BATS!!

We recently went on a mist-netting trip with our mammalogy class where we caught one of these little guys, the red bat (Lasiurus borealis). Considering it was kinda chilly that night, we were pretty lucky we caught anything at all. As you can see, he wasn't too thrilled about being handled! Give me a gopher any day (although these were pretty cool)!

Big Mike and Becky

cornell_susan_devries_m&b
Originally uploaded by kccornell.

Here is an interesting picture that I found on a cousin's Flickr page. It is a picture of my dad and my mom while they were in, I think, Mexico. As you can see, they were fairly young. Also, you may note that Big Mike has a beer in hand - standard fair for Big Mike spottings. Well, at least it was as he no longer drinks alcohol. Anyway, it was good to see and made me smile and think. To all, have a good day!

Dilbert 8/19/2006

Dilbert 8/19/2006
Originally uploaded by Famille-DeVries.

Just a little comic that describes the feeling one may get towards life on occasion. Keep your chin up or take a nap.

Return from Louisiana

Swamp Lili
Originally uploaded by Famille-DeVries.

Just thought I would add a picture to this post - as we haven't had a picture lately. This is what Lili did to the ULL swamp when she passed through Lafayette sometime in 2002.

Anyway, we just got back from our tour of Louisiana - Lafayette for 2 days and Greensburg for 2 days (all days are estimates). Things are definitely different in Lafayette - it is getting bigger and bigger all of the time. Broussard, my hometown, is also getting bigger and bigger. Lafayette and Broussard have changed so much that I do not believe I ever want to live in either of those places again - too much traffic and crime! Greensburg was nice; not much has changed in Greensburg since our last visit.

Well, I am back at work and Susan is back at school; the visits were a brief departure from the norm, albeit a departure that took a lot of driving. We are still waiting for some type of "real" vacation to ease our minds before we have to start making really big decisions about our future - college, home, work, etc...

If we missed you in Lafayette or Greensburg, we are truly sorry. It is hard to catch everyone every time we visit. So, PLEASE, try and come see us before we are off again!!