Parade for the Virgin

A short video of the parade honoring the Virgin and child.

Photos Finally Culled

I've finally weeded out all the worthless photos. It should be much easier for you to skim through them now. There are also a few new sets up from my trip to Belize. The link is on the right.

Hope you enjoy!

Videos!

I figured out how to post my videos, and over the next week or so I'll be putting them up. So, prepare for cinematic brilliance. Awards will be won. Speeches will be given. Little people will be thanked.

This first video is of the cutter ants near Semuc Champey. For more on these little fellas, check out this nice post at Interesting Thing of the Day.

Home Sweet Home

I'm alive!

I'm back in the states, breathing that sweet Michigan air, and enjoying the banter of relatives who taught me to talk funny (here we don't say holy shit, we say hokey pete. Delightful alternative, no? And childproof.)


There is no snow, but there are northern lights.


Has anyone ever heard of this before? There are piles pine cones at the bottom of our pine trees. They're not buried underground, they're just piled right at the base of the tree. We're not sure if it's the squirrels (do they DO that?) or if it's our Uncle Scott playing one of his elaborate practical jokes on us. One of those jokes that starts now, but won't be finished for 6 months and when it's done it will be really, really funny, and he'll laugh at us. Again. Curse you Uncle Scott!


Last night the family gathered to see my pictures. I weeded 1,500 pictures down to a mere 337 and spoke for 3 hours. Jiminy Christmas. I was so busy, I didn't even get any of the peanut brittle.


My 3 year old niece was kind enough to serve us all hot, imaginary tea to keep us refreshed. As she poured, she daintily said, " Pissssss" and that lead to some off-color comments about pissing in a cup. (By me. They weren't funny. I'm an idiot.)