Archive for June, 2009

This and That (and video!)

// June 14th, 2009 // 5 Comments » // family

What a great weekend. I took Friday off from work just so Jina could find some time to relax, take a nap and recoup from a fairly hectic week taking care of Lyla on her own, all the while traveling.
Seeing them walking towards me at the airport was awesome, but her tears were all the [...]

The Chaiten Volcano

// June 14th, 2009 // 6 Comments » // photography

This volcano in Chili, called Chaiten, keeps erupting and sending ash all over the place. The photos that have come from it are amazing to say the least, but there are some simply spectacular ones with lightning that blow the mind away.
I’ll post a few shots of the volcano itself, but then check out the [...]

Weather photos of the day

// June 13th, 2009 // No Comments » // photography, weather

The end of this past week has been pretty eventful in terms of weather. Flooding in Dallas, tornadoes in Austin, Oklahoma, Colorado and Memphis…all of which has resulted in some cool photos.
Below are some more cool pictures I’ve found over the last few days.

Weather photos of the day

// June 12th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // photography, weather

Before I get to the photo, just a quick blurb that I’m glad everyone we know in Texas is safe today. Jina’s parents were in the line of fire for that first storm that flooded Dallas two days ago, and luckily didn’t get a tornado or damaging winds where they were.
Also our friends in Austin [...]

Crazy night of weather in Texas

// June 11th, 2009 // 4 Comments » // weather

You all know I’m a weather nut, so that’s not a surprise. I don’t know if it’s the fact that Jina was out of town this week that gave me so much free time I just sat around watching Wundeground radar, storm chasers live web cam and The Weather Channel, but whatever the reason, I’ve [...]

Shutter Island

// June 10th, 2009 // No Comments » // fun

Read the book Shutter Island, loved it, and been waiting for the movie to come out. Now we finally have a full-length trailer for it.
Enjoy.