Posts from a Pacific Atoll
Every Kwaj evening, a surprisingly comical show begins at sunset, when the beach suddenly begins to move.
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She had spotted a half-inch long baby octopus, thin-skinned, translucent as the papery layer between orange sections. He seemed to be investigating the edges of the tiny pool, sliding out of the water to – we speculated – look for a bigger pool with a place to hide before reversing direction and flowing back into the drink.
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Among the treasures on our Christmas tree this year are hand woven flowers, stars, angels, turtles and tuna fish, deceptively simple with all their Christmas charm. Their basic silhouettes reflect a deep Marshallese weaving tradition that is still celebrated and passed to a new generation of women.
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A 1983 Pacific Science article detailing a hermit crab project on Enewetak Atoll has direct connections to the pesky evening fly problem on Kwaj.
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We have a new goal: send a postcard to every state in the USA.
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Here on Kwajalein, sea cucumbers abundantly dot the swimming area and the reef, but we’re pretty grossed out by them.
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I fell in love with Mr. Octopus when I walked into a November craft fair and spotted him across the room: towering above the sand and rock, beak reaching to the water’s surface over stiff extended arms, skin red, suction cups at attention.
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As much as I try to remind my kids that Thanksgiving is a time to practice gratitude, for Brad at least, Thanksgiving Day is all about the mashed potatoes.
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Every Kwaj evening, a surprisingly comical show begins at sunset, when the beach suddenly begins to move.
Read More
She had spotted a half-inch long baby octopus, thin-skinned, translucent as the papery layer between orange sections. He seemed to be investigating the edges of the tiny pool, sliding out of the water to – we speculated – look for a bigger pool with a place to hide before reversing direction and flowing back into the drink.
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Among the treasures on our Christmas tree this year are hand woven flowers, stars, angels, turtles and tuna fish, deceptively simple with all their Christmas charm. Their basic silhouettes reflect a deep Marshallese weaving tradition that is still celebrated and passed to a new generation of women.
Read More
A 1983 Pacific Science article detailing a hermit crab project on Enewetak Atoll has direct connections to the pesky evening fly problem on Kwaj.
Read More
We have a new goal: send a postcard to every state in the USA.
Read More
Here on Kwajalein, sea cucumbers abundantly dot the swimming area and the reef, but we’re pretty grossed out by them.
Read More
I fell in love with Mr. Octopus when I walked into a November craft fair and spotted him across the room: towering above the sand and rock, beak reaching to the water’s surface over stiff extended arms, skin red, suction cups at attention.
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As much as I try to remind my kids that Thanksgiving is a time to practice gratitude, for Brad at least, Thanksgiving Day is all about the mashed potatoes.
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I had the pleasure this weekend, to make the acquaintance of a very large white-spotted pufferfish during an afternoon snorkel. He and I first locked gazes underwater, his black eyes encircled by bright white rings and stark toothy beak in a wide O, as surprised to meet me as I was to spot him, perhaps?
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From small town Nebraska, to a dot in the Pacific, we’re welcoming my parents to Kwajalein this week.
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Small Island, Big Life 