Jessica and Ariana at the White House Bowling Alley

Protests today

Geo and I were just to the left of these guys.  They are saying the crowds were much larger today than yesterday and more protests are scheduled for tomorrow.

10 Cascadia Yulegrass 2010-12-05 late show-River

Alex backstage

Sarah Jarosz - Austin City Limits Preview from Sugar Hill Records on Vimeo.

Hopefully you'll be able to view this video on your new computer. It's pretty cool seeing Alex on TV!

Happy Birthday Poppy!!

Happy Birthday Poppy!

It was great seeing you and Grandma last week! Here are two pictures from then and a few more from our July visit in Madison.

Love,
Jessica

Photos from Japan

Hi Grandma & Poppy! I am still in Japan for a few more days, but I thought I'd put a few photos online now, and a few more when I get home... I'm having a great trip, except for the heat and humidity. My Japanese-speaking ability is coming back to me a little bit, too!

Hope you enjoy the photos!
Allison

This is me with my friend Rie's daughter, Hohomi-chan (at her 4-year-old brother's preschool, in Yamaguchi Prefecture).And here are two photos of Mount Fuji that I took from a moving bullet train... I'd seen it from an airplane before, but this was the first time I've ever seen it from the train-- it's always been too cloudy before!
Here I am with my friend Mimi at a cafe in Hiroshima:
We also went to a summer lantern festival in Nara, where I've been with Jess, too, when she came to visit me in Japan!
Me backing away from a curious deer...
The giant buddha (Daibutsu) at Todaiji Temple in Nara was lit up and open at night for the festival.
My first visit to Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto:
And my third visit to Kyomizu-dera (Pure Water) Temple in Kyoto-- I've also been there with mom and George, and with Jess!

Pictures from Early July

enjoying little Henry

Lake Mendota

 

 

Allen Centennial Gardens