Jen with Clawdio, the first day the kittens came - 5/29 

Protests in Bolivia

It has come to my attention that problems in Bolivia have grown to full scale protests and riots. Please check out any leading news source for new information. El Alto, the city which is described as the center of the riots, is one of the most impoverished urban populations in the entire western hemisphere. While I was in Bolivia, I saw a protest everyday, but never on the scale of police force. Right now I am actually fairly glad that I am not currently in La Paz, trying to make my way back to the USA.

computer problems

Well, it seems that the Wake Forest issued A30 Thinkpad is nearing the end. The reason for no recent posts seems to be due to a bunch of problems with my computer. Since all of my pictures are saved there, and then uploaded using Hello, I haven't been able to post any of the great memorial day or kitten pictures yet. The problems seems to stem from a virus I picked up in South America, combined with a problematic graphics card and some power supply problems. They shoudl be fixed pretty soon and I'll have everything up asap.

Perhaps the first picture of the new puppy, number 559

a smile 

Mackenzie at 4 months 

Asteraceae sp. 

Maple tree seedling, planted 2 weeks ago 

The females from the litter in which the puppy will be selected!  

Females 1 

Animals

The recently posted pictures of kitten represent the four choices that we have in determining the future pets of the Lutz household. I thought that it would be fun to see what people who look at my blog think about which is their favorite. I'm going to keep a tally and add them up when decision time comes - there are lots of new pictures up, including trips to Vermont, and I'm going to be putting up pictures of trips to the zoo, Boston, and new dishes that I've made.

This little black female was by far the shyest.

This little female was the smartest of the group according to their foster mom. It loved to play with Clodio. 

This male, Clodio, or clawdio, is my favorite. He was the most playful and adventurous of the group. 

This white male was pretty playful.

Brawny and Dana chat by twilight 

Lake Champlain 

Ben and the sunset 

Sunset 

Eating kabobs on the beaches of Lake Champlain as the sun sets. 

Dana and Brawny near the peak 

Ben near the peak of Cantaleiver rock. 

April 15th - April 20th- Outside of Burlington, Vermont 

Ben passively resisting getting in the car by lying on his back - hence his new nickname of 'Ghandi' 

Four Cheese Rissoto - the most recent of my meals 

Dali exhibit, Philadelphia Art Museum 

Josh and Philadelphia 

Old man with cell phone