Welcome to the Davidson Woods website
This website is for members of the Davidson and Woods families. It is a place to share recipes, blog posts, photos, and memories.
This is the second new version of the website. The website requires user authentication to create or edit content. This functionality
is not open to the public. After loggining in, the website now allows users to post new items and comments and to edit content.
If you have trouble logging in or have any questions or suggestions, please contact the webmaster.
Blogs
The last three blog posts are shown below. The blog editor allows the user to add styling and formatting.
To improve the appearance of the blog section, please consider posting at least one image with each blog post.
Instructions for uploading images are available through a button at the top right of the "Create blog entry" page.
To read more, click on the title of the blog post. Or to see all blogs, click on the "Blogs" link in the navigation bar.
September 20, 2025 Party for Leehou, Gali and Romi
We had a great time hosting the family for a party to welcome Leehou. Gali and Romi to the States. Romi was the star of the party. Unofrtunately the weather was cool but the pool temperature was turned up and all who went into the pool had a great time. Thanks to all of the family members who came and made this a special occasion.
July 23, 2025 Whale Watching Trip
On Wednesday morning, Anne, Chuck, Roman, Vincent, Mike, Paige, Taylor, Hazel and I took the 10 am Dolphin Fleet boat to go whale watching. The weather was sunny and we had relatively calm waters. After clearing the tip of Cape Cod, we soon came upon several fin back whales. They are the second largest whales and were cruising along the surface. We watched them for a while and then headed out to sea where we found a couple of humpback whales. These whales surprised us by quickly breaching and putting on a bit of a show diving and swinging their fins out of the water. After...
November 3 - Red Beach tonight - Aukland on Tuesday
Amazing, our 2 and 1/2 month expedition is drawing to a close. Sunday afternoon here and we are relaxing after two days on an even smaller island, Tiritiri Matangi, north of Aukland. We spent one night in the bunkhouse there with researchers, volunteers, and other tourists like us. Tiritiri is lovely and “predator free” and so hosts kiwi, takahe, and various other strange and lovely birds. In 1980 it was a desolate pasture with rats and other vermin. Today it is 80% forested and is the place most rich in native wildlife.
Recipes
The last three posted recipes are shown below. This is the part of the website that was changed the most from the original website.
All recipes now have an image of the recipe (many were generated by AI). Please feel free to change the image of any recipe that you posted.
The recipe entry form allows the user to enter ingredients through separated inputs (for name, amount, unit and preparation). or to enter the
same information on one line. Or to enter a list of ingredients at a single time. You can also select group headings for related items.
The new website allows users to rate recipes. All recipes have been temporarily set to 3.5 stars. Recipes can be rated in the comments section.
To read more, click on the title of the recipe. Or to see all recipes, click on the "Recipes" link in the navigation bar.
Photos
The last three posted photos are shown below. This section of the website has a new look. It is styled in the masonry format.
To see more, click on the title of the photo. Or to see all photos, click on the "Photo Gallery" link in the navigation bar.
The "Photo Gallery" link will take you to a page that has a list of all photo albums. Each album is linked to pages containing its photos.
