Several weeks ago, now, SteelyKid flipped out at bedtime. We had told her that the episode of MythBusters playing on the DVR was the last one for the night, but when it ended, she demanded more. When we said no, she went into a full-on toddler freakout, screaming, crying, kicking the floor. I eventually carried… Continue reading Adulthood Never Ends
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Thursday Fine Art Blogging
Shhh! There’s an Artist at work: That’s SteelyKid hard at work on something. I think she was writing my name, though it might’ve been writing Emmy’s name. It’s a little tough to tell from the photographs. Of course, the real purpose of making art is to be able to discuss it: This led to my… Continue reading Thursday Fine Art Blogging
A Very Significant Picture
Here is a very significant picture: “What’s significant about that?” you ask. “It’s slightly out of focus and oddly framed. Why should I care?” You should care because of the photographer: That’s right, SteelyKid has a camera now– we gave her my old Canon A95. She was playing with Kate’s smaller point-and-shoot camera (I forget… Continue reading A Very Significant Picture
Daddy’s Little Physicist
I’ve got a ton of stuff to do this morning that will keep me from more substantive blogging, so here’s a cute toddler picture: This is SteelyKid playing with the giant magnet in the MRI exhibit at the Schenectady Museum, trying to see how big a tower she could make out of steel washers and… Continue reading Daddy’s Little Physicist
Thursday Sound Asleep Blogging 072111
SteelyKid’s “no pictures” phase continues, meaning that I have to do things like snapping low-light pictures of her after she falls asleep: I used a really wide aperture lens for this– waking her up with the flash would be the end of the world– and had to process the hell out of it to get… Continue reading Thursday Sound Asleep Blogging 072111
Belated Paparazzi Blogging 071511
Yesterday’s foray into procrastination by mathematical modeling forced me to shift some actual work into the evening hours, which meant that I completely forgot about Toddler Blogging. Which is fine, because lately SteelyKid has been reacting to cameras in approximately the same way as the reclusive celebrity of your choice, so all my pictures of… Continue reading Belated Paparazzi Blogging 071511
Playground Physics: Roller Slide Mystery
We took SteelyKid to the playground at one of the local elementary schools on Sunday morning. this one includes an odd sort of slide, made of dozens of rollers that are 1-2 inches in diameter (they’re all the same size– the range is just because I didn’t measure them carefully). They’re on really good bearings,… Continue reading Playground Physics: Roller Slide Mystery
Thursday Firefighter Blogging 070711
This week’s Toddler Blogging is a cell-phone picture in slightly dim light, but it’s too cute not to use: This is particularly noteworthy because the fire truck was bought by Grandma and Grandpa last year, while the fire hat was bought by Grandma and Grandpa before they were grandparents. In 1974 or thereabouts, I would… Continue reading Thursday Firefighter Blogging 070711
Hello, Llama
Between the holiday weekend and finally getting to concentrate on book edits, there hasn’t been much time for blogging recently. So here’s another SteelyKid-at-the-Bronx-Zoo picture for filler: As I said when I posted this to google+, this practically demands a caption. Unfortunately, I haven’t come up with anything better than “…same thing we do every… Continue reading Hello, Llama
Thursday Random Artsy Photo Blogging 063011
SteelyKid’s away at Grammy and Grampy’s this week, so I can’t take a Toddler Blogging photo for this week. I do, however, have this random artsy shot from last Saturday’s trip to the Bronx Zoo: This is from the Children’s Zoo section. She’s going up the stairs to the upper platform, where there’s a twisty… Continue reading Thursday Random Artsy Photo Blogging 063011