My poor neglected blog

I have been neglecting this blog for the last month or so. Charlie and I have both added another year to the clock. In between our birthdays we went on a great vacation to the Big Island of Hawaii (Charlie has posted some pictures here http://picasaweb.google.com/foodiddy/Hawaii#). Here are a few highlights:


The glowing lava pit in Halema'uma'u



At the beach






a lookout point along Chain of Craters road



The floor of the Waipi'o valley, with waterfalls in the background




Us on the summit of Mauna Kea (completely backlit)



A sea turtle sleeping on Punalu'u beach


Right after the trip I went to Ohio to do some work, then shortly after it was Thanksgiving! We actually had a fairly laid back holiday, and cooked dinner just the two of us in Austin.