Summer 2014

Summer started with me letting Kelli know I had finally trimmed my beard.

Drinking beer with JD and he showed me his brewing rig.

Riley at the vets for an ear infection and clearly not happy about it.

Visiting Kristi and the girls, and Ashley got mad and went out for a walk to get some alone time.

Meanwhile, I hung out with Sophia.

Later that night it was time for swim practice.

Kelli finally made the 500 club at Victoria Gastro Pub.

Getting set up at work to watch the World Cup.

Of course, we didn’t want to miss anything during lunch.

Celebrating Dakota getting his GED.

Friday night and we headed to Catonsville for…

Frederick Road Fridays!!

There was also wine and beer.

We met with some Roost friends…

Some of which had been doing their share of drinking.

Riley was happy to say hello to all the other dogs.

Kelli, clearly having fun.

We stopped by Peter and Megans afterwards, and Kelli and Jillian watched some shows together.

How to better use the annoying cord.

Roost fun again, this time…

A charity golf outing.

The men with the floppy hats.

I returned home to find that Kelli had trimmed the bushes in front of the house.

A Ravens Roost #4 luncheon, and the girls are having fun.

Riley thinks he’s a person sometimes.

I borrowed my parents power washer to clean the walkway.

LIke beerporn, but this is powerwashingporn.

I also did the back of the house.

Look at the difference!!!

I made my choice of beer after working on the motorcycle one day.

Out for a bike ride…

And enjoying a beer after the ride.

Having a beer while brewing beer with Peter.

Mmmm, Kölsch.

Down in Baltimore one evening…

For some live music and…

Good food.

I love drinking beer while sitting on the water.

Rob and Kristi were there, too.

Kelli and I got stuck in a rain storm on the way home.

Ashley and I went out for a ride one day and we rode to downtown Columbia.

Then we relaxed and watched TV that night.

Double rainbow!!!

They are always jockeying to be the lead dog.

Looks like the mulberry ale I brewed is ready to go into secondary fermentation.

The spent mulberries in the bottom of the primary fermentation bucket.

Looks like they found a good spot to sniff.

We were watching Lulu, and this is how I kept her from annoying me by jingling her collar.

Out to dinner with Megan and Peter…

For a night in Baltimore at Roys.

You have to keep a little distance between them when they eat.

No longer needing to watch Lulu, I dropped her off and said goodbye.

Heading out to a party in Catonsville.

What is left of a bath bomb from…

Lush.

Some World Cup inspired beerporn.

A beer for Kristi.

In Baltimore one evening to see Justin Timberlake.

He was playing at the Civic Center.

Find Kelli.

We had a good time.

The light show was good.

I found the second half of the show to be better.

Justin and his dancers rode a mini stage from the front…

All the way to the back where he performed closer to where we were sitting.

I counted 13 tour buses.

What happens when you go too fast on your bike and the roads are wet.

I think the beer is ready!!!

Hope and Riley enjoy hanging out together.

A backyard party and I’m enjoying the beer that was on hand.

My brother had stopped by my house one night, and I wanted a picture as he rarely comes over.

If you know the bike, you know who stopped by.

Jillian, getting on even footing with Kelli.

Dinner at Portalli’s in Ellicott City…

And a run in Columbia the next morning.

My motorcycle wouldn’t start, so I decided to figure out why.

Turns out the jets in the carburetor need to be replaced.

How to drink when you are limiting your carb intake.

Another day in Baltimore, and Kelli and I stopped by the Holocaust Memorial Park.

We then headed over to Joe Squared for some pizza with Rob and Kristi…

And then walked around Harborplace.

Hot and sexy!!!

We walked by Federal Hill…

And found Mitch and his boat.

We ended up heading back to their marina for some more drinks.

Sharing my beerporn with a bee.

Lunch at Ellicott Mills Brewing Company.

Taking Riley for a walk, and he likes to play with Miles, the dog down the street.

Out to see Fiction 20 Down in Annapolis…

And Kelli poses for a picture with DJ.

This is conflicting information. How can I scan the code to download the app if I can’t use my cellphone?

What I bought my brother for his birthday.

Happy birthday to him.

This was him ~15 years before, and the only picture he has of his Blazer.

Here is another great picture he has of Kelli and I on his wedding night.

What the kids think is a comfortable way to watch TV.

What Riley thinks is a comfortable way to watch TV.

Saying goodbye for the night.

This dog is not happy unless he is laying on you.

Slummin’ it with some blue collar beerporn.

We were at the lakefront in Columbia…

And needed a change of location…

So we headed to Frederick Road Fridays in Catonsville.

Ben, a smart one to talk to.

The live music was really good…

But the locals we found later at Ships, not so much.

Cool picture of the Bay Bridge being built.

Trying to get Joe to join us at VGP.

As many beerporn pictures as I have taken at VGP, I need to find new ways to keep the pictures interesting.

