Chrissy's Photo A Day

My first large batch of Kombucha ready for bottling after 8 days of fermentation. It should be ready to drink in a few days. Stop on by this...

May the 4th be with you! Today was a special day because my friend Mags's baby girl was born this morning. I can't wait to see them....

      Got to school early to give an exam, stayed for a meeting at which I was supposed to present but we ran out of time, then rushed of...

    Monday, Monday. Started on a book chapter. Turned in grades for one class. Wrote an exam. Obsessed about the tornado survivors in Al...

  This is an unusual photograph for me. I got the idea from a friend who knows someone in the art department here who does work like this. ...

  The garden in the back yard.   A beautiful garlic bloom.   Lots of columbine in bloom too.   Plus lots of these small irises. Lazy...

Today was the STEM Symposium. I was at the student center for 10 hours and it was a great success. I met some fascinating people, gave a pap...

  Last day of class! I taught a great class this morning- a "make and take" workshop for my students. They took home four items f...

Third tornado warning in a two weeks- I'm tired of this weather. (Later I will regret whining about this considering what was happening ...

Miss March beat me again in scrabble. I gave an exam this morning, taught my last night class for the semester, and graded papers until la...

Today I recovered from my travels. We had Mom's chicken enchilladas for dinner then went for a nice walk in the arboretum. This day on...

Dinner on mom's back deck with friends this evening. The owner of Country's BBQ made us the best steaks ever. We have eaten like kin...

Today we met up with some high school friends for lunch then got ready for the big event at the museum. Beautiful ceremony, great food and m...

Got to mom's house around 3 today. Party at 6pm for our friends B and M. This is a photo of me and my dad in front of a mirror where the...

        Today I woke up happy and excited to start my day. It's a rare thing, and I should dissect the reasons behind it. But I had ...

      My students presented their interdisciplinary units today. They were so good! This day on 4-20 2007 2009

Class this morning- taught astronomy and Skyped with a children's science book author. Faculty meeting in the afternoon. Migraine in of...

This morning was interesting. Our new department had a meeting with the president of the APLU and two deans, an assistant provost, and an a...

Sunday. I graded papers. I gardened. For four hours. In the sunshine! I dug up a million weeds and Dan made me little cages for all my ...

Saturday. I spent the morning in bed with a migraine. then... I graded papers. I talked with my Grandma. I made an educational video fo...

Today I rested. After a week and a half of running around and working like crazy, I took TWO naps today, did a little work, but mainly just...

Today was almost magical and I'll tell you why. See this dogwood flower? The perfect symbol of spring? Well, today felt like re-birth to...

I felt overwhelmed today. An intense meeting to prepare for, a stack of papers to grade, and my husband out of town on a business trip. No ...

We got home late last night, and when I woke up this morning I looked outside and the first thing I saw was dogwoods in bloom and redbuds. ...

Presented my poster this morning. Then packed up and took Dan to an urgent care center for some help with his back. Drove to Baton Rouge an...

This day did not turn out as expected. Dan and I were going to spend the day exploring New Orleans and have a nice dinner date with some fri...

This is our hotel on Bourbon Street. Luckily we got a room overlooking the inner garden courtyard, so it's quiet. Bourbon Street, on t...

We spent today with my grandmother... in Lake Arthur, Louisiana... where live oaks live... near shrimp boats in canals... leading to...