tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85378041319000936492024-03-08T14:05:39.748-05:00On BradstreetAmy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.comBlogger507125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-57490643509079491942016-06-30T19:34:00.000-04:002016-06-30T19:34:01.501-04:00Yuletide Postcards 2015 - Moving To A New BlogI'm still constructing our new website, <a href="http://www.onbradstreetfarm.com/" target="top">On Bradstreet Farm</a>, and I am wrapping up 2015 here. This blog is archived at our new site. This Yuletide post will be the final On Bradstreet blog post. I hope you will join us On Bradstreet Farm! <br />
<br />
December found us in a celebratory mood and relishing in all our usual seasonal merry-making, though it was different not having Olivia home for most of the month. We also took on a small renovation project in our kitchen when we purchased a much needed larger fridge which meant a reconfigured layout. And while Olivia wasn't completely satisfied with the academic or social offerings at her college (and she was filling out transfer and scholarship applications in the midst of finals), she was wrapping up a successful semester. Meanwhile, Adam was putting in extra hours at his work during the busy holiday season. We sometimes felt our empty nest, but mostly we found our days full of ritual and activity.<br />
<br />
<b>December </b><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OE5gvBGXrGWzsn8FPb8eg3AXvB8wSN2bwZBCEusyZdYNH5hBbM9Fhd9pG74FsD6gShT_15xNvYAuWmwFj9ioU9tCU2zYIZW9nQn4iqLWnA3DYhnTVyb-mus99MnQA7jJcLSrLpON45XQ/s1600/IMG_0496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OE5gvBGXrGWzsn8FPb8eg3AXvB8wSN2bwZBCEusyZdYNH5hBbM9Fhd9pG74FsD6gShT_15xNvYAuWmwFj9ioU9tCU2zYIZW9nQn4iqLWnA3DYhnTVyb-mus99MnQA7jJcLSrLpON45XQ/s640/IMG_0496.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dropping Olivia back at school for the last weeks of her first semester </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiC9jtOBLR8molUMucMIkeN5f0NeoygsFjKDpLCL89EGfo2FKV1kGaVip0cLi-rfaH2MRlA5qT2qvVxz529e83E5tLVyZJRcOyujWGXo7W7UrYg9FBdQUE8x0Qiu6f9VmoQg1MdaJQDX8/s1600/IMG_0513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiC9jtOBLR8molUMucMIkeN5f0NeoygsFjKDpLCL89EGfo2FKV1kGaVip0cLi-rfaH2MRlA5qT2qvVxz529e83E5tLVyZJRcOyujWGXo7W7UrYg9FBdQUE8x0Qiu6f9VmoQg1MdaJQDX8/s640/IMG_0513.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">morning Max</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5dH83Ly16QnNL6Kpf738TwA-5W0Tca83N7wHw6pazuHIT6gns9dLk6Uj-eRBmBECD5Tj3MTTbfqREc9DcWMlgKalBHIEfggoCAjKD84dvRtpq78V2rrLpPwMKpaJ-BabBEqbqDYCXwVC/s1600/IMG_0526.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5dH83Ly16QnNL6Kpf738TwA-5W0Tca83N7wHw6pazuHIT6gns9dLk6Uj-eRBmBECD5Tj3MTTbfqREc9DcWMlgKalBHIEfggoCAjKD84dvRtpq78V2rrLpPwMKpaJ-BabBEqbqDYCXwVC/s640/IMG_0526.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cutting snowflakes</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lHL2GnRaJnYYLUTa00d89jYFpd02ziMmNjTP5i_-qWOBK22j9pDtBTY6iwZ1snXo1kzUrqi-xBm7vokyJ3BWk7GlZEA41aaQ1IHllC0Uzo1rNekIJqqCiCmao58ZCGQIcGVk5VdjrmJ9/s1600/IMG_0553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lHL2GnRaJnYYLUTa00d89jYFpd02ziMmNjTP5i_-qWOBK22j9pDtBTY6iwZ1snXo1kzUrqi-xBm7vokyJ3BWk7GlZEA41aaQ1IHllC0Uzo1rNekIJqqCiCmao58ZCGQIcGVk5VdjrmJ9/s640/IMG_0553.