September 15, 2005
September 12, 2005
First Photos of September
OK, I've got the latest batch of photos online. Uncle Keith's visit, deer in the back yard, and cheesy grins from Dorothy.
Cat Nose Beeping
I just downloaded two weeks' worth of photos from the camera, and will be uploading some of them later today. For now, here's a movie of Dorothy beeping Cobalt's nose (the movie requires Quicktime 7 to view). He's surprisingly unphased by the ordeal.
September 02, 2005
Last Week's Photos
I finally had the time to upload photos from last week. The new photo album has pictures of Dorothy with her grandparents, her Raggedy Ann doll, and more.
August 30, 2005
Photos from the zoo
I'll write about the trip to the zoo later. And I'll post last week's photos later. For now, you can see the numerous photos from yesterday's trip to the zoo. Enjoy!
August 23, 2005
Weekend Photos
We took so many photos (plus that video snippet) this weekend, that I had to empty the card early. Which means there's a new photo album up!
August 22, 2005
Today on Kitty TV
This is what we saw outside our bedroom (and bathroom) window around 7:30am this morning:
(The views out some of these windows are referred to as "kitty TV" because of the views of the birds etc. in the yard. Not to be confused with the "kitty widescreen TV" - the floor-to-ceiling living room windows.)
The back yard is now completely empty, as is the area near the driveway. Pictures of the devastation will follow sometime in the next few days.
The Hat Movie
This weekend we got a video snippet (on the camera, not the camcorder) of Dorothy playing with her hat and a bowl. I've uploaded two versions. One uses an encoding version I've used before. The other uses the new H.264 encoding but you need to have Quicktime 7 (available for free) to see it. H.264 should allow me to put up larger, longer movies with less disk space, so I'd like to start using it. Please let me know if upgrading to Quicktime 7 present a problem for you!
August 19, 2005
Photos for August 19
Yes, I'm having a hard time being original in my photo gallery post titles. Whatever you think of the title, though, the pictures of Dorothy are always cute!
August 14, 2005
I Spy...
"What is it?" you ask? It's part of my retina. I had an eye exam on Friday, and there's a cool new technology that lets them image the back of your eye without having to dilate your pupils. It's called an OptoMap, and it takes just a few seconds. It's not covered by insurance, but it's not too expensive.
Given that I have to worry about glaucoma (and that my only other retinal scan, done with pupil dilation, is still back in Massachusetts), I decided it was worth it to get a baseline image for future reference. And the doctor was kind enough to give me the images (originally almost 4 megapixels) on a CD to take home.
And yes, that bright part in the middle is the optic nerve, heading off to my brain.
August 13, 2005
Baby & Spider
It's been a couple of weeks since photos went up. The latest batch includes a local spider, as well as lots of Dorothy climbing, brushing her teeth, and more.
July 31, 2005
Monkey Girl Photos
This week's batch of photos is now online. It's got the dollhouse, more barrettes, our monkey girl climbing too high, and more.
July 25, 2005
Bubbles and Barrettes
I just put up a new photo album from this past weekend. We went to a picnic on Saturday, and got to make giant bubbles.
July 23, 2005
Teddy Bear Fun
Once again Elizabeth was so good and grabbed a video snippet from the camcorder this evening, so that we could post it quickly, rather than 2 years from now (as would have happened if it were left to my responsibility). We now have a great 41 second movie of Dorothy giggling at some teddy bears (the movie file is ~4.5MB, and it's in MP-4 format). Enjoy!
July 19, 2005
Tot's Trike
Yes, it's been a while since new photos were uploaded. I've just put up two weeks' worth of photos in a new album, so enjoy!
Also, there's a brief movie snippet of Dorothy saying 'no' while in the front seat of the (parked) car.
July 07, 2005
Phone Pictures
I remembered to download a bunch of old (and a couple new) photos from my cell phone today. So you get a bonus, mid-week mini-photo album!
July 04, 2005
Bubble Photos
The latest batch of photos is now up, and includes weight-lifting, bubbles, and more.
I've also uploaded a new short movie of Dorothy and Daddy playing with bubbles.
(Reminder: movies may be deleted at any time to save space.)
June 27, 2005
Gallery Upgrade
I've upgraded the photo gallery to v.1.5, and I chose a new theme. Let me know if you encounter any problems.
BTW, for those who care, the new version includes an RSS feed!
