When the wind is still enough, the crystals can grow all night.

Deb's got this quilting business down pat.

A great day for dodging the bison chips in Hidden Valley.

Dueling laptops and bonding nerds (well, one anyway).

A feeder full of finches, just passing through.

Kalaupapa is a place of haunting beauty.

Gathered in Joyce's back yard, enjoying a warm Hawaiian evening.

Old buddies at the 50th class reunion. Well-preserved, for dinosaurs.

Boys are always more clueless than girls; seldom is it more evident.

Old buddies reunited after almost ten years; girl-scout heritage undetectable.

Grandmothering is getting to be big business.

Deb was delighted to find that the Great Lakes have Great Beaches.

We greatly enjoyed the many miles of bike paths at this Minnesota State Park.

The only things thicker than the butterflies were the sand flies.

Second annual lobster feast; boiling the cabinet was the high spot.

Best brother, best bike. Dick DID help with the woodpile.

Sue is the baby of the family; Mom, Dick, and his teddy are all older.

The campervan, which we rescued from Katrina in August, made for a great Fall.

Feeding birds in Montana is not for the faint-hearted.

This has been a great year for birds, from rosy finches in spring to Sandhill cranes in summer and then these cute little guys in the winter.

We had a great Christmas with Deb's whole family at Meg and Tim's.