sand sculpture

sand sculpture
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A rendition of the sun stares back into the real thing at a sand sculpture contest at Ocean Beach.

boogie boarding

boogie boarding
Originally uploaded by stshank.

An anonymous fellow boogie boards on a sunny day at Ocean Beach.

Investigation

Investigation
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Levi probes the true nature of sand at Ocean Beach.

album cover

Album cover
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Xan works on his glower look for his rock star career.

15 more minutes

This time, I get to share my 15 minutes with even more people.

Cakezilla

3bday cake 2
Originally uploaded by stshank.

Stunned amazement at the 16-inch-tall triple-birthday cake.

Literate Levi 2

literate levi 2
Originally uploaded by stshank.

Levi loves Babybug and has all the issues memorized so he can quickly find all instances of ducks. Most of the time he gets the books right-side up.

Literate Levi

Literate Levi
Originally uploaded by stshank.

His all-time favorite book is "The Wheels on the Bus," most of whose moving parts he's maimed by now.

Telco Levi

Levi likes to talk on the phone--especially saying "hello," which comes out as "oooh" or "oh-woah."

My 15 minutes

Thanks to HP.

March madness

Levi walks
Originally uploaded by stshank.

Levi has just begun walking with no coaxing required. He's not terribly good at it, especially when is PJs are too floppy, but he's improving by leaps and bounds, figuratively speaking.

Dancing Levi

lavender bee

lavender bee
Originally uploaded by stshank.

On a sunny Sunday walk with Levi and the camera.

Levi on the rock

Levi on the rock
Originally uploaded by stshank.

I found a great flat rock for Levi to creep about upon during our hike to Hemlock Lake in Desolation Wilderness.

Hemlock Lake in Desolation Wilderness

Hemlock Lake in Desolation Wilderness
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Hemlock Lake in Desolation Wilderness at sunset during our three-day backpacking trip.