My first attempt to make my mother’s Christmas cookies turned out well. Although, since we only had two cookie cutters, many of the cookies ended up being ‘Holiday Gift Card’ shaped.
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A few Christmas Photographs
featuring a brand new Montemarano (Juliette). And here’s last years.
Merry Christmas
| Merry Christmas from snakes 1 and 2 (left and right, respectively. Or right and left… I don’t remember). |  |
UC-SB
In contrast to the views from the biology department at Kent State, which are non-existent in my basement office and lab, the landscape surround UC-Santa Barbara and Raja’s building are almost depressingly awesome.
As for the photographs of Raja and myself – it’s something Raja likes to do and is generally not in my photographic interests, but, here you go; I was here.
Snowy Plover Reserve
On my visit to Santa Barbara, California, Raja and I observed a decently-sized flock of snowy plovers, a threatened shore bird currently being managed in several reserves up the Californian coast. While attempting to photograph the birds, a volunteer literally ran down the beach to tell me to keep moving to reduce disturbance to the fledglings. The reserve is more-or-less constantly patrolled by volunteers with a variety of experiences in conservation biology, as evidenced by this particular volunteer’s lack of knowledge about the plover’s restoration and referral to another individual to answer my questions.
Prescribed or wild fire?
Much of the vegetation on the Lost Horse Mine Trail had burnt during the previous season, but it was unclear whether it was intentionally prescribed, natural, or caused by visitors. It made for some cool photos though.
Lost Horse Mine
A trail to Lost Horse Mine in Joshua Tree National Park
Yucca
Dermot
While dog-sitting several years ago, I took Dermot for a walk at Brandywine Falls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Flowering and fruiting stalk
