Welcome to Breakfast in America

I’m a Brit who unexpectedly emigrated to the USA in 2008, and this is my photo journal.

It’s an eclectic mix of things; there’s no guiding theme or topic. It is whatever catches my attention, what I’ve been thinking, doing, or piques my interest. Currently that’s mainly backpacking and clearing some of the backlog on my ‘honey-do’ list.

Memories

A dozen pictures, picked at random from my favorite memories. You can see my portfolio here.

Labor Day Weekend With The Parents

Labor Day Weekend With The Parents – Saturday, contrary to expectations of a sleep-in, I was up at 6:30 am to accompany Jim to my first Midwest auction. One-minute read, 3 pictures

Ironed Out

Ironed Out – Original caption: “Best part of three weeks away and I’m overrun by ironing.”
Black and White Photograph of the sculpture Sappho by William Wetmore Story (1819 - 1895). Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Sappho – Alone in the crowd

Working in the dark provides its challenges and rewards. I came to Crystal Bridges hoping to be inspired, I was. 1   4

Little Brazil Creek is very ‘scrubby’

Little Brazil Creek is very ‘scrubby’ — Looking north. I’m filling up with water for tonight and tomorrow. I’ve yet to find a good camping spot near this creek. I hiked over ten miles today to get here.
Photograph of Gary Allman with his morning tea in a hammock on the Berryman Trail, Missouri.

Morning Tea

Morning Tea. Berryman Trail – Day Two, December 2020.

Bedroom plants

Bedroom Plants – Same old story, I liked the light.

Large pool on Piney Creek

Large pool on Piney Creek – I didn’t check how deep, but judging by the color, a few feet.

More fun in the workshop (365:095)

More fun in the workshop (365:095) – Today we are building a “batch-loaded, inverted downdraft gasifier” wood stove out of old tin cans. 2 4

Recent Posts

  • Snow covered treetops

    Snow covered treetops. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025

    Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    The ‘doors’ on my bad weather tarp help keep the weather out and the warmth in. I could have set the tarp closer to the ground, but I prefer more standing room.

  • Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025

    Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025 Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025

    Hammock camping in the snow, January 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Wintery view from my hammock

    Wintery view from my hammock. Copyright © 2024 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Keeping my nose and ears warm

    Keeping my nose and ears warm. I’m just out of bed, and I didn’t bother to remove the buff I use to keep my nose and ears warm while I sleep. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Hammock camping in the snow

    Day Two

    Hammock camping in the snow. 7:20 a.m. and it’s been snowing for around nine hours. I was nice and cozy in my hammock. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
  • Waiting for ‘Snowmageddon’

    Waiting for ‘Snowmageddon’ — there’s five to seven inches in the forecast. Should be fun! Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    Day One stats

  • Creek and spring in ‘Deep Hollow’

    There was water in ‘Deep Hollow’ creek — time to top up my water before it gets dark, and the storm arrives. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    I arrived at my campsite above ‘Deep Hollow’ just after three. The ice had slowed me down considerably. Once I passed the Devil’s Den junction, I studied the trail as I went along, trying to determine what clues might be visible when the trail became covered in snow.

    I thought the gap in the grasses left by the trail might be evident if the snow did not flatten them. I also tried to commit some landmarks to memory.

    Trail Journal

    1300 — Cedars Trail Jct. Lots of ice in the prev[ious] section.

    1325 — Elephant Tracks Crossing. Water. Lots of ice between Cedars and here.

    1350 — Glades Trail Jct. Ice between here & E.T.C. [Elephant Tracks Crossing]

    1410 — Devil’s Den Jct. Ice near the Glades Jct.

    1450 — FR Jct [Forest Road Junction]

    1500 — Leave FR 243°W.

    1510 — Arrived — Water in creek running.

  • My first icicles of 2025

    My first icicles of 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
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