2023 Abha Weekend

In mid-June, we took a weekend trip to visit the city of Abha in the Asir region of Saudi Arabia.  In the southwest corner,  the Asir mountains are not nearly as hot and can get rain from the humid air coming in off the Red Sea even in summer.    It was a wonderful trip, enjoy the pictures!

More 2023 Random Photos

Here are a few more random photos across the spring of 2023.  Enjoy!

Seychelles 2023

During the May Eid holiday, Ben and Crystal flew to the Seychelles islands off of Madagascar for a lovely holiday.   We had meant to travel here for some time but COVID kept getting in the way.   A beautiful tropical island trip!

Some 2023 Random Photos

In early 2023 we had a new pet join us – Juniper the cat.   Kai and Noah were home for December break and Kai was with us through all of January as he was taking a class online for his winter term.   

2022 Mosque Visit

As part of the SAES diversity and inclusion efforts, there are several trips to local mosques hosted each year.  In January, I had the privilege of being able to visit some of the mosques under the excellent guidance of Mr. Ahmad Rammah who, I think, knows people in every mosque in Al Khobar.  The weather was beautiful and it was a day well spent.  Enjoy the pictures!

2022 – Bird Watching

Here are a few pictures from 2022 when the Hoopoo birds were migrating through camp.  I managed to catch a few pictures of them (and some other birds) searching the lawn for lunch.

2022 – Kai’s Senior Portraits

We hired a professional photographer to take some senior portraits for Kai.   They turned out beautifully.

2022 Jan – Photography Hike – Noah’s View

A follow-up gallery to the previous one.  This is the same hike in the Jebels but with the pictures that Noah took.  Enjoy!

2022 January – Photography Hike – Ben’s View

I had set this website aside for quite some time.  I started a number of posts but never brought them to completion over the last 18 months.   I figured it is time to clear the backlog.  This post is from January 2022 when Noah and I took our cameras and headed up into the Jebels for a photography hike.   Enjoy!

Winter Break

Here are a few more pictures from winter break with the kids.  They are back in New Hampshire for school but they will be back in March assuming the global travel situation doesn’t change at all.