This is not directly a herping post, but I'd like to announce our newly adopted daughter, Magnolia Elizabeth Brown (Homo sapiens), born December 11th and whom we brought home a few days later. It'll be at least a couple years till she's flipping rocks with her old man, and I imagine fatherhood might keep me closer to home in my herping expeditions (though Scott has demonstrated impressive mobility in his fatherhood). Soon enough, though, I look forward to introducing her to the local frogs, toads, snakes, salamanders, and turtles (heck, maybe even some lizards).