from a visit to DC's Eastern Market

Yes, it's true, I am:



By local-to-DC photographer Claude Taylor. I bought myself a medium-size framed copy of this and will feel inspired by it for years to come.

fun with food and science

I'm a big fan of eating my colors. There are a lot of fun ways to do this with seasonal produce and thinking about food is one of my favorite activities. Recently, I roasted some farmer's market purple cauliflower with olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, and salt and pepper. Below, check out the hot pink coloration that resulted! Very cool!

You're probably wondering about the color, by the way, which is not artificial. Purple cauliflower's color is caused by the presence of the antioxidant group anthocyanin, which can also be found in red cabbage and red wine. (cite)

Jon Stewart/ Stephen Colbert rally wrap-up

I could barely see most of the rally (my first as a DC resident) and settled for hearing it on the speakers. So if you watched it on TV, you had a better view than I did! I was somewhere to the left of this NYT photo:



Here is a good recap of the highs and lows and here is a list of some of the posters. I also saw signs saying "I am a homosexual, not a man-beast" (one wonders why the sign-bearer couldn't be both?); "keep fear alive" carried by a woman dressed as a bedbug; "I can't wait to go home and watch this on the internet"; "this sign was a pain to carry on the Metro"; "hijabis for sanity"; "Wisconsin is a myth" (huh?); and a two-sided sign saying "today Glenn Beck is peeing his pants, best day ever" and on the other side, "we are a liberal atheist military family and WE VOTE." (I did not carry a sign. I did wear a pin that said "out of the closet and into the street.")

Plus, I got to see friends who live locally as well as friends visiting from Austin and Vermont! I didn't get a lot of pictures, as it was a crowded madhouse at the scene, but below are a few of my snapshots. All's well that ends well.

PS. Check out this great aerial shot! (Not mine)

kinda famous 2.0

Another of my photos was featured by the DCist. I haven't lived in the District for very long, but I seem to be earning my local cred just fine. Fancy that!

kinda famous

One of my pictures was featured by the DCist! Very cool. Here's the picture:

flickr

I carry a camera with me at all times. Here's a glimpse of some of my recent photos:

Another visit to SASHA Farm

Rick, smaller and so sweet


Rambo, bigger and sassier

I went out to SASHA Farm again. This time, I got to snuggle and help feed Rick and Rambo, the new month-old baby goat residents. They were rescued from a woman who was selling them on Craigslist for a pet or meat. Sadly, their mothers had to be left behind, but now these sweet, snuggly, lucky kids will live in happy freedom for the rest of their days.

Welcome to the world, Art and Van

This picture was taken on March 3, 2010. I was visiting SASHA Farm, the midwest's largest farm animal sanctuary, which is located about 45 minutes west of Ann Arbor. It's a wonderful, incredible place. I'm holding Van, a lamb who was born on February 28, 2010, along with his brother Art, to his mama, Mata Hari. You can read the story of Mata Hari's rescue here, and follow up to that story is here.