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">seasonal decorating begins</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRENGYlZX8rleMSciqX7QcaeAILVXZL7rT6E19wHyifGVG4KnEVYCMHLbi9ig9t5iuj88qAMRvvcuggcJJ9582yFR-39a4MXaiNU0kLC05yS_Grw8M3JgO0jUgVbUnAAMPb-VBb63u6PCp/s1600/IMG_0560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRENGYlZX8rleMSciqX7QcaeAILVXZL7rT6E19wHyifGVG4KnEVYCMHLbi9ig9t5iuj88qAMRvvcuggcJJ9582yFR-39a4MXaiNU0kLC05yS_Grw8M3JgO0jUgVbUnAAMPb-VBb63u6PCp/s640/IMG_0560.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">snowflakes and candles</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufL7SHCwlDB1IBW3l7h1hCkf8M1MjaiEUYCRCUAcUgKb8GF3elG8TI99ZPfolDzZ6rZTJJZZjR4dZMvg22i6qtQfYHwizLKoGFmkMrdXNuOSAJ4CJfPn6nEGCPMN2EaA8B7wkn0g1IX7P/s1600/IMG_0630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjufL7SHCwlDB1IBW3l7h1hCkf8M1MjaiEUYCRCUAcUgKb8GF3elG8TI99ZPfolDzZ6rZTJJZZjR4dZMvg22i6qtQfYHwizLKoGFmkMrdXNuOSAJ4CJfPn6nEGCPMN2EaA8B7wkn0g1IX7P/s640/IMG_0630.JPG" /></a></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0t0MZAkmrUBm_egjhBp-8P0gDg6nZ53EoxMbHygdPLTyDZ1q_HS-LPNXXbbgeA5MLNm9vlo8QX_W1__Cfl_a8WpXkj4Vq_GQ5t-hSTj_gWcpcm44MnZA8ifYFBMyrwrR7oZrdSnGgjgX/s1600/IMG_0634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0t0MZAkmrUBm_egjhBp-8P0gDg6nZ53EoxMbHygdPLTyDZ1q_HS-LPNXXbbgeA5MLNm9vlo8QX_W1__Cfl_a8WpXkj4Vq_GQ5t-hSTj_gWcpcm44MnZA8ifYFBMyrwrR7oZrdSnGgjgX/s640/IMG_0634.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We three went in search of a Yule tree, and Olivia would join us later in December for celebrations. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9wM4ok0Z0y_n7k90dN6WdWdW2J19ejnEviKjmSbZlGJ5FAdaaCwaLEpYTgfPbuGGfMhWafxLW9Ctl6hQ1oYyX9PZMoazzglB0CK4VPt8oiKxzlJhJ3kLwiZ8geWO6qLun8ZCqZt2Bo4-/s1600/IMG_0635.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9wM4ok0Z0y_n7k90dN6WdWdW2J19ejnEviKjmSbZlGJ5FAdaaCwaLEpYTgfPbuGGfMhWafxLW9Ctl6hQ1oYyX9PZMoazzglB0CK4VPt8oiKxzlJhJ3kLwiZ8geWO6qLun8ZCqZt2Bo4-/s640/IMG_0635.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 16 1/2-year old, Adam. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv15LGteztYmC2JZW3p28x3whKbRHUtI6CD6wlJzXRyzpdniihLcStFsyTdwvoW0zV-0NKqp19yyW75IFXJ7aSI10MLOpVgwEBGw5uhzzcgYpZNzx8-JECQVjkb2pDbqjySasU2LRr6l8T/s1600/IMG_0636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv15LGteztYmC2JZW3p28x3whKbRHUtI6CD6wlJzXRyzpdniihLcStFsyTdwvoW0zV-0NKqp19yyW75IFXJ7aSI10MLOpVgwEBGw5uhzzcgYpZNzx8-JECQVjkb2pDbqjySasU2LRr6l8T/s640/IMG_0636.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex and Amy, our 25 Yule </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotSCpJwejThRiv76nmsQZ8fmAFShesXoFwMGb4W6-GM6oIlkE4kgxge41rhC6fzkdVdcb3b55kMok9eVdhbhJYkEZfvYx28EADwoxem20dEm2ejMXkvbsbqyeEYAmM_BiUGS1cMM-_N7I/s1600/IMG_0637.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotSCpJwejThRiv76nmsQZ8fmAFShesXoFwMGb4W6-GM6oIlkE4kgxge41rhC6fzkdVdcb3b55kMok9eVdhbhJYkEZfvYx28EADwoxem20dEm2ejMXkvbsbqyeEYAmM_BiUGS1cMM-_N7I/s640/IMG_0637.JPG" /></a></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionWzHH84uwxCw0O8OSRc7OgOfe0GgqAg4REIfqrmoegDMSsADERwsIFNE04DS-WiWBvNB2SjflwQtSI8FX_PclZrKg4kbnLwLf93MdQsjOZJPTteCvTJuiCcPWs2Bv8AcT0i8peVmZAj2/s1600/IMG_0641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionWzHH84uwxCw0O8OSRc7OgOfe0GgqAg4REIfqrmoegDMSsADERwsIFNE04DS-WiWBvNB2SjflwQtSI8FX_PclZrKg4kbnLwLf93MdQsjOZJPTteCvTJuiCcPWs2Bv8AcT0i8peVmZAj2/s640/IMG_0641.