drinking

drinking
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Rachel lets Ginger drink on Sweeney Ridge. Levi gets excited. The graffiti is on an abandoned utility building in the wilderness(ish), not some sketchy place in the hood.

Lenore and Stephen

Lenore and Stephen
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We cracked out the Play-Doh last night. The fruits of our labor: Lenore (a fictional being), left, by Stephen, and Stephen, right, by Rachel.

J.C.!

J.C.!
Originally uploaded by stshank

I love this portrait of Andres as J.C. for Halloween.

Watching TV

Sweeney Ridge-25
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a proximate turkey vulture on Sweeney Ridge last weekend.

Mommy

Mommy
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By Levi, 10/25/2007

Levi and Sofi go bananas 1

Levi and Sofi go bananas 1
Originally uploaded by stshank

Levi here in his likely Halloween costume.

road tripper

bike trip-5
Originally uploaded by stshank

Levi and I rode with some friends to the Ferry Building. In the background is the Oakland Bay Bridge.

Levi in the tube slide

Levi in the tube slide
Originally uploaded by stshank

Levi slides down the playground tube slide at the SF Zoo.

green flash

green flash
Originally uploaded by stshank

This was the last sliver of sun as it set at 6:48 p.m. 10/6/2007. It really does turn green. (not a great image--long lens, low light, high ISO)

Levi's first written word

Levi's first written word
Originally uploaded by stshank

Levi wrote these letters at Stephen's suggestion, 10/2007. His repertoire is pretty limited, but good enough for "MOM."

Rachel's fancy shoes

Post-Tornes-5
Originally uploaded by stshank

You'd better like these, because I invested about 1 hour in advising Rachel about various options. That was about a 20th what she spent actually trying and buying options.

Taken with the Lensbaby 3G.

Burdens of parenthood

Burdens of parenthood
Originally uploaded by stshank

I generally take a heavy pack so Rachel can carry Levi, so everybody gives me guff for pictures where Rachel has both. But guess whose shoulders he wanted to ride on during the last trip? The extra 30+ pounds wasn't bad, except that squished between my pack and me, he's lean forward and make me bend my neck more than was pleasant after awhile

Ogham stone

Ogham stone
Originally uploaded by stshank

For readers of the Celtic Riddle, a somewhat cheesy archaeological murder mystery, this is an Ogham stone on Dingle Peninsula on Ireland. The hatch marks are essentially runes, based on the Roman alphabet.

Rachel whooping it up (down?)

rachel_running
Originally uploaded by stshank

Rachel and Levi had a gas running down this steep gravel path on the side of Cinder Cone in Mt. Lassen Volcanic National Park last weekend.

fore-and-aft rig

fore-and-aft rig
Originally uploaded by stshank

The burdens of motherhood. Rachel is so gnarly!