June 25, 2005
Start of Summer
I've been overwhelmed this past week preparing for a presentation by LiftPort to potential investors, so blogs and photos were left by the wayside. To make it up, there's a two-week, 61-photo album now online!
The album includes deer, a hike through Cougar Mountain, rapt cats, Father's Day fun, a strawberry festival, and more. Enjoy!
June 12, 2005
Another Twofer
Two albums up in one day again!
First up is one I should have put online earlier - it's a set of photos taken by Caroline during their visit here.
Second is a bunch of photos taken around the house this week, including some of an airborne Dorothy.
June 05, 2005
Nose to Nose
Go check out the latest set of photos and you'll understand the title of this entry.
May 29, 2005
Two for the Price of One
That's right, this week only, we offer you two photo albums for the price of one! How can we do it?!? Weeeeee're insaaaaane!!
There's the "regular" set of photos from the past week, and then there's a "special" collection of photos from today's visit to the zoo.
May 20, 2005
Tings' Visit
Darryl and Cynthia visited us for a couple of days this week, and unsurprisingly, a few photos were taken. 42% of the ones online were taken by Cynthia. But she's a better photographer than I am, because her photos were only 37% of the raw photos (in other words, I take more photos with less success of "good" ones).
May 16, 2005
Misc Cellphone Photos
I downloaded a few photos taken with my cellphone recently, and found some gems from the last month or two. Here are two photos of Dorothy asleep.
I was at the mall with her, and eventually put her in the sling so she could get a nap:
She likes her Raggedy Anne doll, and we brought it with us in the car once:
May 14, 2005
Pupi Pantz
Big thanks to Keith for his humorous comment on this photo. I've taken his text and turned it into an ad (click on the photo to see the full size version):
Grandma Chris' May Visit
Grandma Chris visited this past week, and even though she may not be in the newest photos, she did take a few of them.
There is also, by request, a movie of Dorothy walking over in the movies directory.
UPDATE: The photo album link URL was changed, and changed here to reflect the new URL.
May 08, 2005
Walking and Reading
We almost went two weeks between batches of Dorothy photos, but "luckily" we (esp. Elizabeth) took a ton of them on Saturday, so there's a new batch up now.
May 02, 2005
April 29, 2005
Yuppie Slums of Issaquah
I forgot to make this post a month ago, when I first took the picture.
Over in Issaquah, there's a large development of townhouses or some much, up above a large shopping area and a regional Boeing office building. The houses, are very densely packed and look all alike:
(click to see full image)
I need to get a better picture to give the full impact of what the development looks like. Now, I'm sure these houses sell for lots of money and are home to various professionals. But I couldn't imagine living in that dense maze of no-elbow-room housing. Which is why the name "Yuppie Slums of Issaquah" came to mind.
April 24, 2005
The Great Outdoors and More
We took way too many photos this past week, but they're not all of Dorothy. We have new photos of flowers, the cats going outside, and Dorothy (of course).
April 18, 2005
Hummingbirds and Other Photos
The title just about says it all. There's a new batch of photos online, including not only Dorothy, but some shots of our local hummingbirds.
April 09, 2005
Heather
By "heather" I'm referring to the flower, not a woman. They are one of the subjects in this week's photo album.
I've also uploaded three movie snippets to the movies directory. As always, movie snippets may be deleted at any time, to save space.
April 03, 2005
Down on the Farm
There's a new batch of photos from Easter, mid-week, and a sheep-shearing event at a local farm. Enjoy!
March 26, 2005
Stand, Crawl, Whatever
A new batch of photos is up. Dorothy stands, sits, crawls, etc. There's also some more photos of birds at the bird-feeder, and more.
March 20, 2005
Throwing Up
I just put a brief movie of me throwing Dorothy up into the air in the movies directory (it's the file named 20050317_AirToss.mov). She really enjoys it sometimes!
Fire Photos
19 more photos are now online, including Dorothy in a birthday dress, trying to reach the fire, and more!
March 16, 2005
Small Batch of Photos
New photos! There's a baby girl in the mirror, we go to IHOP, and more.
March 13, 2005
Resuming Normal Photos
After all the birthday and zoo pictures, we're back to a more regular batch of photos. Basketball, a ripped up porch, Grandma snuggles, and more!
March 08, 2005
Birthday Photos
Photos from Dorothy's first birthday are finally online. Enjoy!
