wildlife, geeklife
Work work – no time to sightseeing or go arty photographing. Little snippets, though. more…
computers & bones
Back at the smithsonian institution, national museum of natural history in Washington D.C. In the anthro department we are again getting back to work among skeletons, sculls, dust and wonderful people. more…
– au revoir, D.C.
D.C. is a strange city; it feels like a bubble. It is a smallish, administrative city in a very very large and powerful country. It is rather anonymous. It seems, in this city of administration, power and museums, people live here for a few years, and it gives the city a neutral feel. I am […] more…
last days
the last days. heading home soon, from our little jaunt that got an unexpected two weeks extension. Good work done, fine people all around. more…
catch of the day
took a couple of hours off work, and went to the eastern marked. Colour, air. air & space. more…
the dead, the food & the living
Fine days, hard work. I am getting a blister on my neck from the chain for the ID card. I guess that means we’ve been here a while. more…
shelter from the storm
One of the boys ended up in hospital for a few days, and everything stopped for 48 hours or so. We had a glimpse into the health care system here, and it was – retrospectively – interesting. . more…
squirrels & nuts
Squirrels are the best pea-brains I know of. Oportunistic, curious, adaptable; and wonderfully forgetful. It always makes me smile when passing a tree, rock or building, with a little tree growing out of it. Forgotten nuts moves nature around. . more…
the show must go on
The museum of natural history is an endless inspiration: I wish so hard I would have had the time to sit down and draw all those wonderful things.. more…
Washington D.C. revisited
Again; arrived safe and sound. D.C. is still buried under big piles of snow, and it was a close call wether the plane would land at Dulles or not, but a bit of luck there. more…
Snippets from the US of A
“America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair.” – A. Toynbee – more…
