My May California visitation was taken up with contemplating the winter’s crop of large paintings and forays to Brian’s Salvage in American Canyon, where I found plenty of rust [and a bed for the ’45 Chev] there in the salt air…

Matt Seret’s buried in Model A’s right now, but figured he could work in my ’45 when we’re back in in the fall, and Jeff at ABC muffler always seems to have a wild variety of things up on the racks out East Second;

Not to be all about gears ‘n’ grease, we took to the ferry for a last look at SF and lunch with Bryan, briefly in town after the Sinai [not shown]

Finishing up with Memorial Day Weekend barbecues behind the Olde State Capitol and a surprise visit from our friend William with his oh so ‘riginal ’61 Healy…

Before a last little cruise to the jetty before mothballing the ’45….

..waiting on L’s last puzzle-piece to come together;

So, next stop Sand Pass…or Hallelujah Junction…somewhere out there, anywhere…but soon.

Onwards…

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