Saturday, February 14, 2009

And a weekend at home






Here are a few photos from our walk on the Berkeley Pier last weekend. Did you know that it used to stick out into the Bay more than 3 miles, and people would line up for hours to take ferries back to San Francisco after Cal football games? How cool is that? Imagine a bay without bridges. Weird. Sage is getting more pregnant-looking, as you can see, but it's all in the belly. No waddling yet at all, I am proud to say. However, she is beginning to have some lower back pain when standing or walking for more than a few minutes. Boo. Luckily I'm learning all sorts of great massage techniques in our birth class, so I can help out with that. It's the least I can do (though I still act put out about it, I'm embarrassed to say).

More Mendocino photos






Here are a few more photos from the weekend, including hanging with the Ericksons and bringing Phelps out to our land.

Weekend in Mendocino






We spent a lovely weekend in Mendocino a few weeks ago -- we had no plans or agenda of any sort, other than to be in Mendocino and relax, and hang out with family and friends. It was very refreshing. Here are a few photos from our walk on the old logging road and train trestle that goes over Pudding Creek beach.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Okay, I totally lied

I said I would post new photos from my fancy new camera (just received a couple weeks ago), and instead started posting old photos taken from older, less fancy cameras back in the fall of 2008. It felt like the right thing to do when I started, but now it's feeling a bit overwhelming and moronic and useless. But I've started, so I should at least try to finish. I still have a little more catching up to do, and I have no idea what I'm doing, and the photos take forever to load, and I can only do it from our Mac at home where all the photos live, so bear with me as I struggle through.
Good things today are that it's Sarah's birthday, none of the Chinese New Year firecrackers that exploded throughout our neighborhood last night burned down our house or permanently scarred our cat, this country's energy policy has been completely turned on its head in a good way, and Sage agrees with my desire to have In-n-Out for dinner tonight. It's nice to have things to look forward to on Monday morning.
Oh, and not only is it Australia Day today, but my parents are celebrating (without even knowing it) by booking their very own trip to Australia and New Zealand. How very timely of them.

Emily

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Working the land -- Fall 2008


emily knows how to dig a hole, but her dad is better at it. that's our property! stay out!