Michael takes Nature Pictures

Michael went hiking near the Monteverde Institute yesterday and took these cool pics. The first one here is a big group of daddy long legs, all piled together and leaping up and down.

I apologize for the lack of "blogging"...the school year started two weeks ago and THEN we went to Vermont and so life has been pretty hectic. But things are good- the weather is wet, but good for the greenery (rain being an essential element of a rainforest ecosystem, naturally). Our new house still feels very cosy- though we're still dealing with Crazy Dog Drama many days. These is apparently THE house to chill at if you are a dog. Unfortunatly, not all of these dogs get along and some of them even like to bark from underneath our house at 3:00 in the morning.

Luckily, we like dogs. Sometimes. Our neighbor Juan's dog growls and lunges as if he might take off a limb, so that we don't like too much.

Michael continues to bake bread. Rebekah continues to bake nothing. Though today she plans to roast another chicken for dinner.

My play "Exotic" is running in Chicago now at the Brown Couch Theatre Company. Wish I could be there to see it- but it's a bit of a hike from Monteverde to Chicago. Ah, well. I also finished the second draft of my first-ever full length play! It's a big mess at the moment and needs a lot of rewriting, but it's a start.

I'm currently teaching astronomy to my 9th and 10th graders. Fun.