David Multer

Charlotte headed over to Loch Lomond with Gordon, Valri, and the kids. I had my regular ride with the UCSC cycling team, so Charlotte spent those hours enjoying the beautiful day with family at the lake. The newts are active this time of year, and there’s nothing quite like a cup o' newts with your hot dog or hamburger. There are plenty of places for the kids to climb around and enjoy. There’s also no shortage of sticks for the boys to play war and poke dead woodpeckers with. ...

Another day in San Francisco finds our intrepid tourists wandering about the wharf area. Gordon seems to have some fondness for the various statues about the city. The old amusement items down at the pier are kind of spooky. Of course the people hanging around the pier nowadays seems to be just as spooky.

Charlotte and Valri took Gordon up to San Francisco for the weekend. Looks like the first stop was Chinatown. Some great photos of really big frogs. The sign makes it crystal clear they’re only for eating. Then it’s off to Ghirardelli Square and some comedy.

Charlie just got a new airgun and has been wanting to head over to our house to try it out. He invited just a couple of his friends to have the pleasure of being fired on with a stream of hundreds of pellets per second. Some of these kids take this pretty seriously. I’m glad Nick is on Charlie’s team.

It’s almost like a trance state when Gabe and Doug start looking through their Pokemon cards. I couldn’t resist grabbing the camera and taking a few shots. It’s almost like an episode of Wild Kingdom.

It’s crazy hair day at Monica’s school today. Looking just a wee bit crazy.

The baby birds are getting big incredibly fast.

The babies are growing fast, but not fast enough with this nasty bird formula. It really brings back the memories of the kid’s formula days. Fortunately these babies don’t wear diapers. They are really funny when they eat. They bob their heads a mile a minute until their crop looks like it’s ready to blow. They’ll be feeding themselves really soon now.

Val is out of town for the weekend, so our bird collection temporarily grows by one. I’m hoping the big parrot doesn’t eat one of our cockatiels for lunch.

George, Ellen, and the kids are down for another visit. Our kids always love playing with their new dog. She’s quite a bit cuter than our baby birds.