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">an easy supper for an evening of tree decorating </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwZTKCSivqGzJrU-qjss_s_Wxirqtx-Goz3mrZjS6q8DXwvzu6DQ68D-w4RIzdCLqv31tEk9mbkRIci6C47lU-F02xU425GRC-UNi5oVWMNzD-eaqRol20Qe6BnQJBumw5jX1zmfyGthm/s1600/IMG_0646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwZTKCSivqGzJrU-qjss_s_Wxirqtx-Goz3mrZjS6q8DXwvzu6DQ68D-w4RIzdCLqv31tEk9mbkRIci6C47lU-F02xU425GRC-UNi5oVWMNzD-eaqRol20Qe6BnQJBumw5jX1zmfyGthm/s640/IMG_0646.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our Yule tree</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVpFAX9bR8mnPJEFDbpYCwu21ZnXxtxygQ-15jgHqnDlkOtdRr7KAiPGGcCu7C5HiZ4GddBpi06UzU11JWgExoHID_kXiOPZyKIw0-lYF-s2zIgY6AJ3UK0EqwheKso37m-wDHDdalJIY/s1600/IMG_0658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVpFAX9bR8mnPJEFDbpYCwu21ZnXxtxygQ-15jgHqnDlkOtdRr7KAiPGGcCu7C5HiZ4GddBpi06UzU11JWgExoHID_kXiOPZyKIw0-lYF-s2zIgY6AJ3UK0EqwheKso37m-wDHDdalJIY/s640/IMG_0658.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-d4aOOrOvoL7DYqIpsBu8JCPzPiN4ffD6TC7s8qhBS1Kyrq0qXHPivHShFtLQtzmBS5d-Ep4UJDhrXx3TJyLF53HFhm0srVjjzeldGnvyagbW15_MohZqq-_d4hPQ9tLwfIptnNXRhry/s1600/IMG_0662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-d4aOOrOvoL7DYqIpsBu8JCPzPiN4ffD6TC7s8qhBS1Kyrq0qXHPivHShFtLQtzmBS5d-Ep4UJDhrXx3TJyLF53HFhm0srVjjzeldGnvyagbW15_MohZqq-_d4hPQ9tLwfIptnNXRhry/s640/IMG_0662.JPG" /></a></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Wy5rGMHZhd6YS7C6ahuPMaygkhVNU5KoP_8-u73yZJ8sGUkDM_rB3f0bozzqxmhRBQuxSEKmkRbY_rYAEku4zSSoVTD3_Unk1polQJ2N1cJDmjp20YzeGvqqIDjfYeMifyVOIHmujS6N/s1600/IMG_4074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Wy5rGMHZhd6YS7C6ahuPMaygkhVNU5KoP_8-u73yZJ8sGUkDM_rB3f0bozzqxmhRBQuxSEKmkRbY_rYAEku4zSSoVTD3_Unk1polQJ2N1cJDmjp20YzeGvqqIDjfYeMifyVOIHmujS6N/s640/IMG_4074.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chicken coop wreath </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvv97lRKpFAvj-fCq9S4culVjvIZRawYyn4SYm9jjiBS4r_MU2XpCdCYqZA-Y8kRGvVmqCzun8SQmcYxwoHwHBbF_bHNuD-N90hAepTCYxsLxMDttBx0Pn98bSjzWiVz2nkM5ibHMF2bt/s1600/IMG_4077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSvv97lRKpFAvj-fCq9S4culVjvIZRawYyn4SYm9jjiBS4r_MU2XpCdCYqZA-Y8kRGvVmqCzun8SQmcYxwoHwHBbF_bHNuD-N90hAepTCYxsLxMDttBx0Pn98bSjzWiVz2nkM5ibHMF2bt/s640/IMG_4077.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our newly spruced up chicken coop</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDnw-XQSdN_BGcR0BIIFlVFLF7NwC8yeZp1i8CNyByfWaYvBdasS1et71trczIxD6AauHOOG3Lz8_LR2_BiTva-5AWCyemeIL3fzuNWE6B0GalnEwh35rkrtvXcVY4XgVTkNvZVV1Qt7P/s1600/IMG_4083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDnw-XQSdN_BGcR0BIIFlVFLF7NwC8yeZp1i8CNyByfWaYvBdasS1et71trczIxD6AauHOOG3Lz8_LR2_BiTva-5AWCyemeIL3fzuNWE6B0GalnEwh35rkrtvXcVY4XgVTkNvZVV1Qt7P/s640/IMG_4083.