Socks (My Dog)

Although I don't post pictures of my family here, I do occasionally post pictures of my little Pomeranian, Socks. Here he is laying on the carpet.

And here he enjoying a walk in the local park.

And here he is making himself comfortable in bed.

Northport & Cold Spring Harbor

It was cold in New York, as these pictures show, all from Long Island. The first two are of the harbor in Northport.

The next two are in Cold Spring Harbor, home of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, famous for its discoveries in DNA.

Ventura Harbor

A couple more pictures from California, this time from Ventura Harbor.

Even on the beach I was able to find a flower growing.

Ground Zero

I was in New York with my family a couple of weeks ago visiting my father and stepmother, as well as my brother and his family. While there we made a visit to Ground Zero, which at this point is a large construction site. I found it very moving, very difficult not to think about what had happened there. The last time I was there, the World Trade Center was still standing; in fact, we all went to the top as tourists no more than a couple of months before 9/11. I have to admit, I'm not sure I would want to work on the site.

More from New York in a few weeks.