The steppe in a shoebox

Seattle, Washington
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

This evening A finished her habitat project for school: each student had to choose a habitat, make a diorama, and present it to the class. A chose the Mongolian steppe, which may not the first habitat one always thinks about for these kinds of projects. Rainforests, deserts, or tidal zones, maybe.

One never knows the seeds that are sown when one is young.

Seoul Plaza redux

Edmonds, Washington
Saturday, March 18, 2017

I don't think the location is called Seoul Plaza anymore, but Hosoonyi Korean Restaurant still stands after all these years. It's been at least a decade since Frank and I were last here. Great to be back after so long. Yum!

Yesler Swamp and its beaver friends

Seattle, Washington
Friday, March 17, 2017

Took a tour of Yesler Swamp today with its newly cleared/built trails. We saw signs of busy beaver friends who seem to have some dams to build... Spring is a-comin'!

Pi Day rolls around again

Seattle, Washington
Tuesday, March 14, 2017

You'd think that the novelty of celebrating Pi Day would wear off at some point, but for me that doesn't seem to be the case. Today, I shared the joy of pi with colleagues, friends, and anyone else who happened by.

Before long, all that was left in the cookie tin was the square root of 2...