Zoo Photos
It's a bit delayed, but I just put online a batch of photos from before Dorothy's birthday, including a trip to a local zoo. (FYI, birthday photos and stories will be posted Real Soon Now.)
February 25, 2005
Value For You
Just to satisfy our customers who were becoming upset at the reduced frequency of Dorothy photo postings, I just put up a new set of photos, barely three days after the last posting. How's that for high value for your subscription dollars?
Speaking of which, where are your subscription dollars? You better send them in, otherwise Dorothy "the Enforcer" will come a-knocking at your door...
February 22, 2005
Photos
More photos are now online. Captions and descriptions will likely be posted tomorrow. In the meantime, submit your own captions! :-)
February 08, 2005
Wet Photos
The latest batch of photos seems to include multiple baths, and includes some heinie shots
January 28, 2005
The New House
For those who are interested, here's an aerial shot of the house we're renting out here in Washington state. Yes, that's the house amidst all the trees. I think we'll all be getting some moderately clean air to breathe while at home...
The Dorothy Calendar
We made a calendar through CafePress of Dorothy photos that we gave to family for Xmas. Now that they've received their copies, we're making the calendar available to anyone who wants one. The small royalty we receive will go to Dorothy's education fund. You can see the cover art here (it's the same image we gave to Mary Chung).
If people really want other Dorothy merchandise, let us know, and we can add more items (e.g., t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.) to the "store."
January 27, 2005
First Bellevue Photos
Due to popular demand by Dorothy's cousins, I've put up the first batch of photos from Bellevue.
You should also check out the photos taken by Caroline, including part of our crew in the airport, and some good inside shots of the house.
Last Photos of Norwood
The final set of photos taken in Norwood are now online.
January 02, 2005
Ring Out the Old Year
The last Dorothy photo album of 2004 is now online. Given our schedule over the next few weeks, there may not be any new albums posted until near the end of January.
For the year, we have roughly 4,800 photos of Dorothy (that number includes some of Elizabeth pre-delivery, and Dorothy's toys, an occasional cat, etc. and also includes some photos taken by grandparents). Online, we have over 1,500 (the gallery's count gets messed up when you have sub-albums, so I'm not sure I believe its count of 1,574). So, despite my trying to publish fewer photos online, we wound up staying pretty close to our never-changing average of 1 out of 3 photos making it online.
December 26, 2004
The Missing Week, and Xmas
I know it's scandalous, but there was an entire week (December 8th to the 15th) where no photos were taken of Dorothy. To make up for this horrible error (due in part because Tom was in Seattle looking for housing), we have extra photos from after the missing week, right up to Xmas eve.
And to keep from having too many photos in one album, we have a separate photo album solely for Dec. 25th - Dorothy's First Xmas.
Enjoy!
December 09, 2004
My Snot-Nosed Kid
New photos of Dorothy are now up. Illness and general craziness made this almost two weeks' worth of photos instead of one. It may be two weeks again until the next batch.
And yes, she really is a snot-nosed kid (look closely at the full-size picture).
November 28, 2004
Thanks for Photos
Photos from the week of Thanksgiving are now online. They include a trip to the park, and much cuteness.
November 20, 2004
Up On Arms
The subject of this post is "Up ON Arms" instead of "Up In Arms" because, well, it's what Dorothy has been doing this week. We have photographic evidence!
November 13, 2004
November 07, 2004
Balloon, Rosy Cheeks, and more!
Week 35 of Dorothy's life, in photos, is now online.
November 01, 2004
Counting Photos
Yes, there are more than 1,200 photos online as of yesterday, but that's not what this post is about. I've been putting photos into a catalog program I use, creating a new catalog roughly every two months (so that any one catalog doesn't have too many). Last night I grabbed the total number of photos from each catalog and the start/end dates as well, and calculated the average number of photos taken per day of Dorothy since she was born (OK, technically since right before she was born, since we have a few hospital photos as well). The good news is that the average is trending downward, but it seems to be approaching a plateau (as much as a "plateau" can be read from a couple of data points). Here's the data:| Time period | Number of photos per day |
|---|---|
| March-April | 17.6 |
| May-June | 15.6 |
| July-August | 14.0 |
| September-October | 13.7 |
October 31, 2004
Halloween, baths, and more photos!
There's a smorgasbord of photos online in the latest batch. Dorothy in her Halloween costume. Dorothy in the bath (twice!). And much more.
