Out in the country

On Saturday we visited Ann & Bill on their farm in Boring, east of Portland. Of course we picked berries which shows on Charlie's face...
Bill's tractor was a huge hit with Charlie!
Charlie and the three great mutts hang out while daddy lectures about the economy.
The dog flap was the best toy of all!

Portland party & San Juan Island

Our neighbors' Oktoberfest was a perfect occasion for Charlie to wear his "Pinzgauer Lederhosen". Vielen Dank Familie Altenberger.


















A genomics conference and a guest lecture were great reasons for Charlie and Iana to spend another gorgeous week in Friday Harbor.






In the background: clouds cover the tops of the Olympic Mountains

















Among Charlie's favorite things and words -besides "Wasser"- are "Boot" and "Flugzeug"















There's so much to do on the driftwood beaches...

Oregon Coast, End of August '06

On the way to the Larval Biology Conference, we drove along the beautiful Pacific coast.

This first photo is of Heceta Head lighthouse (it doesn't show the gray whales swimming by and doesn't convey the sounds and smell of the sea lions)



Little Charlie didn't really appreciate the "giant sand box", the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area



Bird rocks and beaches south of Newport



Someone was very happy with soft sand and cool water

Germany and Turkey, Summer 2006

Charlie among three of his cousins (Kilian, Bruno, and Vitus) at grandma's in Muenster, Germany
Iana in Istanbul
Charles and the library in Ephesus
Chance to cool down in the Aegaean Sea near Bodrum
Water play is Charlie's favorite activity -- this is a photo taken by grandpa in Germany

Charlie on the island

Charlie spent his entire second spring on San Juan Island (where his mom was teaching Marine Molecular Ecology) and began to love water...