Today we celebrated Daniel’s birthday. With some fun at the pool… Miranda walks baby Rubà around the pool… …while Aiden does a dive belly flop into the water. Silas preferred to try out a new bike that Connor and Aiden brought. Bikes going down the hill seemed like a fun...
It’s not unusual for me to announce, “Nice light on some mushrooms outside” or “Spider on the side of the house.” while rushing into the house grabbing my camera gear, and Laura doing the same. Today we had a spider, he was quite large. Well, Silas must be learning by...
I went to Lake Waterford the other day, and my son Enric pulled me aside to show me a tree that had been struck by lightning and was completely stripped of its bark:
I know that people think it’s a nasty habit, but Rubí looks so CUTE when she sucks her thumb! Rubí does other things too, like, sticks out her tongue, hehe! She’s cutest when she’s smiling!
Today, Laura and I decided to visit the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge. I had seen the signs for it many times while traveling on 295 going to Washington D.C., but had never visited it. We decided to take the Cash Lake Trail, which once we started we had to back up...
After the bubbles, we all gathered inside. Silas tried out the didgeridoo…. Becca and Silas look at the artwork on the didgeridoo. Craig brought out his flugelhorn…. He teaches Silas how to use it. Silas is a bit shy to try it, so Miranda gives him an extra lesson. Which...
Yesterday, my son Enric brought in a caterpillar and then later Miquel came in to tell me get the camera ready, there was a stick bug on his car. Later and very enthusiastically I showed John my photos. His comment? “Nice bum shot.” I didn’t know that on the stick...
Ah your first kiss…sweet, isn’t it? In Miquel’s case, it was hard to tell, as he did the old KISS and WIPE it off! 🙂
Today Chris and I with our girls and Cammy went to Baltimore Harbor to pick up some souvenirs to take to Australia. I noticed when we were upstairs in the Pavilion that we had no view of the Harbor, only something big and gray. I figured it had to be...
While out at the store this weekend, I picked up a toy airplane for Silas. He was a little confused at first how to make it work. But Daddy soon showed him how…
Apparently, every Sunday 11pm to Midnight Matt Davis from 98 Rock, interviews local/unsigned artists from the Baltimore/DC music scene on the radio. Last night, he interviewed several bands, one of which was Embers for Ashes, my son Miquel sings in that band. I thought Matt was a talented interviewer, and...
Lately, Rubi has a lot of things to say. I just love all her little sounds. This evening, I caught her chatting with her daddy on my cell phone’s video recorder. He worked so hard to entertain her. She adores her daddy! As she should!
38 KM from Barcelona, appears from flat plains, what seems to be a freak of nature, the mountain range of Montserrat, 1,236 meters above sea level. It’s beauty is rare, and every day it shows you something new. Montserrat is also home to one of the most popular pilgrimage destinations...
Looking for an easier way to carry camera gear for our upcoming trip, and I decided on a Lowepro – Pro Runner 200 AW. For whatever reason, I didn’t buy one when I first bought my camera. I was so silly not to get a backpack for carrying my camera...
After visiting the ships at the Harbor, we strolled around Baltimore Harbor in the evening….
The Santa Maria was a small nao, about 70Â feet long, used as the flagship for the expedition for Christopher Columbus in 1492. She carried 40 men. Interest in reconstructing the Taylor Santa MarÃa started in the 1890s for the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s voyage. The 1892 reconstruction depicted the ship...
While going over our home movies, I found this clip I thought would work well for a small video tour of Baltimore’s Aquarium. It truly is a wonderful aquarium, but the video only shows a small part of it. Since this was created in 1992, they’ve added so much to...
On my birthday 1992, we went to the Baltimore Harbor and the Science center. Here is a clip of video of our day. Enric and Miquel were so young!
For weeks and months I tried to establish a bedtime for Miquel. He wouldn’t have it. He busted out of his crib (literally), he tried everything he could. He wouldn’t even THINK of sleeping until he got to watch the late night talk show starring Arsenio Hall. Finally I had...
I grew up from ages 0-7 in East Baltimore on North Milton Avenue. We had the best neighbors, the Sovines and the Metzgers. We enjoyed a lot of memorable times together. Some were filmed, and I have a few clips, not in any kind of order, of our times living...
Today, Laura and I took Silas to Fort Smallwood Park. We knew he would enjoy it there, I don’t think we know HOW much! Silas learned he could throw wood in the water, and that became the order of the day. Throw wood in the water… Run along the beach...
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