A birds'-eye view!

A large juvenile black-crowned night-heron bird watched from a high perch at the top of the backstop for the first three innings of tonight's game between the Cincinnati Reds and Giants before flying through the field and away. It was entertaining! :-) If I were at all computer savvy I'd be able to post a picture of the friendly fella!

Reunion day...

The Big Hurt rejoined the A's and another familiar face, Rajai Davis, was picked up by Oakland after the Giants cut him.

Jennifer's visit...

J. flew down from chilly Spokane for a windy weekend in the Bay Area, but we had a blast shopping, exploring and catching up! Not to mention eating at fun places. I miss her already! :-(

Final Four and NCAA fun with Stanford!

Stanford's first Final Four run since 1997 has been such a blast to cover, from behind-the-scenes access last weekend in Spokane with this special bunch to following them to Tampa for the Final Four and the championship game coming up Tuesday night!

Dirty play...

I sure have come a long way ...

but I still love a dirty face! I have been hiking up the hill with my Mom, Connie, and we did 9 miles today! And I still have plenty of energy.

Terry and Janie played tennis in the cold under the lights tonight and I was very active at the net trying to get the ball. I snatched one ball and kept it safe in my mouth! Then, Terry and Janie started lobbing very high over my head. Mary would have been proud. I only took one ball off the head and I'm still smiling. :-)

Sharing a laugh with Sweet Lou

Sweet Lou and I still have a great relationship dating to our Seattle days in 2001! And he has a great club this year, too. I predict his Cubs will run away with the NL Central.

Road trip to Arizona...

I finally took my friend Eric, the FAB PHOTOG, up on his offer to road trip to Arizona for spring training. We had a great 12-hour drive filled with music and fun stops - the red Caddy really rolled! :-) My room had all kinds of great snacks to get me through 17 days in the desert.