SNAP SHOT DAY 2010

For the fourth year in a row, Diana and I participated in the annual Coastal Watershed Council's Snap Shot Day, with our good friend P J Webb. As usual we had a blast. For once the weather was beautiful!

Snap Shot Day is always the first Saturday in May. Fortunately for us, MBNMS/CWC researchers give us refresher training on the equipment, the data required, and the locations of the sampling sites. We generally do the same four sites each year. We did do a new one this year because of water quality concerns in one of our creeks. The CWC's website, www.coastal-watershed.org/, will give you a more complete idea of what Snap Shot Day is all about.

Below is a copy of our date sheet for each individual site which we fully complete by the end of the day:

We are also asked to document our work photographically for their files. Being the team photographer, I added that task to my other duties. I just couldn't resist adding a little humor to the process by including captions for each photograph I sent them. Each caption is proceeded by the location code, i.e. 310-SANSI-41, etc.

I hope you enjoy this clip:

MS. NIEVE TEETZEL, PART DEUX!!!

Last week Diana and I drove up to Palo Alto to spend a few days getting to know our just launched granddaughter, Nieve (see my CAMBRIAN PATHWAYS Post of April 4, 2010).  Besides the photographs in that blog and on Picasa Web, I did attempt some video; but please remember, Nieve was only several days old and she was prone to inactivity, so don't expect fast and furious action like the San Jose Sharks annihilation (oh, pain!) of the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL Playoffs!  I did get some great scenes (the subjects, not the video) of Ronan getting ready for preschool and his entrance into that very neat facility, aptly named The Wetlands. Please enjoy!

Nieve D. Teetzel

WELCOME NIEVE!
Diana and I drove up to Palo Alto last week to meet our new granddaughter, NIEVE DAVIDSON TEETZEL.  Nieve (rhymes with Eve) was born April 18, 2010--just two days after Ronan's second birthday!  It would be an understatement to say that Erik and Rachel are ecstatic; even little Ronan is very enthusiastic about the new addition to their family.

Nieve is absolutely the prettiest and cutest little girl ever born, next to Allison, of course...but it's really close!  Add to that her calm and very quiet disposition, and you have the perfect child. We're all lucky to have her!

Grandma Di admiring little Nieve

Proud Grandpa Roger cuddling Nieve

Rachel and Erik playing with the new Miss Teetzel.

Ronan and Grandpa had plenty of time to play hide and seek!

Grandma and Nieve bonding.

If you would like to see more photos from our trip, visit: http://picasaweb.google.com/CalBadger/TripToERRNSPaloAltoCA42010?feat=blogger#