Family Life

Last night I went out after dinner to take a photo of the International Space Station as it went overhead. NASA’s website told me when to expect it and what path it would take. I’d been watching the schedule for several days, but overcast skies prevented any actual viewing. Last night was the final opportunity [...]

This photo was from way back in mid-December, when winter was just getting under way. We had a snow storm that made driving very difficult. Most people just stayed home. We weren’t too surprised. After all, we were heading into the dead of winter and you have to expect something like that sooner or later. [...]

I got up at five this morning, to go stand in line to register the boys for swimming lessons this spring. It was cold (-8

The snow that started falling yesterday continued all morning. Debbie went grocery shopping and returned declaring the roads quite slippery. The snowfall continued all afternoon. I was feeling under the weather, so to speak, and the actual gloomy weather was all the encouragement I needed to stay inside and have a quiet day. I played [...]

Did you see tonight’s lunar eclipse? I spent all evening popping outside every ten minutes to take photos. I missed the last couple of eclipses because of clouds, and we’re not supposed to get another eclipse until 2010. Tonight’s forecast was for clear skies with the moon high in the sky–ideal conditions. I set the [...]