We had a fantastic Easter, cooked like fiends. It was wonderful to be with all of our family. Here we are.

I love this Easter bunny photo that Janice McPherson sent us.

Owen and Mzee

Here is a picture of Owen and Mzee. I love the story of Owen, the baby hippo separated from his family by a tsunami in December 2004, and Mzee, a 130 year-old Aldabra tortoise. They became best friends and are now quite a tourist attraction at Haller Park in Kenya. Turtles and tortoises are amazing for many reasons. They are slow, gentle, vegetarians, and these tortoises live to be very old, averaging about 200 years old--some even older.

Things 8 and 9

It's only Monday, and I have already learned about RSS feeds and subscribed to 6 different feeds including PPLD's and 4 of my coworkers. Maybe I'll subscribe to more later, but I only like to read about good news so I'm very picky about the news I subscribe to. Maybe I'll even find some sites that actually pertain to my job!

Tristan and Ian

I just received a new picture of the brothers. They are so cute!

Thing 11

A little out of order. I went on LibraryThing, created an account, and added all of the books I could think of that I've read. I'd like to add more info to it and do reviews, etc. I have been wanting to find a way to keep track of the books I've read. This is great! I like the flexibility of it. I'd like to find out how to put my "Library" on my blog. Haven't gotten that far yet, though.

Sea Turtles in Cancun and Hawaii

We have been so fortunate to visit both Cancun and Hawaii. Of course, whenever I am in a place where there are turtles, I have to seek them out.

In Cancun, we were walking back to our hotel along the beach at night when we saw a group of people gathered with flashlights. We stopped to find that they were watching a giant sea turtle laying her eggs in the sand. This had been one of my dreams! We stayed for a long time and just watched. Apparently, the turtle when laying her eggs, gets into a trance and is not disturbed by visitors. After she lays her eggs and goes back to sea, the area is protected until the eggs hatch. Sometimes the eggs are moved a little closer inland so they are not so vulnerable to disturbance by visitors.

In Hawaii, we were snorkeling close to shore but were out far enough that we were able to swim with the sea turtles. What a thrill! The wildlife is not to be touched, but it was so exciting to be out in the water close enough to touch them.

Norway Fjord

On another trip with my family, we took a working cruise through Norwegian fjords. One of the most beautiful sites I've seen. Another photo from flickr.