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">happy hens</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKrurankIH-bokYUEixPh4g3jiI4C_6itRXcbMiTW5MuaG9ltYAKIeen-vRNEAXncRmxwgs7p_pe4egJ33sTjKElsUL5DkNuPOCtuwIGvRhGj8hAKO_nn78-PnTd8DDe8ogKXrhJgriBr/s1600/IMG_4085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKrurankIH-bokYUEixPh4g3jiI4C_6itRXcbMiTW5MuaG9ltYAKIeen-vRNEAXncRmxwgs7p_pe4egJ33sTjKElsUL5DkNuPOCtuwIGvRhGj8hAKO_nn78-PnTd8DDe8ogKXrhJgriBr/s640/IMG_4085.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cranky Avis</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqN3Uq0_utvOaCgqX6pxx-Lr4cZQ5PKU1bAenjRxUgGBa9MlJMpZz-Mvlga8Klf5J0sVqxCfLSoNacfSzpHskJThTaaG_cJGR071Ym6u6Oid-EXkPnpJB75Ob8rvpKv9tP7DB7_eB3a26/s1600/IMG_4089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqN3Uq0_utvOaCgqX6pxx-Lr4cZQ5PKU1bAenjRxUgGBa9MlJMpZz-Mvlga8Klf5J0sVqxCfLSoNacfSzpHskJThTaaG_cJGR071Ym6u6Oid-EXkPnpJB75Ob8rvpKv9tP7DB7_eB3a26/s640/IMG_4089.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blanche and Avis</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlIvPQR91ZmlQDUwo9oHtFgpWr0K4FvjeNkqPP191zrT1r3BzYzYwG8kZ0-80mfyEH-VoH0Uj8wekUFNVCjLm4p6j0C-hqiz85-o0CzlOWTb28X9jzFk0a1ymVh9i-rDnuKxxgLtn0EJL/s1600/IMG_0681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlIvPQR91ZmlQDUwo9oHtFgpWr0K4FvjeNkqPP191zrT1r3BzYzYwG8kZ0-80mfyEH-VoH0Uj8wekUFNVCjLm4p6j0C-hqiz85-o0CzlOWTb28X9jzFk0a1ymVh9i-rDnuKxxgLtn0EJL/s640/IMG_0681.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">front of the house</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-73AqamxWjbgtqfUsoxUQySM7Wt9Tu2hO4hi0AFLIL490f-WJkHI1anxGHpk4-VD_LWR3MD81w45_5Q_mtW9wSAtv4fNRJEm6PN-l63O0ZqyZnu4AMHSdwuFIF-o02SnY-8SEnc0M5OP/s1600/IMG_0683.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-73AqamxWjbgtqfUsoxUQySM7Wt9Tu2hO4hi0AFLIL490f-WJkHI1anxGHpk4-VD_LWR3MD81w45_5Q_mtW9wSAtv4fNRJEm6PN-l63O0ZqyZnu4AMHSdwuFIF-o02SnY-8SEnc0M5OP/s640/IMG_0683.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">old skates and winterberry</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_EPMzqzIjR-uSgoXx3g8NVzs5yCLywUeZLFrH5FdOoBFVIta8Dp027TH3HoDwrG4uWXyJvYSs6x3BAmUpwcmS_Qx2BDCinK3J286GOe2AV5rJKMDiwUOELeyawh0H9-jHyMK3Edxb2PP/s1600/IMG_0690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_EPMzqzIjR-uSgoXx3g8NVzs5yCLywUeZLFrH5FdOoBFVIta8Dp027TH3HoDwrG4uWXyJvYSs6x3BAmUpwcmS_Qx2BDCinK3J286GOe2AV5rJKMDiwUOELeyawh0H9-jHyMK3Edxb2PP/s640/IMG_0690.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">reindeer and Santa, a gift from Alex, Yule 2014, made by our friend <a href="http://www.phoebewahl.com/%20target%20=" top="">Phoebe</a>. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTBTat7xucJdAmYt4sA9MjPpnz85tyvum0FVFoOzqF5ujuorsK7bxux8HQ_4_PF-CTNGM5-NC6jiZnjfcS8nhCzQoE21D7s12vhacuVcCSizOJ4tfa6X57ahI69zLpz1hYMO_Ca0RSdnH/s1600/IMG_0696.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTBTat7xucJdAmYt4sA9MjPpnz85tyvum0FVFoOzqF5ujuorsK7bxux8HQ_4_PF-CTNGM5-NC6jiZnjfcS8nhCzQoE21D7s12vhacuVcCSizOJ4tfa6X57ahI69zLpz1hYMO_Ca0RSdnH/s640/IMG_0696.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">moved and rewrapped the duck hut</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVFY8baPP40AY4zqqEnmuB5pWnftkqxC1Ed93OfOGAEaPQRj4HnV8bpDsvA9ZTw4sD5n098BbRQ8-KU63ffr1pF3lZc0UKIt0LUf2G69kbkrh84WcRTGb1tS5n9NMhujqP6npHPA8Z1iw/s1600/IMG_0700.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhVFY8baPP40AY4zqqEnmuB5pWnftkqxC1Ed93OfOGAEaPQRj4HnV8bpDsvA9ZTw4sD5n098BbRQ8-KU63ffr1pF3lZc0UKIt0LUf2G69kbkrh84WcRTGb1tS5n9NMhujqP6npHPA8Z1iw/s640/IMG_0700.