Friday, 30 April 2010
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Wondercon 09, Friends and the Monterey Bay Aquarium
So I've been failing at updating my blog again. Here's some more shots from Kim and Malcom's visit
Cos Play
Kims Tygr ears!
its surprising who you see in the carpark.
an overview of the dealers hall
Bubba gumps
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Mea, Jonah, Brian, Kirsten, Erich, Me, David, Kim & Malcolm
Cos Play
Kims Tygr ears!
its surprising who you see in the carpark.
an overview of the dealers hall
Bubba gumps
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Mea, Jonah, Brian, Kirsten, Erich, Me, David, Kim & Malcolm
Friday, 27 February 2009
Kim & Malcolm visit
Kim and Malcolm (Tygress and Kettius on WoW) flew in from Ohio to stay with us for a few days. We did a bunch of sight-seeing and spotted a big pile of seals on the Santa Cruz pier 
and of course the ever present seagulls
and of course the ever present seagulls
Sunday, 18 January 2009
Butterflies, Whale Bones and Dolphins
Such a beautiful day out and Erich and I decided to see if there were still some Monarch butterflies at the resting area.
The sign says:
Starting early in October, the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) arrives in this area on its yearly migration from the colder northern nesting grounds. It gathers in clusters on Eucalyptus trees from which it flies in search of food on days when the temperature is above 55 degrees. At temperatures below this a dislodged Monarch may fall victim to insects or field mice since it cannot fly. The Monarchs may remain here until March when the warmer days trigger a Northeasterly return migration.
We didn't see any clusters, I guess it was too warm, but there were a few fluttering about the place.
After that we drove to a place where Erich did some work while he was at University studying marine biology.
A Blue Whale. All the bones are wired with lights so it can be lit up at night.
Extra bones
Erich helped put this guy together.
Elephant seal statue (and Erich and Alfie of course)
We walked around a little more and found the dolphins. squee!
On the way home we spotted a surfing competition. You wouldn't think this was winter would you!
Wait, who's that driving the car?
The sign says:
Starting early in October, the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) arrives in this area on its yearly migration from the colder northern nesting grounds. It gathers in clusters on Eucalyptus trees from which it flies in search of food on days when the temperature is above 55 degrees. At temperatures below this a dislodged Monarch may fall victim to insects or field mice since it cannot fly. The Monarchs may remain here until March when the warmer days trigger a Northeasterly return migration.
We didn't see any clusters, I guess it was too warm, but there were a few fluttering about the place.
After that we drove to a place where Erich did some work while he was at University studying marine biology.
A Blue Whale. All the bones are wired with lights so it can be lit up at night.
Extra bones
Erich helped put this guy together.
Elephant seal statue (and Erich and Alfie of course)
We walked around a little more and found the dolphins. squee!
On the way home we spotted a surfing competition. You wouldn't think this was winter would you!
Wait, who's that driving the car?
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Local building fire
Erich and I heard a LOT of sirens so we looked out and could smell smoke, so we decided to grab the dog and take a walk to see what the commotion was all about. Turns out a business was on fire. We didn't know which one at first, but it turned out to be a furniture store which had its warehousing between the street-side stores and a lumber yard.
I took a couple of photos on my phone
Clearly I need to take lessons in night photography.
The firemen had quite an audience. They did a really good job at keeping it away from the surrounding buildings. The big flames were over by the time we got there with the proper camera, but we stuck around till about 3am, by which time we were really starting to feel the cold
I took a couple of photos on my phone
Clearly I need to take lessons in night photography.
The firemen had quite an audience. They did a really good job at keeping it away from the surrounding buildings. The big flames were over by the time we got there with the proper camera, but we stuck around till about 3am, by which time we were really starting to feel the cold
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