Melanie Painting

Mel works on a painting which will be for sale at the New Moon Coffee House and Gallery in Augusta, Georgia.

On the Beach

Karen and Melanie on the beach at Pacific Grove, California, on the Monterey Peninsula. May 2008. PhotoFriday: Coast

At the Harry Potter Party

Melanie models the Hogwarts scarf I knitted for the Deathly Hallows release party. My fave pic of her that night but sadly I didn't get it in focus. Sarasota, Florida, July 20, 2007.

At the Harry Potter Party

I'm finally getting the pics of the Harry Potter Deathly Hallows release party up. Here Melanie works on her deviant.art pages in Barnes & Noble, Sarasota, Florida, July 20, 2007. The yellow bracelet documents our number in line.

At the Harry Potter Party

Melanie with some kids from Ringling School of Art and Design at the Harry Potter Book Seven Deathly Hallows party at Barnes and Noble in Sarasota. They were impressed with her portfolio.

Square Foot Gardening

Melanie builds a box for our new Square Foot Garden.

Mel on Pearl Street

Smoke II

Melanie takes a smoking break at Fairview High School, May 2007.

Melanie at Fairview

Melanie takes a smoking break in the parking lot at Fairview. May 2007, her senior year.

Tarantula Thread

Melanie looks at a tarantula thread. Butterfly Pavilion, Dec. '08.

Holding the Tarantula

Rosie the tarantula crawls onto Melanie's hand at the Butterfly Pavilion. Dec 08.

At the Marina 2

Karen, Xach and Melanie on the marina at Pacific Grove, California, on the Monterey Peninsula. May 2008.

Exploring the Tidepools

Melanie pokes around in the tide pools on the beach at Pacific Grove, California, on the Monterey Peninsula. May 2008.

At the Marina

Melanie on the marina at Pacific Grove, California, on the Monterey Peninsula. May 2008.

On the Beach 2

Karen and Xach Rampulla on the beach in Pacific Grove, California, on the Monterey Peninsula; Melanie by the pier. May 2008.

On the Beach

Karen and Xach Rampulla frame Melanie on the beach in Pacific Grove, California, on the Monterey Peninsula. May 2008.

Raking Leaves

David, Melanie and Karen rake leaves. Photo Friday: Real Life

The white sugar sand of Siesta Key

Melanie looks for a spot to start catching tan on Siesta Key, Sarasota, Florida. We spent six days here in July '07, with nothing much to do but lay in the sun and swim in the ocean. The water's warm as bathwater, even late in the evening, and the sand is fine and white as powdered sugar. Photo Friday: Vacation.

Smoke

Melanie takes a smoking break during lunch time at school. Senior year May 2007.

When Mel Sliced Her Toe

Melanie likes to take the heater vent covers out of the floor and enjoy the free flow of warm air from the open duct. She never puts the covers back. Here's what happened when she stepped on the exposed vanes. I took this photo in the emergency room while we waited for the doctor to stitch her up. PhotoFriday: Gross. P.S. She hasn't learned her lesson. She still leaves the ducts uncovered. Her next injury will probably be a broken ankle.