What's Big and Black and Has a Lot of Legs?

It was morning at our cabin at the Lodge at Big Sur. Olivia woke up and went to the bath room to go potty. A few moments later she called out, "Hey Daddy, what is big and black and has lots of legs?"

"I don't know, what is big and black and has lots of legs?" I responded.

"Well I don't know either but it is climbing in the shower." she calmly informed me through the closed door!




Big Sur spider under glass.

Family Reunion

Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. June 2008

Shaw's Garden

DD, Uncle Joe and my Mom viewing a boatload of Dale Chihuly glass at the Missouri Botanical Garden. May 2006

Finding Tupelo in Athens, GA

Matt signals that Wuxtry Records in Athens passes the "Tupelo Test."

Captain Tupelo is of course as everyone knows, "The World's Greatest Junkie Superhero." and forgotten Punk Rock legend.

Olivia and the Whale

World's Shortest Croquet Field

The Road to Thingvellir

Thingvellir (Þingvellir), which translates to "Thing Field" is the home of the Althing (Alþingi), or National Parliament of Iceland. Having moved to Reykjavik it is still in existence today, making it the oldest such body in the world.

The "Thing Field" sits in a rift valley formed by the pulling apart of the North American and European tectonic plates, part and parcel of Iceland's active geothermal nature.

Iceland-November-2008

The Road to Marrakesh

Dad & Scout on Redbluff

Overlooking Huzzah Creek from the top of Red Bluff.
Davisville, Missouri 1985

Joana & Jellyfish

Monterey Aquarium - Monterey, CA December 2009

Apple Picker

Bishop's Orchards Guilford, Connecticut 2008

Two Loons

A Loon keeps me company as I swim in Harrisville Pond. July 2007 Photo by my Dad.

Vernal Vision

Red Robin perched prettily high on a post
Singing a sweet song of Spring
All Winter long the pale garden ghosts
Await her return on the wing

Cornelius Beltanelorn - 1908

Faerie House

A magical little Faerie House with accompanying Mushroom sorceress's studio for working on magic spells. Hope Trogdor doesn't show up.

Winterthur, Delaware - April 2009

Meadowrue

Daisies and Daylilies

Alpine Tundra

We went for a short hike at the Alpine Tundra area of Rocky Mountain National Park. At 13000 ft above sea level even a short hike can leave you out of breath. September 2006.

The Blue Galoon

3 year old Olivia's preferred pronunciation of "The Blue Lagoon." Iceland 2008

Watermelon

The girls pose with a watermelon from our garden. It was delicious!

Scavenger Hunt

Emily and I follow while Olivia checks off another item from her Nature Scavenger Hunt at Garden In The Woods in Framingham, Massachusetts. September 2009, Photo by Joana.

Legion of Honor

Joana strolls Olivia past the gates to the Legion of Honor. San Francisco, California 2006.

Final Approach to SFO

Mowry Slough in the southern end of San Francisco Bay from the air. January 2006 Here's what the area looks like on Google Maps.

King (or Queen or Princess) of the Hill!

It's My Bag Baby!

Erik lets loose at our housewarming gathering, March 2008.

Freeze!

Cabbage

Broccoli

In our garden in early July.

Caged in a Beaver Catcher!

In order to catch the Ground Hog that was helping itself to our vegetable garden Olivia and I set a "Beaver Catcher" as she called it, and it worked! This critter now lives very far away from us. The previous night I caught a skunk in the trap! Luckily for me he was very cooperative and didn't spray me as I put the cage in my truck, drove him to a park and let him out.

Lattice

Deep in thought at Millenium Park in Chicago, Illinois.

Canopy of Trees Beneath a Canopy of Trees

The beginnings of a hut made from branches at Sargent Pond in New Hampshire.