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Taking the train to the car dealership (for reasons), it's always a great opportunity to snap a pic of the ranch and remember to start plotting next year's #NBPy

a view out the window of a train. in the foreground are some verdant wetland plants, with ponds in behind them. the background are yellow-green hills with some assorted buildings at the base of a hill

My phone is warning me that a Tile tracker might be tracking me. It's a false positive, but I noticed that the tracker was first seen the evening of the first day of North Bay Python 2025. 👋 #PyConUS #nbpy

I love that @amethyst didn’t change the slides - they mention #nbpy

@crazy4pi314 I'm bringing Skull and The Game, both hits at North Bay Python this year. Hopefully I can make it to an open space or one of @treyhunner's game nights. #PyConUS #NBPy

Two board game boxes. A small metal case with the card game "The Game" on the left, and a square box with the game "Skull" on the right.

To be clear, there are conferences I used to _organize_ that have moved mostly online and which for one reason or another I don't attend in their online form.

These are mostly conferences I was doing purely for fun, with no impact to my work.

But #PyCon is both my "home" conference (although #NBPy continues to give a run for money), and critical to both my career and side-projects.

I met this fellow on a footbridge with @pythonbynight@fosstodon.org! He was extremely fast, but patient enough to pose for a photo.

...the lizard. Not pythonbynight. But honestly it probably applies to both of them. #photography #nbpy #sonyalpha

A photograph of a small brown lizard on an equally brown wooden plank. He's just chillin out, living his best life.

It's difficult to explain just how gorgeous this landscape is at the Reis River Ranch. #nbpy #photography #sonyalpha

A landscape photograph with a well-used dirt road in the lower left and rolling hills in the distance.

Do you ever take a picture and think about all the stories that you can make out of it? This is on the Reis River Ranch nearby Petaluma, CA, the home of #nbpy. I think they host the weddings here! #photography #sonyalpha

A moody photograph of a simple wooden arch and stage in front of a lake and weeping willow.

The gently-rolling hills of Petaluma, CA, as seen from the Reis River Ranch are just amazing. this location just takes my breath away every time I'm here for #nbpy.

A photo of a landscape with an RV in the lower corner overlooking a beautiful view.

I was in Petaluma, CA, for North Bay Python (#nbpy) recently! And believe me, we were doing very serious Pythonic work. Very serious. #photography #sonyalpha #cat #catsofmastodon

A photo of @chrisjrn@social.coop taking a photo of Pete Tiger at the Reis River Ranch.

I was in Petaluma, CA, for North Bay Python (#nbpy) recently! This incredible mural caught me by surprise, and I just had to show it as I saw it. The lifeblood of the US is in the people that call it home.

A photograph of a pink and white mural on a brick wall. A black outline with highlighted features of a woman dominates the center of the mural, and she appears to be carrying a large bundle labeled "MIGRA".

I was in Petaluma, CA, for North Bay Python (#nbpy) recently and took advantage of my east-coast-ness by going out at 5:30am local time to take some pictures. The Tea Room Cafe was always busy, so catching it in this sleepy moment felt really special! #photography #sonyalpha #multipleexposure

A photograph of a diner that's closed for the night. The clock on the back wall of the diner indicates 5:53am.

I was in Petaluma, CA, for North Bay Python (#nbpy) recently and took advantage of my east-coast-ness by going out at 5:30am local time to take some pictures. Sacks is an incredible part of the Petaluma landscape, acting as a perpetual fundraiser for hospice care and grief counseling. They also make an amazing shot in the morning! Probably my favorite shot I took the whole weekend. #photography #sonyalpha #multipleexposure

A photograph showing the striking color difference between the rising sun, a lone streetlamp, and the mildly-illuminated storefront of Sacks.

I was in Petaluma, CA, for North Bay Python (#nbpy) recently and took advantage of my east-coast-ness by going out at 5:30am local time to take some pictures. I don't know what this church was, but it cut a striking figure early in the morning against the brightening sky! #photography #sonyalpha #multipleexposure

A photograph of a early morning sleepy street with a church spire framed against the lightening sky.

I was in Petaluma, CA, for North Bay Python (#nbpy) recently and took advantage of my east-coast-ness by going out at 5:30am local time to take some pictures. I loved the different light happening here as a truck unloaded in the wee hours of the morning; I'm just lucky it came out as well as it did! #photography #sonyalpha #multipleexposure

A night photograph of a truck unloading on an empty street. The dark blue sky is illuminated by a yellow streetlamp and the light blue artificial light inside the truck.

I was in Petaluma, CA, for North Bay Python (#nbpy) recently and took advantage of my east-coast-ness by going out at 5:30am local time to take some pictures. Regretfully, I didn't get to visit Stellina Pronto while they were open, but I did hear great things about them! #photography #sonyalpha #multipleexposure

A night photograph of a restaurant called Stellina Pronto.

I was in Petaluma, CA, for North Bay Python (#nbpy) recently and took advantage of my east-coast-ness by going out at 5:30am local time to take some pictures. This is one of the coolest bookstores ever; there's so much cool stuff here and the staff is awesome. If you're ever in the area, you should definitely check out Copperfield's! #photography #sonyalpha #multipleexposure

A photograph of a dark night sidewalk in front of a bookstore, primarily illuminated by the small lights for Copperfield's New & Used Books above the walkway.

I thought I had watched all the talks from #nbpy that I had wanted to see and then I realized that @MaggieFero 's isn't up on their YouTube channel yet :sad_panda:

It is just over a week after #NBPy, and the temperature at 7:55am is warmer than it ever got during our two barn days.

Happy shoulder season, everyone!

Finally got around to watching @kattni 's amazing talk on building better online communities from #nbpy ! Amazing talk! Highly recommend it if you live in communal spaces.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvRgeJQ3v5U

#NBPy

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