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">feeling the season </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCGv-r6IRjnj3SA6x8zEkoMu_-awefsXfNhOvKcm3uhjt4gr9j7y4mmI-U0_PeLyj8oOa8GBDcTojZnLJI99a0o-UFV1Wm3o6gihZvB_2MGshzP1Z09YkeM5YV7mHqnwNQ9dNtbp-y9Au/s1600/IMG_0706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCGv-r6IRjnj3SA6x8zEkoMu_-awefsXfNhOvKcm3uhjt4gr9j7y4mmI-U0_PeLyj8oOa8GBDcTojZnLJI99a0o-UFV1Wm3o6gihZvB_2MGshzP1Z09YkeM5YV7mHqnwNQ9dNtbp-y9Au/s640/IMG_0706.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EKoo5OH5iQTm11TSw0chyphenhyphenRYL59d7_urXwHV26abq28nLH81YoeEQPe-gfccQi48bRiEP679a3zDpKdOrMTvOfIOtnpLYZzJgMeb3eTBOwizx-PVC-4zSIEbsGLm6wFBMTQD70dKz84vU/s1600/IMG_0720.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EKoo5OH5iQTm11TSw0chyphenhyphenRYL59d7_urXwHV26abq28nLH81YoeEQPe-gfccQi48bRiEP679a3zDpKdOrMTvOfIOtnpLYZzJgMeb3eTBOwizx-PVC-4zSIEbsGLm6wFBMTQD70dKz84vU/s640/IMG_0720.JPG" /></a></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmHVjsiCOmCjw0gbL_gG4bwNVlBlIPgk9G1EdJDb9-_qE2j3rnPqQn1FMJNK1sLpVTyDCUmXXyGvKH8mbTKp1tGqSFactfqg5GM6ILMo0QawvhKBK0tJqavmOAFiSHUYNvrEFl1ANkqBn/s1600/IMG_0767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmHVjsiCOmCjw0gbL_gG4bwNVlBlIPgk9G1EdJDb9-_qE2j3rnPqQn1FMJNK1sLpVTyDCUmXXyGvKH8mbTKp1tGqSFactfqg5GM6ILMo0QawvhKBK0tJqavmOAFiSHUYNvrEFl1ANkqBn/s640/IMG_0767.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you can tell this is Blanche, one of our two black Jersey Giants because of her white eyebrows</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UNH_2uqDMCEP4w3kAA_A-jiyrD9LCKquESx6qfD1q6GFpR30qYRjWT_VQy7PdCJgAuQavCFwPC3EUeESoBNWvJMsA99Hy5gVxKLzQFgoVwMJ74bzd-S0T1HquASA21rp4_cUMM6GAq4V/s1600/IMG_0768.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UNH_2uqDMCEP4w3kAA_A-jiyrD9LCKquESx6qfD1q6GFpR30qYRjWT_VQy7PdCJgAuQavCFwPC3EUeESoBNWvJMsA99Hy5gVxKLzQFgoVwMJ74bzd-S0T1HquASA21rp4_cUMM6GAq4V/s640/IMG_0768.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">peas, a favorite duck treat - sadly, we lost one of our ducks from reasons not quite known</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucVUgLq1WzD5QazESkTuBW4xDeIim3qzP-edFIxGjzpM7Aq60LgjVvOOfjtMjK3_Jdd_DVIjJqT7I8kp6gE6LskL11OtWuxPd6c01Scg2OnTYTQsAPt_OHb2rYnauzgQZkf1OVDkzuWv6/s1600/IMG_0769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucVUgLq1WzD5QazESkTuBW4xDeIim3qzP-edFIxGjzpM7Aq60LgjVvOOfjtMjK3_Jdd_DVIjJqT7I8kp6gE6LskL11OtWuxPd6c01Scg2OnTYTQsAPt_OHb2rYnauzgQZkf1OVDkzuWv6/s640/IMG_0769.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the chickens finally getting over their molt </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXD9tc5IwEnqO0rHvrR3TwyWP23Rm0TLqHr9gxRK6yopQSxJrW_39V9nCR2YRMo2_pA2aXJz0OIbuAn0pmZ745IRASkfQdrAE3DbATW46l8V_v_ae79UqcVGMIgoVA92VcfIEz1mXmIKW5/s1600/IMG_0790.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXD9tc5IwEnqO0rHvrR3TwyWP23Rm0TLqHr9gxRK6yopQSxJrW_39V9nCR2YRMo2_pA2aXJz0OIbuAn0pmZ745IRASkfQdrAE3DbATW46l8V_v_ae79UqcVGMIgoVA92VcfIEz1mXmIKW5/s640/IMG_0790.