And... we're back!

I have been terribly negligent with my blogging. It isn't that I haven't been adventuring. But most of it has been close to home (or my new home, Los Angeles) and has been interspersed with crazy amounts of classwork and fellowship applications and field work and other general craziness. There is lots to catch up on, some of which will inevitably be missed, but going forward I plan to be back here more regularly once again.

What has been occupying my time most recently? Taking pictures of my new toy, finger puppet Narwhal, with various interesting objects and events. As a quick re-introduction, this is (more or less) what I've been up to...

Narwhal goes to the library

Narwhal listens to a talk by Richard Dawkins at UCLA

Narwhal visits the Camera Obscura in Santa Monica

Narwhal swims in the Venice (CA) canals

Narwhal finds his favorite type of tree- bonsai pomegranate! - in the Huntington Gardens

Narwhal eats ice cream by the Russian River

The origin of Narwhal, from the box of many finger narwhals! Guerneville, CA