The Monterey Aquarium has probably the best collection of jellyfish around. Pictured are two examples, on the right you have the wispy strands of a purple-lipped jelly and on the left is a stopped-motion animation of a microscopic umbrella jelly. An aquarium technician captured it on his workstation’s display screen and helped me to get this shot. Other jellies include the classic sea nettles and a whole new wing of deep, deep-sea creatures, the kind that sport their own running lights. I was able to capture picture of many of these creatures and plan on rationing them out over time. That was in Monterey, but now I am in Boston.

I left living the lifestyle of the rich and fabulous for that of grandpa. Today is a daycare day. I still had to get up at six AM, but once the wee ones were shoveled off to school, I could fall back to sleep. I slept to almost noon this way. I guess after only two days, I needed the break. With the kids away, Maren can travel to San Francisco and Dave can actually work from home. Tomorrow is a daycare holiday. They call it a professional development day. It is also St. Patrick’s Day, which is a big deal in Boston. It looks like we will take Declan to the zoo, if the weather is nice enough, or the library if it is not. Stay tuned.