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the newly configured kitchen layout- we moved the stove to the north wall and put the fridge where the stove used to live</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjoo5jyu2iUe5fLrCfcVTtGvHzlUVlY0AImt15QIeilrw-No_MZtz7p8Zb2XrhtlYBJaNJb1n9OVZCy4Az-drN7rBDzptymMGiBoPJoplFLsvaP-1rgpY4rSiXuhsCn5pokXC_zWHy0i5k/s1600/IMG_0791.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjoo5jyu2iUe5fLrCfcVTtGvHzlUVlY0AImt15QIeilrw-No_MZtz7p8Zb2XrhtlYBJaNJb1n9OVZCy4Az-drN7rBDzptymMGiBoPJoplFLsvaP-1rgpY4rSiXuhsCn5pokXC_zWHy0i5k/s640/IMG_0791.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finally, a bigger fridge to accommodate fresh eggs and lots of produce </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI6KO_1uMqMZgVUddQwvrP-2xC6uaE0qTqGPpZsZEH2e8kl94dWvDLn7nH9pzB6XRo1UpqpP0ntwv0rtaURW61JvI-iSWZMlBXYkhi8okST0ALO4UnYvpm_LLrffcS7Ao6FrTa_vYDMZf/s1600/IMG_0792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI6KO_1uMqMZgVUddQwvrP-2xC6uaE0qTqGPpZsZEH2e8kl94dWvDLn7nH9pzB6XRo1UpqpP0ntwv0rtaURW61JvI-iSWZMlBXYkhi8okST0ALO4UnYvpm_LLrffcS7Ao6FrTa_vYDMZf/s640/IMG_0792.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex then extended the counter and upper shelves into the corner, which meant we gained a good amount of work space</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMy5lc3NmnTvlz49SJbUF1ig2JrzBlZqftJ-NQo645MpXo3NgbPXXhdhWQcS00cbDkqX-lRzZsMZFxuxkfryAb3pAMeT5MSNEuqWy4GA3Q3W2Lk1QaNHoDDYtMeu3ea30w9XMXgKEdaUS/s1600/IMG_0794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMy5lc3NmnTvlz49SJbUF1ig2JrzBlZqftJ-NQo645MpXo3NgbPXXhdhWQcS00cbDkqX-lRzZsMZFxuxkfryAb3pAMeT5MSNEuqWy4GA3Q3W2Lk1QaNHoDDYtMeu3ea30w9XMXgKEdaUS/s640/IMG_0794.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our garlic </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXa1TKpzrU_iDgr2g65XxUDdzUmgQHfaq90uOiNuCjL8aMfjwE-GQbag_OWKZ84BDWhkTN2sOU3ji0Zf_Xr48Qimy3ibmLlwth5H_v5bRsUPCwWQwIlz0QgsAsdp24ZAhSJr_q-ue5GfA/s1600/IMG_0817.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXa1TKpzrU_iDgr2g65XxUDdzUmgQHfaq90uOiNuCjL8aMfjwE-GQbag_OWKZ84BDWhkTN2sOU3ji0Zf_Xr48Qimy3ibmLlwth5H_v5bRsUPCwWQwIlz0QgsAsdp24ZAhSJr_q-ue5GfA/s640/IMG_0817.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia is home, done with her first semester of college (with a 4.0, thank you! And she was awarded a significant renewable art scholarship from UMaine!) and of course the first thing we do is don some closet cosplay for the Star Wars: Force Awakens opening night. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIRjarD3PPIFFP50kdCiz-i7vX1oy8bTpxVqlaO6uU7Gnaa3B9-sORZbNXwNLocEeLNqR3wBW_AC5uaWlOg9RG6BiDRyr5A5KzZ391FPItM2PHqWL89qyX-f4g787RhJdz9CusUqVJ69p/s1600/IMG_0823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIRjarD3PPIFFP50kdCiz-i7vX1oy8bTpxVqlaO6uU7Gnaa3B9-sORZbNXwNLocEeLNqR3wBW_AC5uaWlOg9RG6BiDRyr5A5KzZ391FPItM2PHqWL89qyX-f4g787RhJdz9CusUqVJ69p/s640/IMG_0823.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the white t-shirt baking brigade </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTg4pADq-f1ez4V6ybYmnW2LREKyozr57Y1rUTbEBNFhHB-iSxqvfU3yDy1P1VP6npDC6voUF1hevDiPIRvNb7ailjJCYhVdgFcZ4IrUIpIvc6aAh93HjOAiQegSdPDviOhFE0Dg8eV3g/s1600/IMG_0830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTg4pADq-f1ez4V6ybYmnW2LREKyozr57Y1rUTbEBNFhHB-iSxqvfU3yDy1P1VP6npDC6voUF1hevDiPIRvNb7ailjJCYhVdgFcZ4IrUIpIvc6aAh93HjOAiQegSdPDviOhFE0Dg8eV3g/s640/IMG_0830.