Pascal Cotte invented a very high resolution camera and then used it to photograph the Mona Lisa and discover her secrets. He spoke to a group at OMSI right before the unveiling of the new da Vinci exhibit.
This lunch was a fundraiser for Emerge - an organization that wants to get more Democratic women elected to political office. There were some very happy people at this lunch.
I was asked to take photos of the swearing-in ceremony and off the various house members with their families. Congratulations to Dave Hunt, the new Speaker of the House!
Then we went to Houston/Kemah to visit Dad, Dottie and some old friends. We got to meet Lance's new baby the day after she arrived. Kemah is close to Galveston and got hit hard by Hurricane Ike. Dad and Dottie just had a little roof damage, but the rest of the neighborhood is still recovering.
Shaban and I went to Texas to visit my family. First we went to Corpus to see Mom, Ralph and Aunt Nancy. It was sunny and one day got up to 80 degrees! A nice break from the snow and cold of Oregon...