Mary,
I would guess that your monitor is set to 800 x 600. Rick's photos probably look larger to you than someone with a larger screen size setting. As a "low tech" example, the first photo in the thumbnail page (the large version) measures 2 3/4" wide when I hold a ruler up to my screen. I'm sure it's bigger on yours, if you have the 800x600 setting. Either way, it's still hard to make out a face or any details.
You can check your computer by right clicking on our desktop and then on properties. Click on the settings tab and it'll tell you what the screen size is set to. It's easy to change to the next size (1024 x 768). When I switched, I first thought the fonts were a little too small, but after I got used to it, I'm very happy with it, and my eyes aren't all that great. Many webpages seem to be designed for the larger size and I think it even makes reading email easier since there is more text on the screen at one time. If you don't like that size, it only takes a couple seconds to change back to your old settings.
Can you tell the weather is not too swift in Ohio today? I wish I was out sailing for the first time since we were in Key Largo last January, but I'm sitting at the computer instead.
Jack