Cute family: Christine, Matt, and Zoe! Thanks guys, for having me over for a couple of days! I enjoyed it! 

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Scott enjoyed the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference in Indy with 3 other professors from Cal State Fullerton: (left to right) Nicole Engelke, Patrick Kimani, and Todd CadwalladerOlsker 

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Scott gave a joint talk with Todd CadwalladerOlsker on the subject of permutations and combinations -- GREAT crowd that included my 7-10th grade math teacher from Lincoln, NE: Leona Penner! 

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The convention center is in downtown Indianapolis. 

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After the conference, I made the 2 hour drive to this spot: front porch of my brother Matt's house! He and Christine have lived here for almost 3 years, but will be moving to Milwaukee soon. 

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Gorgeous flowering tree in the front of the house -- perfect weather in Cincinnati on this mid-April day. 

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This tree was in peak blossoming form during my stay here :-) Yay! 

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They've had too much rain around here. From a vista in Ault Park, we got this view of the lowland areas below, much of them covered in excess water. 

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Spring time is an especially nice time to celebrate new trees in bloom! 

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Dafodils ad infinitum! 

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Christine and Matt took me to Cheesecake Factory for dinner -- DELICIOUS! And enough food to serve for 2 meals :-) 

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Christine had the good judgement to order a slice of cheesecake, which we enjoyed at the house later :-) YUMMMMM!!! 

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While Matt and Christine were busy at a rehearsal, I took a trip to Cincinnati's Eden Park, which offered glorious views of the Ohio River and surrounding areas. 

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Eden Park in Cincinnati is home to a lush conservatory. I enjoyed browsing through the tropical environment inside! 

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Easter lily tree, in honor of Easter, which is just one week away. 

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This is dense vegetation the likes of which I haven't seen in a long while! 

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Large, colorful goldfish occupy the waterways of the deep recesses of the Conservatory. 

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Pretty waterful drops down at the far end of the Conservatory! 

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The Ohio River looks into northern Kentucky and the city of Newport, KY. 

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More of the Ohio River. The day was growing increasingly gray as time went on, but the rain never really caused us too much trouble. 

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I went for a nice jog around Eden Park on an overcast day in Cincinnati. 

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Looking at some of the downtown area of Cincinnati from a hill that is home to Eden Park. 

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The Art Museum of Cincinnati 

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A good portion of the Art Museum is devoted to artists from Cincinnati and works that portrayed the development of the city 100+ years ago. 

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