On Monday mornings in the late spring and through the summer, I help a group of researchers form the World Bird Sanctuary capture birds in special nets at the ecology center where I work. On one of these mornings, I was fortunate to be able to bring Corvin and Sonora with me. They watched while … Continue reading “Corvin and Sonora Catch Birds with Danelle – 8.15.11”
Nordstrom was was having an opening Gala for their St. Louis location. They spared no expense, closing off a large section of the St. Louis Galleria mall parking lot for complimentary valet parking. Tickets were $75 each with the proceeds going to charity. They wanted to launch their store with great fanfare and the type … Continue reading “Nordstrom Opening Gala – 9.22.11”
Race for the rivers is an annual canoe race/event benefiting the Greenway Network. They host two canoe/kayak races and a bike race during the event. At the end of the race, there is a festival. It focuses on environmental sustainability and other earthy things. This year, I was slated to participate in the 20 mile … Continue reading “Race For The Rivers – 8.27.11”
One of the kids favorite places to play is the “Rocket Park”. Its within a few miles of the house and Corvin and I have biked there before. Kelly and her kids came with us for the visit. One of the great features of the park is a bunch of trees surrounding the play area. … Continue reading “Rocket Park – 8.20.11”
The family went over to Steve and Jackie’s house to visit. Honestly, I just wanted baby time. So I quickly took Nathan and held him as much as I could. Of course no trip anywhere could be complete without Corvin or myself doing something crazy. Use the photo below to set the scene… In the … Continue reading “Baby Time With Nathan – 8.20.11”
The River Des Peres watershed coalition held a series of events this year called “Bike With Your Boots On” (First Page). These events are designed to get the community involved and interested in water quality monitoring. The format is to start somewhere along a river/creek and bike a bit, then stop and monitor the water. … Continue reading “Bike With Your Boots On – 8.14.11”
On a hot, sunny August Tuesday in St. Louis, nothing beats taking the kids out somewhere to play in the water. Fortunately, downtown St. Louis has a wonderful attraction called Citygarden that combines art, botany, and water. The wonderful people who designed and installed this downtown oasis had the forethought to not only allow, but … Continue reading “City Garden – 8.9.11”
The kids had been wanting to learn to ice skate for a while. We decided to take a hot day outside and escape to a chilled ice rink. Corvin had been once before and was ready to go back and have fun. Out on the ice, Corvin was going decent with the metal helper to … Continue reading “Learning to Ice Skate – 8.7.11”
We’ve been our house over 5 years now and I’m really getting sick of the flat tan paint that was on every wall of the house. So we got some different paint for the stairwell and went to town. I didn’t get any finished product photos, but this is more about the process of painting … Continue reading “Hall Painting – 8.6”
July was a normal summer month. I was quite excited that the kids took more interest in the motorcycle. Previously they wanted nothing to do with it. This month, the both sat on it and fought over who got to be in front. They still wanted nothing to do with it running and the noise, … Continue reading “July”