Zoooo....

A wonderful trip to the zoo on a chilly morning. Hardly anyone else was there, so the animals were happy to see us. Pizza after.

An afternoon in the woods with the Lopezes

Highbanks, inside and out, just before it snowed.

First day of break!

We got a dusting just in time for the first day of school break!

Holiday happenings (4)

A hike with friends along the Olentangy River and OSU wetlands on the shortest day of the year.

Industrial Pittsburgh

On our way out of Pittsburgh, we all went to Braddock to see the amazing locks and steel mill. Our timing was very lucky: we got to see a large tug loading 7 huge coal barges into the locks, then they closed the massive gates, flooded the locks, and then pulled the barges out with a smaller tug (the Joe T). Oh yeah, it was a gorgeous day.

Fall garden

It's late November, but we still have quite a few greens (mostly chard) thriving in the garden. The cold frame has its share of greens (mustards, tatsoi, mache, mizuna, a hardy lettuce, spinach, radicchio, and even parsnips) that we hope will last through the winter -- we had pretty good luck last year despite some really cold days (-12!).

The tunnel has only a little stuff showing. We are hoping that it will give those sproutings a head start in the early spring.

Leaves, leaves, everywhere!

Hanging out with friends

After swim lessons, we had the chance to spend a pleasant afternoon on campus with Kim, Sarina and Anthony: Mirror Lake, the amphitheater, the Geology/Fossil museum and the new library.

Who are those elves?

I've never loved mowing. So you can imagine the pleasant surprise when I discoverd that some elves were trimming the grass after sunset, with scissors. They've been back several times!

Morning at the Zoo

Claire and I were at the zoo today. The weather was great for mid-November and we just had to!

Halloween