Bike Days!

May 10 was Bike to Work Day. Also in some quarters, the entire month is Bike to Work Month. Most of our biking is on weekends as a family fun activity. On a recent bike ride the kids spotted the following: 78 songbirds, 19 robins, 8 dogs, 7 hummingbirds, 3 morning doves, 3 yellow butterflies, 2 geese, 2 mockingbirds, 2 crows, 2 ducks, 1 squirrel, 1 woodpecker, 1 frog and a snake...not to mention all the other bikers, joggers, and walkers.

Photo below from top left corner clockwise: bike rides usually include the obligatory stop at a playground; taking a break on the trail; another playground photo; a snake; and leaving the playground.

Yes, Naomi is starting to outgrow her bike. Ethan is getting there too.

Light Field Cameras

There's a type of camera that allows one to refocus images after the fact.  I was looking for floral photography tips when I came across a site for a company called Lytro located in Silicon Valley.  Check out the image below.  If you click on different part of the image, the photo gets refocused on that part of the image.  Also if you double click on the image, it will zoom in on that part of the image.

2012 Ninjas

It's soccer season once again! This year by coincidence Ryan's team was assigned the name Ninjas. Last year they were the Red Ninjas, but the kids picked the names themselves. Spring soccer seems more casual than fall soccer, which is fine by us.  The soccer fields where the games are played are next to open fields where there are cows grazing.  It's a great setting for soccer!  Enjoy the slide show below.