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We put together a short movie of Garrison’s bath this morning. The special effects are basically non-existent, character development is minimal at best, and the plot isn’t much to write home about, but if you’re a fan of noisy wet infants, this one’s for you.

A pair of new photos end the series we took at the hospital. We’re all at home now, discovering how we all will live as a family so I don’t expect that I’ll update the site again for a few days.

By popular demand, there are now a few more photos of Garrison in the photo gallery.

This morning I spent about ten minutes brushing Dalla in an effort to reduce the number of tumblefurs we get in the house. I took a photo of the results for the curious. It’s important to note that I stopped because Dalla and I both got tired of the process, and not because I ran out of loose fur to brush. After the photo was snapped, we pitched the fur outside for the birds to use in their winter houses. No sense putting it to waste.

Sarah and I just got back from a week in New Orleans and the surrounding area. Until I get a chance to write up some thoughts about the trip, some photos in the photo gallery will have satisfy your curiosity.

For one-third of April I slept somewhere other than at home. Part of the time, I was in the Twin Cities visiting friends and family. Tonight I put some photos from our Twins Cities trek in the photo gallery.

The last few days I’ve been in the San Francisco Bay Area at a series of conferences. In between sessions I did some sight seeing, including around Alameda, where Sarah and I lived for three and one-half years. Some photos from the Bay Area are also in the photo gallery.

The sleet outside the window has changed a heavy snow. It seems like a good time to revisit our trip to sunny New Zealand and share some photos from the trip.

The weather today in Wisconsin is miserable. Freezing rain, sleet, and snow have conspired to coat everything , including the roads, in ice. The State Patrol is telling people to stay home and warning motorists that if they fail to heed that advice that stranded motorists will likely have a lengthy wait for assistance. Eventually, motorists will be transported to a safe location but there is no hope for their cars to be rescued for a day or two.

Sarah and I saw this mess coming in the forecast, so we made sure to take advantage of sunny weather in the 20′s yesterday and get outside. We went snowshoeing and geocaching on the Ice Age Trail near Belleville, WI. There are a few photos from our trek in the photo gallery.

I’ve added a few pictures to the photo gallery that cover most of our time in New Zealand. In the next week I should finish up with the New Zealand photos and start with our Australia photos.

Photos of Dalla and Olive.

Some photos from Christmas at Geoff and Colleen’s home.

Dalla menacing the Gerbil Visitors. A new hobby for her.

Sarah, Dalla, and I went out hiking this afternnoon and while we were out, I took a few snapshots to test my new camera. You can view the photos in the photo gallery.

Earlier today, Sarah, Dalla, and I drove up to Devil’s Lake State Park for an afternoon of hiking. We anticipated finding the park with peak fall color and we weren’t disappointed. The tree were ablaze with plenty of reds, oranges, yellows, and of course some greens. The trails were often covered in fallen leaves and acorns the squirrels hadn’t yet buried. We saw some portions of the park we hadn’t seen before, and we took some photos of ourselves and a few of the things we saw.

When the three of us are out hiking, it’s like being out in public with a celebrity as Dalla gets all of the attention from children and adults alike while we’re barely acknowledged at all. Today, numerous other people talked to her and tried to scratch her. Ironically, she couldn’t care less about other people, unless they have food for her, which none of them do.

Sarah, Dalla, and I went hiking in the northern unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest yesterday. We hiked roughly six miles and took a few photos along the way. The gun deer season has started here in Wisconsin, so we were all wearing blaze orange. We made Dalla a blaze orange collar of sorts out of a polyester hunter’s vest since she can’t wear a cap or a vest. The weather was perfect, there were no bugs, and the trails weren’t too crowded. We really enjoyed the day.

Some of the photos I took last week at EAA’s AirVenture in Oshkosh are now available in the photo gallery.

If you enjoy pictures of airplanes and their cargoes, you’re sure to enjoy these photos of a toilet bomb employed by US forces during the Vietnam war. Perhaps the North Vietnamese were expecting us to drop the kitchen sink next?

Sarah, Dalla, and I visited Pipestone National Monument last weekend as part of a larger trip. A handful of photos we took can be found in the photo gallery.

The weekend before last, Sarah and I traveled to Boston to visit family and friends; see how some of our old stomping grounds had changed; and take in a draw or two at the World Men’s Curling Championships. We took some photos of our trip for those who are interested.

Some photos we took in Arizona are now available in the Photo Gallery.