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">solstice cake </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiju_qUKJkBUpc8po9urpV5LOyrozs4lzGrKY7_dW_61jASAwWGW48P_p93HwQ2IDfAM2jn-nP3xjYYs2M8gpW_qErjc1DcMAeUvVSM6wobxFt2WnIS4fDF7ToSbr8PZ-Jsy_HFxCKvjV-H/s1600/IMG_0847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiju_qUKJkBUpc8po9urpV5LOyrozs4lzGrKY7_dW_61jASAwWGW48P_p93HwQ2IDfAM2jn-nP3xjYYs2M8gpW_qErjc1DcMAeUvVSM6wobxFt2WnIS4fDF7ToSbr8PZ-Jsy_HFxCKvjV-H/s640/IMG_0847.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our holiday greeting photo </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tLrAXu5YatTm9rEPCcoOx6KSm2N1VqjiQ420xpNNZNmIegyj6fh29BGu7zAUYcj-Bd0bnRCghil9IQcSN_TSz0LuvRTDRn7zhyphenhyphenWXXccwkzpX8PGh1wjvQRsJk-ewG7UiVWJYX9DLhpb6/s1600/IMG_0855.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tLrAXu5YatTm9rEPCcoOx6KSm2N1VqjiQ420xpNNZNmIegyj6fh29BGu7zAUYcj-Bd0bnRCghil9IQcSN_TSz0LuvRTDRn7zhyphenhyphenWXXccwkzpX8PGh1wjvQRsJk-ewG7UiVWJYX9DLhpb6/s640/IMG_0855.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our wispy solstice tree </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwK4Z8_Vwu1QlcZ1gc5TViyjE47GnlLLXsICPy9YuCy9IAM6RJCXvEkx60hau-7s1TRvGv3bZfitMJ2pD6NVprYUazY2CJqBMgwSfizcw7zL82bE_AfVUOhnyfQYAiElqsKRVV6OsEf8HQ/s1600/IMG_0859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwK4Z8_Vwu1QlcZ1gc5TViyjE47GnlLLXsICPy9YuCy9IAM6RJCXvEkx60hau-7s1TRvGv3bZfitMJ2pD6NVprYUazY2CJqBMgwSfizcw7zL82bE_AfVUOhnyfQYAiElqsKRVV6OsEf8HQ/s640/IMG_0859.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">solstice night </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87Q-eWpuLJWdG7yDw8PNdCLZ8awtqOJsv5g6iPEwtm-3TU0hMlNNHduEF2GZ5xPFTZh31rjnD9zp8HRDKMkmxc9rG5t79hVJPNq0B39fLV1K-dP36VCKMcGElEC2hvbBcURd3HCInU3WW/s1600/IMG_0865.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87Q-eWpuLJWdG7yDw8PNdCLZ8awtqOJsv5g6iPEwtm-3TU0hMlNNHduEF2GZ5xPFTZh31rjnD9zp8HRDKMkmxc9rG5t79hVJPNq0B39fLV1K-dP36VCKMcGElEC2hvbBcURd3HCInU3WW/s640/IMG_0865.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cherished tree ornaments </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscYM5l-Ig4DgtO4JdlolGkArqII431LOOULarmZpLNVZqmkXCCZOgjTCASxKJ6eIZRHHdjvQb6ZIOqCg9U0d4LHa8UlmO1rSCvpjBlctIiPllFG2uFAexc-1rqu77FUDEbFLDrqzmqQH9/s1600/IMG_0866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscYM5l-Ig4DgtO4JdlolGkArqII431LOOULarmZpLNVZqmkXCCZOgjTCASxKJ6eIZRHHdjvQb6ZIOqCg9U0d4LHa8UlmO1rSCvpjBlctIiPllFG2uFAexc-1rqu77FUDEbFLDrqzmqQH9/s640/IMG_0866.JPG" /></a></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91lt7c_ITLTCB54vwONCrLRSAAKHQovcrZ1pYfKzzAYh4Z7o1Cb3FLMfVOLuaw_GTji-ecZGuAu5NXfYix9Oi8hrbmVPLwvu4rnxwRcx4EnVEI783Koj98O9hhyphenhyphenDMbErmReW2L7DgmeBH/s1600/IMG_0868.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh91lt7c_ITLTCB54vwONCrLRSAAKHQovcrZ1pYfKzzAYh4Z7o1Cb3FLMfVOLuaw_GTji-ecZGuAu5NXfYix9Oi8hrbmVPLwvu4rnxwRcx4EnVEI783Koj98O9hhyphenhyphenDMbErmReW2L7DgmeBH/s640/IMG_0868.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ginger hangs out with Wobbling Bob</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNu9DqN9LzLjsvi-rwKedhHazRRSriqZxS6BGU28GxFQylsjfU1NjWqoahtdvE09y19r5E3gYBJGkZHIx2el26SWwmIJ4bh3EkKWUVzuIgqJlDqkBhKGFUrU3BWJUEeiXdR1rXkY5smLkB/s1600/IMG_0878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNu9DqN9LzLjsvi-rwKedhHazRRSriqZxS6BGU28GxFQylsjfU1NjWqoahtdvE09y19r5E3gYBJGkZHIx2el26SWwmIJ4bh3EkKWUVzuIgqJlDqkBhKGFUrU3BWJUEeiXdR1rXkY5smLkB/s640/IMG_0878.