Eric’s Journal

December 30, 2009

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

There have been a few disappointing reports in the past few days about the disappearance of the Sea Lions from Pier 39 in San Francisco. Here is a report in the New Times, and another from Wired Magazine. LeAnn and I visited San Francisco last spring and we had a blast at Pier 39 listening to the bark of the Sea Lions, catching a great view of Alcatraz, and shopping for salt water taffy. Here are a few pictures from our afternoon at Pier 39.

: Photo of the Flag at Pier 39 with Alcatraz Island

: Photo of the Boardwalk at Pier 39

: Photo of toursits watching the Sea Lions at Pier 39

: Close up photo of Sea Lions at Pier 39

: A second close up photo of Sea Lions at Pier 39

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December 7, 2009

Pearl Harbor Day

In memory of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, here are some pictures LeAnn and I took while on our honeymoon last summer.

: View of the USS Missouri and the Arizona Memorial as seen from the dock.

: Only a few parts of the ship remain above water.

: The ship deck is visible through just a few feet of water.

: Looking up through a skylight in the memorial.

: Visitors stare at the water in silent contemplation.

: View from the dock of the USS Missouri dock.

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April 25, 2009

Magnolia Blossoms

There are a few signs of Spring, even if it is not very warm. At least it is not snowing.

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April 1, 2009

Hawaii Pictures (Finally) Online

I finally uploaded some pictures from our honeymoon trip to Hawaii last summer. I’m on Spring Break but it is snowing right now (seriously, not an April Fools joke), so it was great to spend time sorting through pictures of real sunshine.

Click this link to visit the gallery.

LeAnn and I were married on August 8, 2008 and then we flew to Maui on August 10. We stayed at the Hyatt Regency at Kaanapali Beach until August 16, then we flew to Honolulu and stayed at the Moana Surfrider at Waikiki Beach until August 20.

I didn’t have time to write captions for every picture like I did for the Europe gallery, so if you have a question about where a picture was taken, leave a question in the comments.

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December 25, 2008

White Christmas

Merry Christmas from Eric, LeAnn, and Hurley!

After getting some rain and melting yesterday, we were surprised to wake up and see more snow. It doesn’t look like we will get out to see the opening of Marley and Me, but having Hurley around is the next best thing. This is a much wetter snow then the past week, so we were finally able to build a snowman. However, nothing lasts long with Hurley around. He managed to devour our snowman within minutes of its completion.

: This is the result of the melting we had yesterday.

: It looks like we are experiencing some glaciation.

: We use plants from around the yard to create this organic snowman.

: Our snowman did not last long with Hurley around.

: He was ready for more action after destroying the snowman.

: Hurley posing with his Elf Hat

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December 22, 2008

More Snow

Hopefully this will be the last post I write that uses the phrase “most snow I have ever seen in Seattle”. It snowed pretty much the whole day yesterday and well into the night. We awoke this morning to the winter scene pictured in this gallery.

: Once again, the glass table shows how much snow we have had in the past week.

: This bench also shows the most snow accumulation.

: This morning, Hurley and I learned a fast way to knock snow off of bamboo and watch the branches spring upgright.

: Lilac Tree being pulled down by the weight of the snow.

: Once again, check out the snow pile on the arm rests of these adirondack chairs.

: Hurley is still having to leap high to get through the snow, but he likes that it is not as icy as yesterday.

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December 21, 2008

Buried in Snow

After Wednesday’s snow-no-show, we have been hit by several snowfalls so we started winter vacation three days early. After last night’s snowstorm, we are pretty much snowed in. This is one of the heaviest snow falls I have ever seen in Seattle, with snow drifts piling up against the house. We were also surprised this morning that the snow had a solid top layer of ice.

Here are some pictures from the last several days, including more of Hurley frolicking in the now dog-knee-deep snow. It is snowing again as I write this. Looks like it will be a White Christmas.