archive january 2006: tamar’s visit to california

tamar's trip to california, january 2006

Look at Tamar, wandering around the tidepools of Solimar. I’m so glad Tamar came to visit. She’s my honeymoon friend!

tamar's trip to california, january 2006

Uh oh, it’s getting to be anemone-poking time!

tamar's trip to california, january 2006

A shell! Photo stylist: Becky

tamar's trip to california, january 2006

Always happy to be together. Tamar brought gifts and glee, and put up with my infant-like sleeping schedule [due to the last of a viral throat infection].

tamar's trip to california, january 2006

Poke poke! These anemones have endured many many fingers over the decades, with a disproportionate number belonging to Haycoxes.

tamar's trip to california, january 2006

Sorry for the jarring transition. We have departed Solimar and have travelled southward. Ewww, what’s wrong with the characters of Star Wars?

tamar's trip to california, january 2006

This is the sea anemones’ wish for their evolutionary future.

tamar's trip to california, january 2006

Patients are suffering from a waxy pallor. Ho ho!

tamar's trip to california, january 2006

Pinks, baby! Thus continues a short but very intense period of carb/grease/meat-loading. Nothing remained uneaten. It suited Tamar — look at how high her cuteness factor is. How ’bout that tee?

tamar's trip to california, january 2006

Man, with such incredibleness as a wall of dire wolf skulls, and the fish-bowl lab, you’d think the Tar Pit‘s postcards would be a tetch more rockin’. Ooey gooey fun, nonetheless.

tamar's trip to california, january 2006

She’s the best photo subject ever. This is an unauthorized photo of prone Tamar, looking at the giant revolving mushrooms mounted on the ceiling. This exhibit did exactly what it set out to do. Amazing. And I got to share it with Tamar, my honeymoon friend! Come back soon please.

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