It's been awhile since I posted Joey's pictures:
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
My Gym
My friend Kim takes her 3 year old son Kai to My Gym. She told me that there's a baby classes too. So last Wednesday we went to the free trial class. Bruno spent a couple of minutes to look around and then went right to the toys:
Бруно посидел пару минут, поразглядывал всех, а потом почесал в игрушки:
This sad princess's expression didn't match the writing on her outfit :)
Bruno and forelock boy head the same taste:
After the warmup with toys the class began and I put my camera away. I only snatched 3 pictures when Bruno was on the trapeze. Brian was swinging him and on the count three I was supposed to catch Bruno, Brian was supposed to let go of Bruno and Bruno was supposed to let go of a bar. Brian and Bruno did our part but Bruno refused to let go so much he liked it. So we had to repeat. And then repeat again. So I took three shots:
And following are some pictures at the end of the class:
Back there you can see Kim and Kai who stopped by to say hi. They live in a few minute walk from the gym:
Well, Bruno liked it so much that I decided to give it a try and enrolled for one month. If he still likes it by the end of the month we will continue.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Puzzle
Our kindermusik teacher said that even though babies can't do puzzles they still like to play with the pieces. True enough Bruno and other babies were playing with a lot of interest before the class began. So I bought one of those; the one with letters. And it proved to be a wonderful toy. It holds Bruno's attention for a long time. Taking letters out:
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Lunch
When we went to buy a walker we stopped for lunch at Plum Bistro - organic vegan restaurant. Yet again I've tried to photograph our food. And yet again I totally forgot about it by the time our entrees were served. But I took picture of very tasty Nachos:
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Haba Wagon Walker
After long thinking we've bought Bruno the walker wagon from Haba. He liked it a lot. But I couldn't make a picture of Bruno trying to walk since he always tries to fall and I just can photograph at this time.
Here - climbing up:
Итак, купили мы машинку. Бруно от нее в восторге. Но я не могу сфотографировать, как он ее по назначению использует, ибо боюсь. Ага, боюсь взяться за фотоаппарат, пока он стоит, смелый такой, и все грохнуться наровит.
Вот, карабкается:
But it doesn't really work. He still climbs:
And here's a bonus. Jolie's so serious:
Это в довесок. Жолюня такая вся из себя серьезная:
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Bruno
Four days ago our coffee table stopped being a safe place for keeping things from the baby. Not even the very middle of it is safe any longer.
When he pulled himself up to the table he looked so pleased with himself that I can't just describe it. Even the photos wouldn't show a wide specter of emotions written on his face.
"Hellllo!":
Моська у него была такая довольная, когда он первый раз встал к столику, словами не передать. Фотоаппарат сумел передать только часть огромного количества эмоций, которые пронеслись у него на лице за считанные минуты.
"Здрасть!":
Got so bold that began wave one hand while holding another in his mouth. Somehow kept his balance:
Here I unintentionally shot Jolie stretching while climbing down from the couch. When she does that her hind legs get very straight:
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Pileated Woodpecker
The Pileated Woodpecker is one of the largest woodpeckers of North America. It's actually the 3rd largest but unfortunately The Imperial Woodpecker and the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker are considered extinct. Well the search for the Ivory-Billed continues and there's even a reward for leading scientists to a living one.
At least the Pileated Woodpecker is the largest woodpecker I've ever seen :) First time I met him two years ago in the mountains. I couldn't come close but still was very happy.
А пока что Желна остается по крайней мере самым большим виденным мной дятлом :) Первый раз я его встретила в горах два года назад. Близко к нему было не подобраться, но я и так была жутко счастлива.
Интересная особенность. Ночуют они в дуплах с несколькими запасными выходами. Обычно, одна птица на дупло.
Клюв у них необыкновенно сильный. На следующих трех фотографиях (сильный кроп) видно, даже при таком ракурсе, как за несколько секунд он (это Он) выдалбливает здоровенную дыру. На первой (кстати, забавно он выбрал два сучка, чтобы держаться за них) видно щепки, скопившиеся у него в хвосте, которым он, как и положено дятлу, опирается на дерево во время "долбежа":
Here's a chip flying behind his back:
And here is a good example how they can bend their strong necks:
Their cavities are often used by other birds and even mammals as a home.
The next 3 pictures are the male on the tree behind my house. I think the pair lives in the small neighborhood park.
Следующие три картинки - самец на дереве за моим домом. Пара, думаю, живет в маленьком парке неподалеку. По крайней мере изредка я их там вижу вдалеке в те редкие дни, когда хожу туда гулять (скучно там круги нарезать, слишком уж крохотный парк).
This picture is nothing special but it's interesting to watch how this normally elegant and sleek bird is ruffles up in cold:
When he's come to our deck first time I jumped with joy. But only in my mind as I was afraid to frighten him. I photographed him through the glass doors. He spent only couple of minutes to check out the feeder and flied away. He was so cautious that it looked as if he was crouching.
Since then they come to our feeder from time to time (very rare). Recently we were visited by this lady. I couldn't decide what picture to post so here come 6 of her portraits.
The difference between male and female is that he has red forehead and res whisker along with red crest and female only has red crest.
Дальше идут несколько ее портретов. Не смогла выбрать один/два, как следовало бы, поэтому ставлю аж шесть. Отличие между парнем и девушкой в том, что у нее красный только хохол, а у него еще и лоб, и усы.
She's so tidy. Here she catches the crumb with her tongue:
She finished the suet very fast which is no surprise with such a bill:
Here you can also see her tongue. And her claws are very impressive:
And this is classic "textbook" woodpecker's pose:
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