sometimes
when I look at old pictures
I start to miss all my hair.

but then I remember how good this felt

D.C.

oh look where I am!

Lincoln Memorial; Crystallized Ammonite Shell (fossil); Some sort of dinosaur, and it's amusing sign; Ai Weiwei structure at the Hirshhorn Museum; Captiol 

I am officially done with my summer internship.
Today I had my presentation which seemed to go over pretty well. Everyone I talked to said I was very relaxed and entertaining. That's really all I could have hoped for since I had no data to present.

on another note, we found a tetris clam in Tillamook a few weeks ago. If you look closely you can see many of the different shapes falling into place!

Oregon sunsets

are generally not this fantastic. But I'm glad I got to see this one before I leave for home on Sunday.

Many people are starting to leave. A few left last week; about 6 left today; and almost everyone else leaves next weekend. It's sort of sad. I always want summer to last forever even if I do miss Santa Cruz a lot.

I made a pie with Liz on her last night at Hatfield. We used some of the fresh blackberries I had picked.
It turned out really well, with Liz's help with the sailboat shape. The pie recipe I have been using this summer: blackberry pie (can be used with similar berries)

cape perpetua

I went on a hike at Cape Perpetua. It is supposed to have one of the best views of the oregon coast.

Unfortunately just as I arrived the fog started coming in so when I got to the top viewpoint all I could see was a white wall.

But I could still hear the ocean waves crashing below so it was a different kind of nice.
I may try and go back tomorrow or Sunday if the fog goes away.
(this is my last weekend in Oregon...)

pacific northwest adventures

I went to Seattle and Portland. Unfortunately I only got to spend a day in Seattle and a few hours in Portland. I'll have to find time to go again sometime.

From the Seattle Aquarium:

From Pike Place Public Market:

Seattle skyline From the ferry: