California catastrophe

This California redwoods pen was broken in my move from Toronto to London. The pen is upside down. Sorry. There is a deer floating in it.

It was very traumatic to open the box containing my pens and to find them simply placed upright in their stands. I felt lucky more weren't broken.

I think I bought this pen in Seattle in Pike Street Market in 2004.

Santa Barbara and Los Angeles

Some of the best floaty pens are the ones that come from art galleries and museums. It wasn't surprising that California was a great place to find floaty pens, but it was surprising to find such a unique pen as the one with the pilgrims floating in front of the mission in Santa Barbara. The Huntington pen and the Getty Center pens were great finds.