Pickleweed salt march near old salt evaporation ponds.

California Academy of Sciences Nightlife 9-10-09

Earnst Haeckel illustrations we have framed on our wall.

Highlights of our camping trip to the Olympic Peninsula Aug 6-9, 2009. We visited Hurricane Ridge, Port Angeles, The Hoh rainforest in Olympic National Park, Rialto Beach, and Port Townsend.

July 9, 2009 trawled with R.V. Centennial to get 8 Tritonia diomedea, plus Armina and 1 Ptilosarcus.

Paul, Debbie, Judy, and Gerry enjoyed dinner and exchanged gifts on Jan 1, and I had to go to bed early due to stomach problems.

I visited the New England Aquarium in Boston with Russell Wyeth on January 7th after the SICB conference.

We exchanged gifts and had dinner with Newcombs, Neupaeurs, and Chris and Lori on Dec 30.

Visited with my family at my sister's and brother-in-law's house.

Rhiannon went to the American Girl store in Chicago with her mom, Aunt Barb, and Grandma Susan. She doll Nikki got her hair done, they had tea, and they went Christmas shopping with money from Barb, Gma, Mom, and Nana & Grandpa Ron.

Collected 50 T.d. with Steff Zimsen. Times on computer are off by ~1 hour; real time is 56 minutes earlier. Dive logs were adjusted. Duration was 32 min bottom time (~1220p-1252p PST); 26 min duration for photos beginning to end. Max depth was 50 ft, but most collection done between 30-35 ft. Tide height was ~10 to 8ft MLLW (ebb).

Dicken's Faire

My grad students and I went on a research collecting cruise on the Research Vessel (R.V.) Pt. Sur [http://marineops.mlml.calstate.edu/ptsur.html], operated by the Moss Landing Marine Labs. The trip was organized by Prof. Gregor Cailliet and was attended by two classes, as well as researchers from San Jose State, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.

Rhiannon took all of these photos, as you might tell from her perspective.

Yosemite w/ Roger and Vannessa, Olsen cabin, Halloween