man i wish i could ride like this

owls!

I took Amalia out to the forest tonight to catch owls. A student here is studying them as part of a nation wide project studying their migration. These are Northern Saw-Whet Owls and they are currently migrating through on their way south for the winter. Apparently they are so thick here you can catch 20 in a night! So Amalia and I went out and caught a couple. Amalia wanted to take one home for a pet!

Halloween

I am a bit behind but here are some pics from Halloween. As you can see, the kids were a couple of dinosaurs.

First thing was to eat dinner, a mix of beens and yogurt means its time for a bath.

Don't take my picture...
OK, I'll smile!
I like to build towers and make them balance.
T-rex!
grumpy dinosaur.
Two dinosaurs.
T-rex considering the jackolanterns.
Triceratops and T-rex.
Triceratops raking leaves.
Grumpy T-rex.
Time to go trick-or-treating.

Amalia's soccer season

This fall Amalia had her first soccer season. She practiced most every evening and played on saturday mornings and was a member of the Green Gators. The team was dominated by two players, Amalia and Sammy. The rest of her teammates seemed only mildly interested in the game, while Amalia and Sammy ran around scoring goals. A typical game involved Amalia dominating on defense and still scored 2-4 goals while Sammy is a born striker and would score 4-6 goals. They were great teammates and had lots of fun together. The Green went undefeated!

Amalia and Sammy:

With the rest of the Green Gators:

Getting ready to go dribble around the opposition:

A cross between Mia Hamm and Lionel Messi!