Monday, August 29, 2011




(above photo taken by friend when beaver slapped his tail in front of us!)






field along a back road in Rushville...

Saturday, August 27, 2011

paddle up the West River, then back towards Naples Creek...





(that dead tree in the distance is where I saw the eagle eating a few weeks back)

Friday, August 26, 2011



cool girl rock n roll n
(not a fan of her dad but I'm still intrigued, want to see the film about him)

random: if I had a little girl, I wanted to name her Charlotte and call her "Charlie" for short :)

Monday, August 22, 2011

the math geek inside me is mesmerized:



This is a shiny torus knot
via

Sunday, August 21, 2011







the wind picked up and the weather turned, so inside we went...






G wearing the colors of the Mexican flag^^^





(for me it's always an extra thrill to see fireworks bursting in the sky above the yard where I also played as a child :)



(setting up a light so people can see where to exit and avoid the ditch)

Saturday, August 20, 2011

all the pretty colors






Q's first rock concert
M's first tie-dye
G's first trip to the ice-cream shop... NOT

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

My first kayak outing with my dad! :)

That's my dad, paddling down the West River:


see those lumps on the submerged log towards the right?...

turtles!



returning to shore...


Sunday, August 14, 2011

R for rain





Rochester Red Wings game rained out :(