyblues.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313788089673344018" border="0" /></a><br />Nikki graduated from Navy Bootcamp<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6145847312130829616-1678613367700914808?l=joshuabaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joshua Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16505458220628769164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145847312130829616.post-8937590438147602722008-02-27T09:23:00.001-08:002008-02-27T09:24:38.536-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/R8WcxsGKPhI/AAAAAAAAAD4/fJmWn8erKuY/s1600-h/kz750ltd.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/R8WcxsGKPhI/AAAAAAAAAD4/fJmWn8erKuY/s400/kz750ltd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171712124569402898" border="0" /></a><br />This is my "new" 1983 Kawasaki KZ750 LTD Twin<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6145847312130829616-893759043814760272?l=joshuabaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joshua Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16505458220628769164noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145847312130829616.post-32833613189093910132007-10-18T23:50:00.000-07:002007-10-18T23:56:51.423-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhUcppXpDI/AAAAAAAAAC0/nZ46sFy5IuI/s1600-h/DSC00426.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhUcppXpDI/AAAAAAAAAC0/nZ46sFy5IuI/s400/DSC00426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122937427326379058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhUc5pXpEI/AAAAAAAAAC8/vbPitKA-w9A/s1600-h/DSC00478.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhUc5pXpEI/AAAAAAAAAC8/vbPitKA-w9A/s400/DSC00478.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122937431621346370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhUdJpXpFI/AAAAAAAAADE/06_eif2BkFw/s1600-h/DSC00551.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhUdJpXpFI/AAAAAAAAADE/06_eif2BkFw/s400/DSC00551.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122937435916313682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhUdZpXpGI/AAAAAAAAADM/MbWW0JYSR5I/s1600-h/DSC00564.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhUdZpXpGI/AAAAAAAAADM/MbWW0JYSR5I/s400/DSC00564.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122937440211280994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhUdppXpHI/AAAAAAAAADU/Lfw4ToUIbvU/s1600-h/DSC00601.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhUdppXpHI/AAAAAAAAADU/Lfw4ToUIbvU/s400/DSC00601.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122937444506248306" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the artsy ones. Also a photo of a ground owl I saw stalking a grasshopper outside of Target over by Rosedale Highway. The lights looking that way are from me playing with the F-stop on the camera.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6145847312130829616-3283361318909391013?l=joshuabaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joshua Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16505458220628769164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145847312130829616.post-67416941962696194912007-10-18T23:38:00.000-07:002007-10-18T23:50:48.691-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhTl5pXo-I/AAAAAAAAACM/XqOG7EaqFlU/s1600-h/DSC00369.JPG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhTl5pXo-I/AAAAAAAAACM/XqOG7EaqFlU/s400/DSC00369.JPG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122936486728541154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhTmppXo_I/AAAAAAAAACU/VfFzZvIr5Fo/s1600-h/DSC00372.JPG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhTmppXo_I/AAAAAAAAACU/VfFzZvIr5Fo/s400/DSC00372.JPG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122936499613443058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhTm5pXpAI/AAAAAAAAACc/RqGsBzPBhtY/s1600-h/DSC00375.JPG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhTm5pXpAI/AAAAAAAAACc/RqGsBzPBhtY/s400/DSC00375.JPG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122936503908410370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhTnZpXpBI/AAAAAAAAACk/gpRUYNON6qw/s1600-h/DSC00393.JPG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhTnZpXpBI/AAAAAAAAACk/gpRUYNON6qw/s400/DSC00393.JPG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122936512498344978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhTnppXpCI/AAAAAAAAACs/vDXyI3YhXxE/s1600-h/DSC00397.JPG.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxhTnppXpCI/AAAAAAAAACs/vDXyI3YhXxE/s400/DSC00397.JPG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122936516793312290" border="0" /></a><br />Here's some random photos I've taken around Bakersfield. Most if not all were taken in the downtown area. I'm teaching myself how to use a camera. Woo. Next post will include artsy ones.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6145847312130829616-6741694196269619491?l=joshuabaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joshua Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16505458220628769164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145847312130829616.post-1732687314886305412007-10-16T11:20:00.001-07:002007-10-16T11:35:31.526-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxUDkJpXo6I/AAAAAAAAABg/5Vn1Xlx3U9U/s1600-h/DSC00626.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxUDkJpXo6I/AAAAAAAAABg/5Vn1Xlx3U9U/s400/DSC00626.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122004070803415970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxUDk5pXo7I/AAAAAAAAABo/di7tpTtoBRU/s1600-h/DSC00622.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxUDk5pXo7I/AAAAAAAAABo/di7tpTtoBRU/s400/DSC00622.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122004083688317874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxUDlppXo8I/AAAAAAAAABw/rK6qUCYAp9I/s1600-h/DSC00620.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxUDlppXo8I/AAAAAAAAABw/rK6qUCYAp9I/s400/DSC00620.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122004096573219778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxUDmppXo9I/AAAAAAAAAB4/8b5H2P_bBf4/s1600-h/DSC00625.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 436px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iW_OojNOQZ0/RxUDmppXo9I/AAAAAAAAAB4/8b5H2P_bBf4/s400/DSC00625.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122004113753088978" border="0" /></a><br />Here are some photos from the recent Via Arte the Bakersfield Museum of Art held at the Marketplace here in Bakersfield, CA. From the top the Vintage Cyclocross poster Nikki and I did for our piece. Next just a shot of the action at Via Arte. Next was Brent working on a copy of Caravaggio(he won first place like always, he's an incredible artist). Last was the way Nikki and I signed our names under our piece. Finishline represent.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6145847312130829616-173268731488630541?l=joshuabaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joshua Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16505458220628769164noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145847312130829616.post-79388428738165157292007-02-18T23:00:00.000-08:002007-10-16T11:41:16.814-07:00This is the first meaningless post in what will most assuredly be a long string of them.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6145847312130829616-7938842873816515729?l=joshuabaker.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joshua Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16505458220628769164noreply@blogger.com0