me for the early part of the night.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Moon over Tumon, Guam
me for the early part of the night.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Late afternoon canoes
meter made the effect when snapping into the sun.
Tumon Bay
end of the beach and back, about two miles. Needs a low tide for room
to run.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Lanai Valentines Trip
For Valentines this year, Ari and I took a short trip to the island of Lanai. It's been on her list of things to do for the longest time, and this would be our last trip before the baby comes. We flew over on a little plane and stayed at the Lodge at Koele. It's fancy-fancy, everyone working at the Lodge and the sister resort down at Manele Bay seems to know you by name
in some semi-eerie but comforting way. The lodge has rolling gardens, lawn bowling, separate English and American croquet fields, and an 18 hole putting course that became a favorite daily ritual.
We got there a little early on Saturday, so we went down to the 1 square block town center and ate at the Blue Ginger Cafe and browsed the art shops. That night we opted out of the piano-voice-clarinet concert in the main hall, but did do some formal dining. A very nice evening.
Sunday was our beach day, and we shuttled down to Manele Bay where they set us up with toweled lounges and big beach umbrellas after we did a little tidepooling. Ari read and watched the tourists try to swim after a pod of spinner dolphins that came by. I did a little snorkeling and got out far enough to see some ulua. We lunched back up at the pool and kept scanning the horizon for the occasional whale sighting. We relaxed back around the lodge in the evening playing the lawn games and dining a little more casually while the fireplaces at either end of the main hall crackled. It's a little chilly up there.
Monday we just explored the gardens leisurely before getting back on the early afternoon flight to Honolulu. We didn't do any trapshooting or rent a 4x4 to go explore the remote reaches of the island, but we need to save something for a "next time."
There may be a slideshow running at the bottom of this page, or you can see our photos at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ThunderWookieHui/Lanai2009#slideshow
in some semi-eerie but comforting way. The lodge has rolling gardens, lawn bowling, separate English and American croquet fields, and an 18 hole putting course that became a favorite daily ritual.We got there a little early on Saturday, so we went down to the 1 square block town center and ate at the Blue Ginger Cafe and browsed the art shops. That night we opted out of the piano-voice-clarinet concert in the main hall, but did do some formal dining. A very nice evening.
Sunday was our beach day, and we shuttled down to Manele Bay where they set us up with toweled lounges and big beach umbrellas after we did a little tidepooling. Ari read and watched the tourists try to swim after a pod of spinner dolphins that came by. I did a little snorkeling and got out far enough to see some ulua. We lunched back up at the pool and kept scanning the horizon for the occasional whale sighting. We relaxed back around the lodge in the evening playing the lawn games and dining a little more casually while the fireplaces at either end of the main hall crackled. It's a little chilly up there.
Monday we just explored the gardens leisurely before getting back on the early afternoon flight to Honolulu. We didn't do any trapshooting or rent a 4x4 to go explore the remote reaches of the island, but we need to save something for a "next time."
There may be a slideshow running at the bottom of this page, or you can see our photos at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ThunderWookieHui/Lanai2009#slideshow
Friday, February 13, 2009
Just when you thought the sucking couldn't get any more intense...
I signed up for a daily email update to hear advice while Ari is pregnant. This is by far the oddest...
Week 28: Dream, Dream, Dream
Are you dreaming about your baby? Your baby may be dreaming about you, too. Brain wave activity measured in a developing fetus shows different sleep cycles, including the rapid eye movement phase, the stage when dreaming occurs.
By now, your baby, who weighs in at about two and a half pounds and stands — or rather lies — at almost 16 inches (measured head to toe) has added blinking to his or her growing bag of tricks. (Outside in the real world, blinking is necessary to help keep foreign objects out of the eyes.)
If you close your eyes, the foreign objects will go away...
Other impressive new talents being added to your baby's roster include coughing, more intense sucking, and, perhaps most important, better breathing.
Week 28: Dream, Dream, Dream
Are you dreaming about your baby? Your baby may be dreaming about you, too. Brain wave activity measured in a developing fetus shows different sleep cycles, including the rapid eye movement phase, the stage when dreaming occurs.
By now, your baby, who weighs in at about two and a half pounds and stands — or rather lies — at almost 16 inches (measured head to toe) has added blinking to his or her growing bag of tricks. (Outside in the real world, blinking is necessary to help keep foreign objects out of the eyes.)
If you close your eyes, the foreign objects will go away...
Other impressive new talents being added to your baby's roster include coughing, more intense sucking, and, perhaps most important, better breathing.
"Doctor, how's my baby?" "Sucking very intensely, ma'am..."
The good news is that babies born this week, though premature, have an excellent prognosis because their lungs have reached the point (for the most part) of maturity — so you too can breathe a little easier now. Of course, it's still best if a baby doesn't check out of that uterine hotel just yet — there's still a lot of growing and maturing to do over the next 12 weeks.
Tomorrow: Looking Good This Week
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Where I found the tooth
of the end of the plank.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Mystery Tooth
I found this tooth (teeth?) on the beach today. I'm guessing it's from a pig? A really odd object. Feels ceramic. At least it got me motivated to learn to use my super macro close-up application on the camera. Is that filled cavities?
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