let’s go fly a kite

we brought our kites down to Ocean Park today. Doug and I bought a stunt kite recently, and Jeff also has one, very different from ours, so it was fun to try the different kites. Flying a stunt kite is very different from flying a regular kite; here’s Kat getting a few pointers from Jeff.
August 11 2010

surprise visitor

This fabulous creature appeared on the 3rd floor of the museum today, probably brought their on the backpack of some visitor. I brought her home and released her in the garden. This is, amusingly enough, not my first picture of a praying mantis, but the other one was part of a program, and therefore less surprising.
August 7 2010

ow

I managed to snap back the nail on my big toe today. It hurts quite a bit. I imagine it will look even prettier in the next day or so.
august 6 2010