Filing a complaint

I can't be the only one who hates it when someone says, "You look tired." Unfortunately, I've been getting that more and more since I've been working longer hours. Just now, as I am ending my work day (which was shorter than usual, I might add) I was on the phone, and a woman said, "You sound tired." Gee, thanks. Maybe I just needed a drink of water or something. I don't feel that tired. Anyway...just a note: Don't tell someone they look tired unless you're trying to annoy them.

On another topic: Did anyone see the lunar eclipse the other night? It began at about 2 a.m. Tuesday morning here in California, so I guess it would have been pretty late/early Tuesday in Michigan. I stayed up to see the very beginning of it, but then I got really tired (and I probably even *looked* tired) and went to bed. I guess it was a sight to see though. The moon was incredibly bright that night. I pulled off to look at the ocean under that bright moonlight. Usually, the ocean and the sky above it is so dark (for obvious reasons), but not that night. It was a crystal clear, but I couldn't even see many stars because of the moon's brightness. It was cool.

Good times

After a whirlwind couple of weeks with my parents here to visit, I'm tired! We had a great time though, and a little tiredness is a small price to pay for a visit from the folks. Actually, I think I tired them out more than I tired myself out : ) We did *almost* everything on my long to-do list, and I think they had a good Northcoast experience.
Just a few of the highlights include: the ocean, redwoods, rivers, a jet boat tour of the Rogue River in Oregon, lighthouses, a picnic on a very scenic overlook, movies, games (Yahtzee and No-peek), sunsets, tidepooling, hikes, the Yurok Tribe's Klamath Salmon Festival, the harbor, seabird-watching, sea lions, a spectacular meteor shower, seafood, stone skipping on the Smith River, Trees of Mystery...and so on...
The photo is us at our picnic on the scenic overlook. I was on my lunch break from work, hence the work clothes.

Toes in the Sand

It's nice to be able to go to the beach any time I want to. This day, I kept seeing sea lions bobbing along near the beach. They would pop their heads up, look at me (and other people on the beach) and then dip back under the water before popping up again. Very cute!