Oh man, these are the seasonal squash blossoms. If you ever get a chance to try them, you should. They’re excellent!!!

For all the ladies out there.

It’s funny when our Eastern Shore friends come hang out in our neck of the woods.

Another night playing rock star photographer…

This one for hip-hop artist Grieves.

Kelli got her picture with him, too.

Out to dinner, and Kelli ordered her favorite, lobster.

We were at The Highland Inn, and fellow Roost member Dean is a bartender there.

Out for a bike ride by myself, and I swung down to Rams Head Tavern.

We get together a few times a month for band practice, but I rarely take pictures of us doing so.

Beerporn…

With Tori!!!

Lunch with my parents before they headed out for 6 weeks of RVing around Canada and the US.

Saying goodbye to Riley as I dropped him off before heading to Jamaica for our 13th Wedding Anniversary.

But we didn’t leave right away…

We headed to Tio’s For Ashley’s first night getting to go back to the kitchen area.

Check out the album “13th Anniversary” for those pictures.

When we came home, it was straight back to VGP for some good beer (Jamaica only had Red Stripe).

Make sure there is Captain in that coke.

Amber learning to use a vice.

Amber, keeping Riley safe from an energetic Hope.

The mulberry beer is on tap!!!

On band night, Brian and I often take breaks and play games like dominos.

After drinking at VGP one evening we headed to Essex…

To get some crabs at Mr. Bill’s.

The restaurant was about half full….

And we were ready to eat!!!

The crabs were HUGE!!!

Keep in mind that is a 20 ounce cup.

A rainy Saturday morning after a run and Kelli and I stopped by a farmer’s market to get some local goods.

A reference for how big our sucker fish was when we bought him.

Down in Annapolis to hang out with Kelli’s good friend, Hippie.

A frog that seems to enjoy hanging around my house.

I carved the heart in the tree 13 years prior, and you can still see it.

Getting ready to divvy up some of Kelli’s old jewelry.

Afterwards it was dessert time!!!

Fixing things in Kristi’s house that somehow have gone unfixed.

I went Running with Brian one evening, and it seems we wore matching shirts.

Dinner with Kristi and the kids.

The power went out at our house one evening, so I had to borrow my parent’s generator.

Kelli made due by reading with a candle.

We’re beta testers (small batches not available to general public or pre-release) of beer for Jailbreak Brewing.

We went there the next night, too, for Tails and Ales.

Their beer is really good!!!

The place was packed…

And Riley made a few new friends.

Hanging with the bosses for early morning coffee at work.

Then later that day it was back to work.

Find Kelli.

Taking a selfie with Ashley…

And she decided to press the shutter button herself.

Saturday morning vinyl.

Some beerporn courtesy of JD and his trip out west.

I found these two baby snapping turtles on my front sidewalk, so I kept them just long enough for Kelli to see.

Playing chauffeur for Kelli so she could go to a stamping show.

Booth after booth of boring stuff.

Afterwards we stopped for some treats.

We stopped by Kelli’s mom’s house on the way home…

And I played with Lulu.

We enjoyed a pizza dinner together.

Clearly, mother and daughter.

Riley, ready to go home.

I almost hit these deer.

Bending with Bender.

Saturday morning bagel run…

…followed by Saturday morning vinyl…

…followed by Saturday evening beer with my brother.

I left Riley inside, and you can just make him out keeping an eye on me.

Showing my Uncle Rich that we have his father’s left handed bow.

A morning with kids to go fishing in the local pond.

We walked through the wetlands…

And made our way to the pond.

They all managed to get a fish.

Back at the ranch, the women made dinner (not the fish, we threw them back).

The girls really wanted to use this rock polisher…

So we set it up and let it run for 5 weeks.

Shadow selfie.

A show at the 9:30 club, and Kelli got her birthday cupcake.

We were there to see Ok Go…

And they put on a great show.

Notice the ear plugs.

The wild flowers were in full bloom in mid-September, so I made Kelli a bouquet.

Pier 6 for…

Hall and Oates. They sounded great!!!

Baseball time!!!

The Orioles had already made the playoffs, so it was a fun time for sure.

We needed beer…

And beer we found.

We walked around the park with our beer…

And found more beer that is brewed onsite.

Kelli, of course, had the IPA.

As the crowd thinned out we moved closer…

And closer.

Our final seats.

We stayed for the fireworks show after the game.

Saturday morning vinyl.

Hanging out with JD while he brewed his pumpkin ale.

First picture of baby Rudi.

Using the low-flow wort chilling technique.

Of course, drinking beer while brewing beer is always fun.

Time to run the Metric Marathon. 26.2K/16.28 Miles.

We crossed the finish line together.

16.28 miles, done!!!!!

We missed the brewcycle that day because of the race, but their first stop was next to the race finish line, so we joined for a beer.

Of course, one beer leads to another…

And next thing you know you’re having fun celebrating a great run.

We also celebrated more that night, and ended summer with a dinner at the Melting Pot.