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Ron Mueck

You've got check out the work of Australian sculptor Ron Mueck. His work is amazingly realistic, and sometimes it is only the scale of the piece that gives away its artificial nature. The link above will take you to an article about a exhibition of his work at the Brooklyn Museum, and this link will take you to the Wiki page about him.

Posted under News by Joel on May 26, 2007 10:58 AM | Comments (0)

Scenes from Space #41

Check out this amazing shot of Europa (one of Jupiter's moons) rising above the Jovian horizon. This image was taken by the New Horizons spacecraft during its fly-by of Jupiter on its way to Pluto. I did some work on New Horizons, and I'm very proud to have been part of what has so far been a very successful misson.

Posted under News by Joel on May 25, 2007 10:52 AM | Comments (0)

The Great White Tooth

We've got news - Carter is cutting teeth! Her two front ones, on the bottom. No pictures yet, but you can see them coming through her gums. Should only be a week or so until you will see her toothy little grin on this site. We didn't notice them right away because she hasn't been complaining at all about them yet. Hopefully that bodes well for the rest of her teeth to come, but I'm not counting on it. :)

Posted under Stories by Joel on May 16, 2007 07:30 PM | Comments (0)

Tubby Time

Last night Carter got her first bath in the big-girl tub. Worried that she might not quite like it, we thought we'd put her in with Sean to distract her. It was pretty cute - she idolizes her big brother. She spent the whole time watching every move he made in rapt attention. And for his part, he hardly noticed that she was there, unless she was between him and a rubber duck and he had to climb around her.

Posted under Photos by Joel on May 14, 2007 06:57 PM | Comments (0)

Our Mother's Day Outing

For mother's day we went to the park for a picnic. We brought lunch and a blanket, and sat down by the river. Sean spent the whole time waist-deep in the water, and by the time we persuaded him to come out his teeth were chattering, and his feet were blue and pruney. Carter was tireless in her determination to get a rock into her mouth. I think she thought that because we were trying so hard to stop her, they must in fact be delicious - which made her try all the harder. The weather was perfect - high 70's, clear skies, and a slight breeze. We couldn't have asked for a nicer day. Hopefully this is the first of a series of weekend outings to come.

Posted under Photos by Joel on May 14, 2007 06:52 PM | Comments (0)

Beware Tree-Dwelling Bovines

I cut the back lawn today, and we were spending some time back there playing in the dirt. The sun was shining, the breeze was blowing, the birds were chirping - at least, I think they were birds. Every time an (alleged) bird chirped, sean pointed to a nearby tree and said "a cow, a cow!" It was half anouncement and half question, as though he were looking for confirmation. Needless to say, Lori and I were somewhat amused. We tried to correct him. I said "it's not a cow, Sean." He thought for a minute, cocking his head, and replied confidently - "a pig, a pig!" The whole event was humorous enough to inspire me to draw this simple comic to commemerate the occasion.

Posted under Stories by Joel on May 12, 2007 07:12 PM | Comments (0)

Sit Up and Take a Bow

Guess who's sitting up? It started about a week or so ago. And she's loving it, because now there are a lot of different toys she can play with.

Posted under Photos by Joel on May 12, 2007 08:27 AM | Comments (0)

Little Woman

	This afternoon, while carter was getting ready to eat her lunch, I noticed that she was wearing different clothes than Lori normally dresses her in. And for some reason, she looked much more grown up in those clothes. She looks less like a little baby, and more like a little girl. In the pictures on the left, she was getting anxious for lunch and decided to try to eat her feet instead. In the pictures on the right, she's just being her adorable little self. You can see that her hair is starting to come in, and I can't wait! Pigtails and barettes - here we come!

Posted under Photos by Joel on May 6, 2007 12:27 PM | Comments (1)

The Tongue Bandit

Carter likes to play this game lately - if you stick your tongue out at her, she will stick hers out at you too. She really seams to enjoy it too, as she grins and laughs the whole time. And she's got such a cute little pointy tongue.

Posted under Photos by Joel on May 5, 2007 04:37 PM | Comments (1)

My Peeps

I just love this photo of my three favorite people. Sean and Carter were both playing with the piano, and somehow Sean was not having any trouble sharing with her. Hopefully this is the beginning of a trend, where Sean will show more interest in playing with his sister.

Posted under Photos by Joel on May 5, 2007 04:27 PM | Comments (0)

Pig in a Blanket

Well, let's say "piglet", at least. She's too cute to be called a pig. But regardless, this is a picture of something she's been doing lately. We lay her down on a blanket, and she grabs a corner of it and does a complete roll, rolling herself up in the blanket in the process. She looks so sweet, does she not?

Posted under Photos by Joel on May 5, 2007 04:25 PM | Comments (0)

The Number Five

Sean has really been into counting things lately. And just over the last couple of weeks, I've been trying to get him to recognize, or read, the numbers 1 through 5. So most nights we spend at least a little time where I write a number on his doodle board, and he tells me what it is. When we were done, I walked into the kitchen, and I heard him saying "five, five" to himself. When I came back out to the living room and sat back down with him, this is what I saw on the doodle board. It's backwards - but amazing, right?

Posted under Stories by Joel on May 5, 2007 04:22 PM | Comments (0)

Scenes From Space #40

I know that Mom at least had heard about the newly-discovered (and first) Earth-like planet discovered orbiting another star. For anyone else who hadn't heard, this is pretty exciting. The planet is what is called the "habitable zone" of its parent star. Meaning that the planet is in the zone where liquid water - and therefore life - is possible. The planet is called Gliese 581c, and orbits a red dwarf star that is about 20 light-years away. The picture below is an artist's interpretation of the possible view from the surface of this planet, based on the assumption that the planet may have liquid water oceans on its surface.

Posted under News by Joel on May 4, 2007 04:33 PM | Comments (0)