a quick California break

Visited my parents and brother in Los Angeles. Arrived just as the month-long stretch of raining came to an end. Beautiful weather.

It's been pretty cold in Korea, but I am hoping that the snow will make for a great season of fishing come March. Snow, snow.. just a little more snow for a nice snow pack to last the spring and early summer.

early morning run before I left for the airport

early morning run before I left for the airport

Received an email from Greg at Sierra Nets that my landing net was completed. He just so happened to live around the corner from my mom's house, so I was able to stop by and pick it up at his shop. Loved that Greg was picking up nice scrap wood to reuse on such awesome nets.

I was not sure that the net was going to turn out as nice as I had hoped. The process had taken a little longer than I thought, and I second guessed some of my decisions about the wood and design. Happy to say that it far exceeded my expectations!

Now I just need Sana to weave a nice net for me.

claro walnut, curly maple, and a little bit of mahogany

claro walnut, curly maple, and a little bit of mahogany

Always nice to see friends in the States. Sad that the list of people I see each time I go back is shorter and shorter.

backyard pong

backyard pong

clear blue sky

clear blue sky

Back in Korea, the sun is barely visible behind a thick cloud of yellow dust. I don't remember it ever being this bad. Hopefully, the air quality will improve as the weather gets warmer. In the meantime, I picked up some egg patterns for the remaining winter pond season to complement my egg foo yarn hooks.

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