Update: I forgot to include a link to the photos of the lunar eclipse that I took. Enjoy!
Playing at the Park on a Warm Day
While Elizabeth was off at dance practice and work, Dorothy and I went to the nearby park again. It was very warm - up near 70 degrees! I didn't bring my regular camera, so the cell-phone camera had to make do. Dorothy got to have fun on the slides, swings, and the see-saw, and didn't have to be bundled up with mittens either! And yes, that is a Halloween sweater she's wearing, with ghosts, bats and spiders all over.
October 28, 2004
How to Shoot the Moon
Some people were curious about how I took the photos of the moon during the eclipse. This post explains how.
I got the photos of the moon (more will be in the gallery this weekend!) by turning my camera to full manual and then cranking way down on the shutter speed and closing down the aperture (i.e., increasing the aperture up to f/8), and using a low ISO speed.
At "normal" settings, where the camera decides proper brightness, it wanted the exposure time to be up in the range of 5 or more seconds, an open aperture (i.e., down to ~f/4), and high ISO (200 or 400). This let me see the clouds around the moon, and some stars, but the moon was a white blob, and the exposure was long enough that the clouds were blurry due to their motion (note that all photos were taken with the camera mounted on a tripod, even if it was a flimsy plastic one).
For the full, non-eclipsed moon, I instead set the exposure time very short, in the range of 1/200 to 1/400 of a second, and the aperture was closed up at f/8, and an ISO of 80 or 100. In other words, exposure went down by a factor of 1,000 or more (maybe 4,000? - i.e., a full 10 to 12 f-stops)! This is necessary because the moon is reflecting sunlight. Your camera is tricked into thinking it needs high exposure because most of the field of view is black. But in order to capture details of the very bright moon, you really need a low exposure. With these new settings, the moon came out beautifully but the clouds were invisible (because they were too dim)!
For the eclipsed moon, I had to increase the exposure time, up into the range of 1/10 to 1/30 of a second, and I also opened the aperture down to ~f/6, because it was so much dimmer than the non-eclipsed moon.
October 27, 2004
Boston Baseball Moon
The red moon (during the eclipse, as seen from our back porch) for the World Series between the Red Sox and the red birds (Cardinals), on the night that the Red Sox finally win.
October 26, 2004
Bath time!
Tom and Dorothy, and our friend Susan and her son Ian, all made a visit to Babies 'R' Us today. They picked up a winter coat for Dorothy (in glamorous leopard print faux fur - photos undoubtedly will be coming soon), and Tom also got her some new bath toys. We decided to try giving her a bath in the "big girl" bathtub. Since our bathroom configuration makes it a little difficult to sit next to the tub and reach her easily, I got in with her.
She loves the new toys and the bigger bathtub! She figured out right away how to move forward and backward by kicking her legs and bouncing up and down, and she had lots of fun grabbing the new toys. We (of course) took plenty of photos, and some video as well. More photos will be in the next set this weekend, but here's an "appetizer":
October 25, 2004
The Spider and the Slide
OK, there's more photos online. Photo subjects include Dorothy playing with a giant spider, and going down a slide, and more!
October 20, 2004
The colors of autumn
It was a gray day yesterday, but the changing colors on the leaves stood out in such contrast that I combined a couple photos to show how it really felt:
October 17, 2004
Seattle Trip Photos
I've posted a set of photos from the trip to Seattle. As always, it's hard to narrow them down to a reasonable number of shots to put online (yes, this is a vastly reduced set!).
October 07, 2004
Emptying the Camera Card
I just put up a new batch of photos because I emptied the camera's memory card before we leave town for Seattle.
I don't think I mentioned our trip to Seattle here yet. Hopefully I'll get to it tomorrow...
October 02, 2004
How Many Pictures Can We Take?
Apparently, we can never take too many photos, because we keep putting up more. This latest batch has Keith's visit, as well as my parents' visit, plus some more solid food battles, and more!
September 26, 2004
Push-ups and Pushovers
There's a new batch of photos online. Dorothy gets tortured by her Grandma Chris, and eats lots of solids, and in general acts cute, if you can believe it.
September 18, 2004
Proof That She Likes Solids
The latest batch of photos has proof that Dorothy likes eating solids. She looks like a little baby bird, trying to get more peas. Plus she gets to play with grandparents, and more!
