We ended our own personal “Lost” episode when we finally made it off Star Island Saturday morning. Our troubles started when we came out to the Island on Thursday morning intending to stay for a long day and go home at 7:30.
Our boat ride out included spray coming over the sides and heavy fog […]
Now that our car has climbed Mount Washington, I understand why people put those “This car climbed Mount Washington” bumper stickers onto their cars. The car really does have a tough time and along the way there is water available to cool your radiator. For those coming down there are places to pull off and […]
My first introduction to the purple cone flower was when an office mate brought in a bouquet of them. “Interesting” was the best thing I could say about them. They were awkward and gawky - muddy pinkish purple petals pealed back from an overly large center. But 20 years of breeding have improved their […]
“Putting on a clinic” is such a sports cliché, but I saw it in action Saturday when I picked up Caitlin and her friends from field hockey camp at VCU. With crisp passes to perfectly placed players the white team just dominated the black team. Maintaining their triangle formation that coaches love to talk about, […]
Sunday afternoon we got the call to be All Star I conference chairs in 2011. (The Sturkens are chairs next year.) For the rest of the week we enjoyed the nods and winks and occasional verbal congratulations from the former chairs. (They are the ones who do the voting and the results are kept quiet […]
This is what the front porch looked like much of the week. Unsittable wet chairs and a few people standing and hoping the weather will improve.
Tuesday evening the sun came out briefly and I got this reflection shot of cottage E. Thankfully Paul Dowd did a bit of irrigation and drained this and another […]
Star Island - Wednesday - We are into our fifth day of fog, rain, and cold. I think any one of these might be fine and for a day or two at the most, but this long term combination is ridiculous. People go around in the same outer clothes day after day (I assume the […]