Abby learning to free climb
I visited my mother in Belvidere in early April
We attended Claire's 7th birthday party in Las Vegas
A timeline of Claire pictures
Claire was thinking about the party
As usual, Kate did a terrific job of decorating.
Kids always enjoy the bounce house
A "Minnie Mouse" performer made an entrance She was great with the kids.
The balloon shapes were a great hit/
Lots of outdoor activity
Posing for the camera
A happy Claire--after the sadness of "minnie" getting ready to leave
I like this picture of Abby
Imagine my surprise when I saw this whale on the SF Community College campus in April. It is still there.
The moon in the evening sky, just before sunset; taken with Patricia's new camera.
We visited Fort Thomas and the Ashurst cœmetery on the way to Phoenix
Ashurst cemetery
A wide view from the hill where the cemetery is located.
We attended Noah's music recital.
The afternoon light does interesting things in our dining room
The light makes this mask very dramatic.
One hopes that clouds like this will bring much-needed rain, but they usually don't.
It should be raining
I'd never been to the Heard museum in Phoenix until this visit in May.
This must have been extraordinarily difficult to weave.
We took Noah to Hawaii for a vacation. He is a great traveller.
We stayed at the Marriott Hapuna Beach hotel for a few days.
Evening silhouette on Hapuna Beach
Authentic shave ice (NOT "shaved" ice)
We visited new land created by a volcanic eruption just a year or so earlier near the southeast coast of the Big Island (Hawaii). The volcano is still venting steam here.
Dramatic landscape created by a volcanic eruption and lava flow.
In Volcanoes National Park, along the rim trail near the Kīlauea caldera
We took a boat ride along the Na Pali Coast of Kauai. I think Noah enjoyed it.
Na Pali Coast in the background. Taken on the deck of the catamaran Holo Holo
All done by erosion
Sunset off the coast of Kauai
El "Gran Cañón del Pacífico" (Waimea) en Kauai. (The Grand Canyon of the Pacific)
We went to the Smith Family Luau. Parts were cheesy, but the food was good and we enjoyed the evening.
Festival Flamenco de Albuquerque venue at Rodey Theater on the campus of UNM.
We went to many performances at the Albuquerque Flamenco Festival. Ater the festival, I joined the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Flamenco.
