Austin, TX - Taking in the show at the Whip In with Chuck E Costa and Betty Soo. Great show.

Austin, TX - Little dinner party. Feasting our eyes and our tummies.

Austin, TX - Early evening thunderstorms. Coolin' this mofo down a bit.

Austin, TX - Birthday girl Whitney blows wishes all over the cake. They were delicious!

Austin, TX - Birthday girl Whitney blows wishes all over the cake. They were delicious!

The WoodlandsTX - Dosey Doe's is a restored 150 year old barn. Here, the original neon.

The Woodlands, TX - Opened up for Mr Leon Russell and band.

Austin, TX - Carrie on the dock by the Congress Bridge.

Austin, TX - I came home to catch the dog and the girlfriend having a little afternoon frolic. Not sure which of them I'm more disappointed in.

Austin, TX - I take break from hunting the holy grail to attend ceremony.

Austin, TX - Big banquet for Dad's big teaching award.

Austin, TX - To her new sweetass bed!

Austin, TX - Carrie comes home . . .

Somehere between Colorado & Texas - Flew home late last night, straight over the top of an awesome lightning storm.

Denver, CO - Sunday morning farmer's market in Stapleton. Maya is the tallest person there. Still relatively immature, though, for her height.

Carbondale, CO - Steve of Steve's Guitars.

I-70, CO - A pretty drive to Carbondale.

Denver, CO - And the L2 Center was an awesome room to play in. Dave and the ladies rocked the house. Great show, all around.

Denver, CO - Opened up for Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women at the L2 Cultural Arts Center. They were extremely gracious folks.

Denver, CO - Maya helps her Uncle Danny change the strings on his guitar. Quite the focused peg holder-downer.

Denver, CO - See. Chooooo-chooooooooo!

Denver, CO - Cousins Barb & Marc have built (and grown) a world class garden railway in their backyard.

Parowan, UT - Yep, yep . . . HUUUGE in Parowan.

Cedar City, UT - Yep . . . HUGE in Cedar City.

Kanarraville, UT - And people ask me why I would play a concert in Kanarraville? Or why I'd smoke in bed, for that matter.

Salt Lake City, UT - I mean, like Holy frickin' Mother of Joseph Smith pretty.

Salt Lake City, UT - I mean, like REAL pretty.

Salt Lake City, UT - It's pretty there at the top of Snowbird.

Salt Lake City, UT - Took the afternoon up at Snowbird. Then took the gondola to the top. Then hiked down. Then drank a cold beer.

Salt Lake City, UT - 'Tis a pretty fine lake.

Taos, NM - Adios to ye olde high mesa sage brush and perfect dry sunset evenings.

Taos, NM - Mad partying recedes.

Taos, NM - Mad partying ensues.

Taos, NM - The bea-uuu-tious bride and groom.

Taos, NM - The setting is, well . . . set.

Taos, NM - Day before the wedding. The ladies hard at work making paper pom poms.

Taos, NM - In town for a friend's wedding. They must have spent a fortune on the high mesa mountain decor, but it was totally worth it.