Monday, October 11, 2010

Lighthouse Tour

 I lost track of the place names and even of how many lighthouses we viewed on this beach day of another sort. It was all very scenic and as you can see, a gorgeous day! And we had great food stops and other fun.


 I was hoping to put into perspective the enormity of this cruise ship.
It was obscene! It dwarfed the city buildings!





Baking in Maine

 Mike and his dad went golfing one day and the course in CT winds through orchards, there were apples everywhere and so they brought a bunch home. We decided that we should take soem up to Maine to share.
 There was also a bumper crop of apples in Maine and Molly had a bunch already, so we decided to cook up some apple gallette. Mmmmmm! We did it a few times as it is quick, easy and delicious, AND it photographs well too!

Beach Time

 Old Orchard Beach, Maine
 The morning started out overcast, but with nice light,
 But as we made our way down the beach, it got windy

 And then VERY wet!
 The wind pelted the rain into our clothes and we were pretty soaked by the time we got back to the car!

The main street of Old Orchard Beach, the town.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Highlights from New Jersey

Yep! New Jersey!
We did a little trip to the eastern part of the US of A.
Starting with an 80th birthday party in New Jersey and some visiting and a wee bit of sight-seeing.
The birthday boy with the birthday cake (a masterpiece!)


This is part of the 9/11 memorial overlooking NYC.


Our dear friend, E, in his butcher shop.
We visited him at work and we had dinner at his house one evening
And we visited again during the day to play with his beautiful 3 year old twins,
A boy and a girl, who are very much fun!
I want to ask first before I post any fotos of the twins.

 NYC at night from the scenic view point and memorial.
Wish I could figure out how to get the date offthe fotos...
Rats!
But now you know what days we were there!

Monday, September 13, 2010

Sunny September Sunday

Sitting on the grass in the afternoon sun, the height of September sun:
it is warm temperature-wise but somehow it just doesn't pack the
heat of August sun.
There is a slight breeze and a redtail hawk is riding a thermal and calling out,
 perhaps with joy or with a message to something unknown to me,
here on the ground cleaning garlic.

....scapes in my hand....
I am peeling the dirty skins off the bulbs and brushing the dirt
 from the root hairs,
...scapes in and out of their covers....
puncturing the tight covers of the scapes
 and freeing the bulbils from their womb-like package;
the paper released from both actions flying about me in the breeze.
.....scapes in the pan....
It is a good way to idle away an hour on a sunny September Sunday.

Arrival of Autumn

Elderberry:Sambucus Nigra Canadensis
Fireweed: Epilobium Angustifolium-Willowherb
Mountain Aster: Aster Occidentalis
The leaves and plants are beginning to change colors, a good sign that autumn is on its way, easing us out of summer. I saw all these colors and more on my walks over the weekend. The currant is bright red now, but I just couldn't capture the magic.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Hope Idaho




































A group of us from work had dinner together at the Floating Restaurant in Hope, Idaho
Here are some scenes of the gorgeous sky.
We had to beg to sit outside, but the nice server relented and we got to soak in the magesty
among the boats.