Tag: pictures
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New Year This’n’That
Happy New Year! I have a few random things to share, but nothing very philosophical, so here goes. First, 1-1-11 is fun to type! I didn’t think about it until this evening, so I guess I’m a little late on that one. But I’m hoping people call it “twenty-eleven” and not “two thousand eleven,” which…
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Monk Seal Surprise!
There is a beach up on the North Shore where you can almost always see Hawaiian green sea turtles. There are about forty (I think) that live in the area and usually one or two are up on the sand, basking. It’s an ideal place for them, and an ideal place to take out of…
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Stoneware and muddy rhinos
…but not at the same time… ^_^ We recently acquired four of these little soup bowls and I am thoroughly pleased with them. I wouldn’t normally broadcast a kitchen purchase (especially a small one), but these stoneware pot-style bowls are wonderful and if you’re near a Crate and Barrel you should go look at them.…
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Cat Drama
My h0use is full of cat drama today and not a cheezburger in sight. Not only did we find a Santa hat to put on Caspian and Leena, but we’ve had an interloper! After a trip to our vet, we’ve determined that he doesn’t have a microchip so I don’t know who the owner is,…
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A Cheetah’s Favorite Spots
Yesterday I participated in an animal behavioral study. Specifically, we were keeping track of how often during the day the zoo’s two cheetahs were visible to the public. Have you ever had to study animal behavior? It makes for a long day. A long day during which my view was mostly this: Nice, empty exhibit,…
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The Big Island really is BIG.
This weekend we took a trip to Hawaii, the “Big Island,” and discovered that it’s very appropriately nicknamed. We barely drove half of it in the three days we were there. To be fair, we spent most of the first two days exploring and hiking around Volcanoes National Park, but we definitely didn’t have the…
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Good Bribes
Remember I said I got good bribes from J when he came home? I (finally) took a couple of photos. ^_^ Now, I call them bribes because Sailors have always brought souvenirs home from their trips, and I have this sense that at least part of the tradition is to say, “I’m sorry I was…
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Kaneohe Bay Air Show
Oooh, two entries in one day! Amazing! Haha. This is mostly to let you know there are photos from Saturday when we went to the Kaneohe Bay Air Show. We had a great time looking at the static displays and seeing the flight demonstrations, including a helicopter that flies upside-down (though I didn’t get photos…
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“Lost” Locations are Lost on Me
This weekend I went up to the North Shore for a couple of days for a retreat. The retreat was good, and I wish I’d taken my camera for some photos of our late-night bonfires with s’mores, but I noticed something as I heard people talking. The retreat was at Camp Erdman, a YMCA camp…
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Why I love zoos
It’s because you can get this close. When you’re that close, you start to understand and care about things and the world looks a little bit different. And I didn’t have to go to Africa to see how they move and how long their eyelashes are and how they lean down to look at things.
Joanna Volavka 