We're going Fertility-goddess lite at our house this year (a new baby tends to do that to a family). So, what better way to spend a Wednesday afternoon than making sugar cookies for Easter?
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Easter Eggs. Sort of.
Gotta love Easter, named for my favorite Near Eastern Fertility Goddess Ishtar.
We're going Fertility-goddess lite at our house this year (a new baby tends to do that to a family). So, what better way to spend a Wednesday afternoon than making sugar cookies for Easter?
We're going Fertility-goddess lite at our house this year (a new baby tends to do that to a family). So, what better way to spend a Wednesday afternoon than making sugar cookies for Easter?
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Welcome Juno!
Zola has a little sister.
Juno James Lunt, was born on March 1, 2012 at 2:22 p.m. in Cedar City, Utah.
She weighed 8 lbs 3 oz. and was 19.5 inches long.
We're all pretty excited.
Juno James Lunt, was born on March 1, 2012 at 2:22 p.m. in Cedar City, Utah.
She weighed 8 lbs 3 oz. and was 19.5 inches long.
We're all pretty excited.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Little Black Mountain
On Friday, we headed down to St. George to see the petroglyphs at Little Black Mountain. It's only about a 15 minute drive south of town, but the glyphs are really nice and the BLM has done a good job of making it accessible.
Click on photos to zoom.
My favorite find of the day was a kokopelli. To my knowledge, they're pretty rare in the western part of the state, although they're ubiquitous in local gift-shops. Kokopelli portends childbirth and spring - two things Zola and I are excited for in the near future.
It's in rough shape because it was pecked into the sandstone (which wears rapidly), but I applied some filters to the second photo to get better contrast.
Click on photos to zoom.
My favorite find of the day was a kokopelli. To my knowledge, they're pretty rare in the western part of the state, although they're ubiquitous in local gift-shops. Kokopelli portends childbirth and spring - two things Zola and I are excited for in the near future.
It's in rough shape because it was pecked into the sandstone (which wears rapidly), but I applied some filters to the second photo to get better contrast.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Fire and Ice
It's been a crazy winter weather-wise, and we've gone from warm desert fun to playing in the snow in just a couple of days.
We headed down west of Santa Clara in SW Utah over the weekend with my dad.
A gentle climb to the "Cave of Wonders". There are petroglyphs near Zola (she's a bully about reminding other kids not to touch them). They're so old they've re-patinated, making it hard to see them unless the light is right.
Zola contemplates the Anasazi Sheep.
A gentle drop, and we're at the entrance to what Zola calls "The Cave of Wonders."
Inside the cave: now you know why it's so Wondrous.
Down off the hill, we stopped to look for petrified wood.
Bump on a log.
I'm pretty sure this petrified log weighs just a little more than the BLM's "reasonable" limit for rock-gathering. Someone sure worked hard to make it a nice resting spot for Z.
Today is Valentine's Day and we celebrated by making a snowman and a snowgirl.
We headed down west of Santa Clara in SW Utah over the weekend with my dad.
A gentle climb to the "Cave of Wonders". There are petroglyphs near Zola (she's a bully about reminding other kids not to touch them). They're so old they've re-patinated, making it hard to see them unless the light is right.
Zola contemplates the Anasazi Sheep.
A gentle drop, and we're at the entrance to what Zola calls "The Cave of Wonders."
Inside the cave: now you know why it's so Wondrous.
Down off the hill, we stopped to look for petrified wood.
Bump on a log.
I'm pretty sure this petrified log weighs just a little more than the BLM's "reasonable" limit for rock-gathering. Someone sure worked hard to make it a nice resting spot for Z.
Today is Valentine's Day and we celebrated by making a snowman and a snowgirl.
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