House, Gardens, and Art at Hill-Stead Museum
If you haven’t seen this small gem, it is definitely worth the short amount of time it takes to see it. Check it out the next time you are traveling along 84 west of Hartford.
Summer
Duchess Rail Trail Bike Ride Over the Hudson
We left from Hopewell Junction, and round trip, across the Hudson and back, it was 28 miles.
New Pastel Painting: Amaranth in the Gardens at Hollandia
The gardens here locally at Hollandia nursery are amazing. I have always wanted to paint them. Here I was particularly interested in the amaranth,
Photos of our Peach Crop
We have a lovely peach crop this year with four trees laden with them. The oldest tree has so many that we’ve had to prop its branches up with 2 x 4’s to help the tree not break under the extra weight.
Niece’s Post Wedding Brunch and Our Drive Home
We went to the post wedding brunch, drove our daughter back, and visited my sister-in-law’s new house.
Our Younger Daughter at the Green Bank National Radio Telescope
We visited our daughter at her paid summer research opportunity (REU) at the Green Bank National Radio Observatory in remote West Virginia…
Hydrangea Photos
I love the hydrangeas in Connecticut in July. Here is a small sampling of the ones I see often…
Early Summer Rose Photos
I hope you enjoy these photos of roses I’ve taken recently– they are so demure and fragrant and temporal.
It’s Green out There (New Poem by me with Photos)
The lush, dappled day
engulfs me, effulgently
as stray, stippled sunlight
penetrates in spotty brushstrokes,
and tender leaves clap their hands
exhilarated by such hydration.
Other Maine Photos 2016
In this post are are many of my various and sundry photos from my recent trips to Maine that are not otherwise attached to some topic either previous or in the future.
Our Youngest’s Summer is Over
She gained a lot of skills on horseback, as well as copious leadership skills; she also peaked her second 14,000 foot mountain…
New Poem by Me: Summer Solstice
…just the longest day to fill with the sweetest, healthiest liberty…
Sun Drenched Evening Along the River
A perfect evening with the father of my children! I am so grateful for our companionability!
We’re Home!
Oh my! We’re home!
It feels odd to be back after being gone so long. The garden, which was in its early stages when we left, is bursting with produce.
Other Vermont Photos
We had a great time in Vermont for our reunion with the Castor side of the family, as I shared in the last two posts. Here are the photos I took during this visit that were not photos of family…