September 13, 2004
Sitting at the Restaurant
I forgot to post this picture last week. Friday September 3rd, after picking up Dorothy from daycare and Elizabeth from the train, we decided to go to Conrad's restaurant for dinner. We let Dorothy sit in the 'big kids' high chair, even though it was way bigger than her. I only had my cellphone camera with me, and it was dark in there, but you can probably make out what she looked like:
Yes, she looked cute. But she got tired after 10 minutes or so. In fact, she got cranky before we finished our meals, so we had to leave early. But we still enjoyed the evening.
Pushing More Pixels
We have some more photos up. This batch includes Dorothy's new office chair, Rhodium getting a bath, and Dorothy being cute (becuase we all know how rare that is).
September 05, 2004
War Photography
The latest batch of photos is now up. Go and see the horrors of war. Or at least the horrors of feeding baby food carrots to Dorothy, among other things...
August 28, 2004
Photos and Parties
A new batch of photos is up.
Today we went to Ian's 100-day birthday party (apparently it's a Chinese tradition to celebrate a baby's 100-day birhtday). There were lots of little ones there. Dorothy had lots of fun playing with the babies and seeing lots (more than 20 at a time?) of adults!
August 21, 2004
Faux Tow?
We went overboard again this week with the latest batch of photos. This baby is just being too darn cute...
August 15, 2004
Random Pictures
The latest week's worth of pictures of Dorothy are now up, including some more shots of her pile of clothes.
August 13, 2004
Pictures by Keith
My brother Keith was out to visit at the end of July, and whadayaknow, he snapped some pictures while he was out here. He finally managed to get off his lazy butt (just kidding, Keith) and post them online. Enjoy!
August 07, 2004
Your Weekly Photo Fix
I've just uploaded a new installment of Dorothy pictures for your weekly photo fix. Yes, I'm talking to you, Dorothy-addicts (aka "grandparents")! Don't deny you've got an addiction.
July 31, 2004
More Photos. Imagine That.
We've got some more photos up, including some shots from when Dorothy's Uncle Keith came to visit.
July 26, 2004
Just Too Cute For Words
Dorothy is just too cute for words, so I went and uploaded some more pictures the other day. Even these 35 new pictures can't capture all of her cuteness. It makes one despair of even bothering to try. And yet, somehow, I toil on, taking pictures, so that the grandparents don't starve. :-)
July 19, 2004
Photos Galore
As I was uploading the newest batch of photos, covering almost two weeks' worth of picture-taking, I was struck by competing desires to, on the one hand, put up all the cute or interesting photos, and on the other hand keep things (relatively) small. Some people probably just want to see a couple of photos of Dorothy. But her grandparents want to see everything we've got, and then some. So I try to compromise.
For those who are keeping score at home, we currently have 672 pictures online in the gallery, almost all of which are of Dorothy. Offline, we have over 2,200 pictures total, taking up around 1.5GB of disk space. And she's barely four and a half months old!!
July 07, 2004
Pictures of You Know Who
Dorothy has just been too cute lately, so we were forced to take more pictures. Some of them are now online.
June 22, 2004
Photo count
As of today (June 22), including some photos taken by grandparents and some photos not of Dorothy (eg. ones of the cats, or random other stuff), we've taken roughly 1,900 photos since Elizabeth went into the hospital for delivery at the beginning of March. Yes, you read that right -- nineteen hundred photos. What can I say? Dorothy's such a cute baby! (Note that there are "only" 542 photos posted online.)
Tons of Photos!
I've just added a bunch of photos covering June 12-22. After having fewer photos in the previous two weeks, this past week-plus has had a ton of photos, which is why I'm uploading them before the weekend. Enjoy!
(For those who didn't notice, the last batch of photos was from two weeks instead of one week, because I was hoping to slow down the number of photos we take, and to only post some online every other week. We'll see if I can try doing it again next time.)
June 15, 2004
Photo gallery upgraded
FYI, I've upgraded the photo gallery to a new version of Gallery software. The new version also comes with "skins" which means I've changed the look of the gallery.
Oh, and the new version also has a "slideshow" on the main page which will present a slide show of some number (currently I've set it to 50) of photos selected at random from within all of the albums.
Enjoy!
June 12, 2004
Uploading Photos
Dorothy was "helping" me to upload the latest batch of photos, covering two entire weeks.