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.

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

The lake was low, very low

The lake was low, very low. Looking to the southwest, with Buck Hollow opposite. Solo backpacking at Piney Creek Wilderness, September 2022. 2
Photograph of a colorful Mardi Gras mask

Mardi Gras Mask

Mardi Gras Mask — I happened to be at church when the St Mary’s Guild Mardi Gras Lunch was being held, so I took a few pictures. +2

Thanksgiving day with the family (365:328)

Thanksgiving day with the family (365:328) – We spent the day at Matt and Betsy’s. Ginger’s aunt Susan asked if I’d take some family pictures – I’m glad I did. 2 3
Gary Allman sitting in a plastic garden cair waiting for the trash man to arrive. Color photograph.

Waiting for the trash man (365:292)

Waiting for the trash man (365:292) – The plan was to get the work finished on the house, get the work inspected, have all the rubbish taken away, hire a trailer for the pick-up, load everything to go back to Springfield, and drive home – a day early.
Photograph of two fishermen in a bass boat in silhouette at Sunrise on Table Rock Lake Missouri

Sunrise on Table Rock Lake

Sunrise on Table Rock Lake. We were up early and ventured down to the lakeside to see the sunrise.

Recent Posts

  • Dyson vacuum cleaner battery & charger holder

    Dyson battery & charger holder. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    This was going to be a simple painted box, but I liked the look of the finished wood, so I treated it with Danish oil instead.

  • Back in the workshop

    Back in the workshop. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    It must be summer. Unfortunately, it’s now too hot and buggy for hiking or sitting around outside. Time for some work around the house.

    This is the second time this month I’ve taken the car out of the garage so that I can get some work done. The first time I made three sets of kick space boards and mounts for the Utility room and a new section of baseboard for the kitchen.

    This time I’m making a battery and charger holder for our Dyson vacuum cleaner as part of a quick refurb of the furnace closet. I’ve also got one more kick space board and mount to make for the utility room.

  • That escalated quickly

    That escalated quickly. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    This started out as a three-hour job. I’ll be lucky if I finish it in under a week. It’s been made worse by the fact that I cannot fit big sheets of plasterboard (or wood) into our current vehicle. This means I have had to patch the wall with offcuts.

  • Finally Finished

    Finally finished. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    The second hall closet has been waiting a long time to be finished. I tend to get my work around the house done in the summer when it is too hot and buggy for me to be backpacking. Last summer (2024), we were in the UK, so this project, which I started in 2023, was not completed. It’s time to fix that.

    This year, I’m home and free to tackle projects. I’m getting started by clearing up some unfinished jobs. The outstanding work on the closet required plastering the wall insert I added because the doors and surround weren’t quite as wide as the original opening. Then the wall had to be painted to match.

    I took advantage of Ginger being away with Katie in Colombia for a week, leaving me free to make as much dust and mess as I needed while I finished this project off.

  • Table Rock Lake was the highest I’ve seen it

    Table Rock Lake was the highest I’ve seen it — At 928.5 ft. It was 18 ft higher than when I was last here in September 2024. Piney Creek Wilderness, June 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

  • Making a cup of tea

    Making a cup of tea. Piney Creek Wilderness, June 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

  • View from my hammock, Piney Creek Wilderness, June 2025

    View from my hammock. Piney Creek Wilderness, June 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
    View from my hammock. Piney Creek Wilderness, June 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

  • Camped by Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness

    Camped by Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness. The lake was a lot nearer to my campsite than usual. Piney Creek Wilderness, June 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

  • Camped by Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness, June 2025

    Camped by Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness. June 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
    Camped by Table Rock Lake at Piney Creek Wilderness. June 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

  • Piney Creek Wilderness, Table Rock Lake. Looking west towards Buck Hollow and Piney Creek

    Piney Creek Wilderness, Table Rock Lake. Looking west towards Buck Hollow and Piney Creek. Piney Creek Wilderness, June 2025. Copyright © 2025 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.

    I took a short hike further east along the lakeshore to find a spot where I could see out across the lake. Where I am camped the lake is up past the trees that line the shore, making taking pictures of the view impossible.

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