The winter--

The seasons here in northern California have finally changed.  Nice relief from the hot weather actually.  The new above photo is a shot of a special place on the southern Mendocino coast that some friends and I had the pleasure of visiting this fall.  The surf can be all time but on this occasion, we found better waves on a beach break just a tick north that was more exposed to the meager wind swell in the water.  Good times though!!  Glassy head high waves into the evening and good times by the fire into the night.
I am really drawn to the more remote coast of northern California.  I guess like Montana (where I am from) it is a great place to visit but a challenging place to live, making the yearly pilgrimage an often rewarding but always sweet occasion.  I value the time to visit and thank my wife for the 2 day freedom to roam the coast and get away from the busy-ness of our daily life.
My dad recently moved to Kona, Hi on the big Island.  We were treated to a visit, all the girls and I and had a great time.  Among the many things we did were;  lots of beach time, swam with some dolphins, checked out the 80 year old turtles, more beach time, ate large cinnamon rolls with grandpa, visited the brewery, had shaved ice and ice cream, more beach time, surfed killer reef break 6-10 foot and glassy, more beach time, saw plenty of geckos, bbqd with grandpa, drove the lava highway, more beach time and more beach time (beach time means playing in the sand, jumping in the water,  and covering your hole body in sand with a 2 and 4 year old.  FUN!)
Not sure what the next few months have in store for us, but looking forward to my new Ranger made by Danny Hess.  He is making me a very sweet machine.  Also looking forward to going on nice winter day beach missions with the family.  Seems that between storms, the winter is THE time to be with the GroundArt clan and go to the beach...surfers know this but most lay folk don't...the winter is the nicest the California coast gets all year.
For those of any interest...my friends Pete and Tony of Tellason make some great high quality USA made denim jeans and are very worth supporting.  Both men are two of the nicest and most genuine people I have ever met and they make a killer product.  The pair of jeans you buy from them is worth their weight....they will last for a really long time and turn into a favorite...guaranteed.

A few photos of me and my sweet beautiful extremely amazing........daughters(and wife, the love of my life).  Maybe one day I'll get a few shots of surfing on here.  Oh...check out www.surfcron.com and the clip at the opening of the web site is me surfing my purple single fin at Fort Cronkite, Ca sometime last winter.  short but sweet .  Peace folks.

I spent a little time thumbing thru the last 12 months of I-photo...and saw photo after photo of KIDS!  guess that sweet blessing is what life is all about at the moment.   Here on the Sveinson/Groundart front we are just growing like weeds.  We have recently re-located slightly further north and are enjoying the larger home immensely.  First and foremost is still the importance of family....then come all the additives to that....faith, art, exploration, urban farmlife, skateboarding, scootering, dogs, cats, swings, home decor, surfing, beach life etc...here are a few pics to showcase our last bit of time growing and loving! 

Here are a few more fotos of the past fall and early winter.  It has been super warm and nice...literally.... no rain for 2 months and even our visit to the Sierras was shockingly 'nice' and warm considering the lack of snow and mild winter temps.  We have played at the beach....gone up the coast....stayed indoors cultivating the art in all of us.....gone on bike rides....taken trips to the beach again...gone sledding and skiing....and visited the snowless Sierras.  What a wonderful place we live!!  Peace and hair grease.

I can only say that it has been a super first day of the year.  Woke up to 3 beautiful girls (playing, giggling, tired and cranky).... and banner surf!  Strong...offshore wind, head high plus -  to micro- (depending on the wave of choice) BARRELS!  Family fun day at the beach.

Look forward to a year of good sleep....good surf....continued good work...and watching my beautiful family flourish, love, and learn.

Peace and God bless from GroundArt.