Tuesday, June 05, 2007

fore-and-aft rig


fore-and-aft rig
Originally uploaded by stshank
Rachel sings, "This old man, he played one, birds migrate to follow the sun..." An excerpt from what Levi calls the Butterfly Song.

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Half Dome Lensbaby


20070520 Half Dome Lensbaby
Originally uploaded by stshank
Yosemite's massive granite pluton, Half Dome, photographed with Lensbaby lens.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

moon and Venus


Yosemite
Originally uploaded by stshank.
A nice conjunction on May 19.

taking the leap


Yosemite
Originally uploaded by stshank.
Rachel demonstrates jumping technique to Levi at Yosemite.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

the bubble machine


the bubble machine
Originally uploaded by stshank.
Dan fires up the bubble machine and lets the good times roll.

Monday, May 14, 2007

stink bug


stink bug
Originally uploaded by stshank.
I've always admired these guys' clean appearance and ability to avoid being eaten by birds. Sweeney Ridge fauna.

freaky epiphyte B&W No. 2


freaky epiphyte B&W No. 2
Originally uploaded by stshank.
An epiphyte hanging in an orchid shop in Pacifica.

Monday, May 07, 2007

1bdrm fxr uppr, $525K


1bdrm fxr uppr, $525K
Originally uploaded by stshank.
A house a couple blocks away collapsed when it fell off its jacks while the owners were laying a new foundation. Thoughtful contractors, willing to lend a hand, stuck their business cards in the pile of gravel out front. This was a one-bedroom, 870-square-foot cottage that sold for the obscenely low price $525,000 last year. One corner of the house poked into the neighbors to the east, while the other corner slewed over into a narrow mini-park.

maternity


maternity
Originally uploaded by stshank.
Levi and Rachel

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

macro bee


macro bee
Originally uploaded by stshank.
Anybody have a good bee identification reference book or Web site? This bee is sampling the delights of our pride of Madeira plant.

jumping spider


jumping spider
Originally uploaded by stshank.
I love these little guys. I once saw one jump and catch a fly in midair. It was tethered by a silk thread.

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Caroline pontificates


Caroline pontificates
Originally uploaded by stshank.
Caroline offers one of a small handful of opinions she possesses on a narrow range of subjects.

Monday, April 09, 2007

napkins as integers

Levi can count to four. When going all the way to 10, he takes the express route: "One two three four six nine ten."

Tuesday, April 03, 2007

tele Stephen


tele Stephen
Originally uploaded by stshank.
Here I am bombing down through the quasi-untracked quasi-powder on the slope across from Ostrander Hut in Yosemite. Photo courtesy Brian M.

Monday, April 02, 2007

little baby blaller

Levi uses the word "baby" to mean small, and "baby blaller" means small flower.