snapshots of my life: week 22

this one is for wtf podcast host, marc maron

weeknight picnic next to the fjord

porta-grill

nature is a wonder

after dinner snooze

the cows must have smelled our food because one by one they started coming...

then we were surrounded

sun rays

after dinner we went for ice cream and there was a car show

champagne anyone?

a gorgeously illustrated book of fables

anatole and klara holding a jellyfish and not sure what to do with it

pretty yellow chains

drinking the local water

setting sail

oksso park

lilypads

classic red and white gingham

break time

animal skull found on our hike

a fox perhaps?

snapshots of my life: week 21

7:00 a.m. - i think i was the first one at work monday.

after soccer practice

new basket

cupcakes for the school spring fest

anatole gave us a private tour of the grounds, including the life sized wooden instruments

percussion instruments

beautiful detail

captain

where are all the kids of this event?  they had much more interesting places to go and people to see

after a string of warm, beautiful days, the rain arrived on friday

a visitor on our porch step

on the train to aalborg

dinner.  after, we saw the movie "her."  not a big fan.

anatole getting ready for his classmate's birthday party.

the m&ms were his idea

at the beginning of the school year all the parents agreed that the appropriate gift is 20 danish kroner ($5)

lunch on the beach (nothing smells bad, just a mistimed nose scratch)

øster hurup beach

snapshots of my life: week 20

aarhus museum of modern art featuring l.a. artist wes lang, a guy who's into skulls.

this was mixed with the juice and zest of one orange, and some sugar...

...and turned into this

we went to feed the ducks...

...they weren't terribly interested

this animal collector card album is all the rage among the 6 year old set

anatole has collected 102 out of 120

snapshots of my life: week 19

chives in our garden

raspberry sorbet

our local brewery

one of my favorite spots

yellow close up

first attempt to capture the nest

nest take two

after dinner walk

mariagerfjord

snapshots of my life: week 18

so happy that whatever was happening last week with blogger and google photos has been resolved. uploading this week was easy peasy. the perfectionist in me wants to go back and fix the pictures from last week, the more pragmatic side says, No, there are other things that need to be done!

first time at the eye doctor - dilated pupils!

a class project with julie, a fifth grade girl

art work in skive

sunday hike at rold skov

the water is pure and drinkable