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My not-so little brother

When I was in Austin I got a picture of my younger (but no longer little) brother Matthew.  There were some nice clouds and I barely made it in time to get the last of the sunset light on his face.

Houston Blizzard of Death ’11

Right.  Houston was supposed to get 1-6 inches of snow and ice.  Nope.  We got a quarter of an inch of ice, just enough to mess up all the roads, and not enough to have any fun with.  So disappointing.

The stairs leading down from my apartment were covered in ice so I elected to [...]

Long-time friends

One of the nice things about being back in Austin over Christmas was getting to see people I’ve been friends with for a long time but don’t get to see often.  A few of them even let me take pictures of them.

My friend Erin, who now lives in Oahu

Christmas!

My parents, my brother Matthew, my grandma, my dog Crash, my two cats Kepler and Apollo, and I all gathered at my parents’ house for presents and brunch on Christmas morning.  Poor Apollo was terrified of Crash (who was just as afraid of him) and spent most of the time upstairs.  Kepler ventured into the [...]

The American Southwest from the air 2

Traveling between Texas and San Francisco gave me some great views of gorgeous landscapes. On the way to San Francisco, I had clear skies for most of the way. It was downpouring when I left California and cloudy for almost the entire flight back to Houston, so I only got a couple of photos. My [...]

People in San Francisco

Since AGU is such a widely-attended conference, I got to catch up with friends I rarely see.  Below are some pictures I managed to snag of a couple of them.

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Last night’s moon

We had a pretty strong cold front blow through starting Thanksgiving evening.  By last night, all the clouds had gone and the wind had died down, and we had a clear, crisp, calm, beautiful sky.  I shot a picture of the moon as soon as it rose above the trees.  The wind has picked up [...]

Thanksgiving dinner!

We had a fabulous Thanksgiving dinner!  I tried a new cranberry sauce recipe and it’s amazing!  It uses orange peel, freshly-squeezed juice from the orange, cinnamon stick, nutmeg, and cloves, along with the water, sugar, and cranberries.  So good!  For the turkey, I rubbed softened butter with garlic powder, rosemary, savory, and thyme under the [...]

Ballunar Liftoff Festival – Nighttime

I went back to Johnson Space Center to watch the hot air balloon glow in the RE/MAX Ballunar Liftoff Festival.  The balloon pilots lit their burners at the same time or alternated turning the burners on and off after the sun had gone down.  It was too cool!

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Ballunar Liftoff Festival – Daytime

Last weekend I went to Johnson Space Center before dawn to watch as hot air balloons landed on the campus grounds in the RE/MAX Ballunar Liftoff Festival.  There were so many balloons and it was a blast watching them float through the air.

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