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">together again, decorating cookies- a rare moment considering Adam's long days at work </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAb6jyAy09-kYCGL4rUXpNUQzDYy_P72w45YB6a2z4THzcMrG1C5PfXnW04kFhhvjdbnjRHhlbW1UfgBCBK-tbvccBK2ek4suymCwpfD_gkLJ1S-yO_Wb1hGEZNXE7VSxbcgSQy2prga3W/s1600/IMG_0901.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAb6jyAy09-kYCGL4rUXpNUQzDYy_P72w45YB6a2z4THzcMrG1C5PfXnW04kFhhvjdbnjRHhlbW1UfgBCBK-tbvccBK2ek4suymCwpfD_gkLJ1S-yO_Wb1hGEZNXE7VSxbcgSQy2prga3W/s640/IMG_0901.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the kids made a beautiful gingerbread house, Santa Eve </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHj3GwpmDvCG9q30BM6pjRnNlYf4cY2Gw7_kuZptNV8XwDaykU6GO7SG6gcd7dOd9VkvYQGRX0g4visTqPtfwFu7C0jVmJ9FnLcfNc1WB2NIZYP6mASCUJPblsMO1qMS2UE-stt5fLk5uH/s1600/IMG_4099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHj3GwpmDvCG9q30BM6pjRnNlYf4cY2Gw7_kuZptNV8XwDaykU6GO7SG6gcd7dOd9VkvYQGRX0g4visTqPtfwFu7C0jVmJ9FnLcfNc1WB2NIZYP6mASCUJPblsMO1qMS2UE-stt5fLk5uH/s640/IMG_4099.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santa Day</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvS0Ym2X2RvmJkAEfTn4Ej2JLtSf588y13qgraH_rFhyM8FLs0oEhc_xrSem_S_-BMKo3M3DbsbRd0yz4sgQrkKlCpvOXg9Me-oZMuExG_EcVSwSQLoL7NWC1WSlvKTLAWn8im6tqnazb/s1600/IMG_0944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0XI655p0OMaQP0bbo3tYmYH60TsJMutROysQ1gsd8hc9C_pZVH36_cKbDdXr6hobmh7mDNlseSYPZ0mCzJ66VhYETSFqVpgHtSbYWpDeCYLujU2ZjGLBNuXS7AhMQ7ezaNeGd3Ly2Q8B/s1600/IMG_4100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0XI655p0OMaQP0bbo3tYmYH60TsJMutROysQ1gsd8hc9C_pZVH36_cKbDdXr6hobmh7mDNlseSYPZ0mCzJ66VhYETSFqVpgHtSbYWpDeCYLujU2ZjGLBNuXS7AhMQ7ezaNeGd3Ly2Q8B/s640/IMG_4100.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">stockings and paperwhites</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEDFCs31mlDP69jGUYInDZxjY5L1D3LgqC6-zkIDfJLKi0gbiL15SPPs73MM_veAUt8P1OFL2S5v0yzLueUI_R4duyTnQNmUVq6WhRK1oKln1X4GQKDJKGNx4dAo9iuPs-cTV_hWYxYTm/s1600/IMG_4108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWEDFCs31mlDP69jGUYInDZxjY5L1D3LgqC6-zkIDfJLKi0gbiL15SPPs73MM_veAUt8P1OFL2S5v0yzLueUI_R4duyTnQNmUVq6WhRK1oKln1X4GQKDJKGNx4dAo9iuPs-cTV_hWYxYTm/s640/IMG_4108.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gingerbread house</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4-ADIyiJVyHY0Dd1YPL1kSkOjQcdp3jXmCkETZTbUmCtCEtI84ydim0m0Y8YNVsc3ekKsw2v_rW-n4nktkFvC3ivtGWDo3FJ-4Fw97j7SFCVFQ8_QYegYgSMkCNLCtGxr6BhhCj_u4kw/s1600/IMG_4120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4-ADIyiJVyHY0Dd1YPL1kSkOjQcdp3jXmCkETZTbUmCtCEtI84ydim0m0Y8YNVsc3ekKsw2v_rW-n4nktkFvC3ivtGWDo3FJ-4Fw97j7SFCVFQ8_QYegYgSMkCNLCtGxr6BhhCj_u4kw/s640/IMG_4120.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">shiny bright</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwmYofqk871zLk1sE9PdtKEFgVO8awE9lkDZqNSZUT_233JGOlWIybnCreaGNs4azjMKd18oyFsQXEkWhxDINJQ16p_R77fjxU_doUfCCjFVkGChRgrtumY66ULAdDrj8EXgLwbidkxiY/s1600/IMG_4132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwmYofqk871zLk1sE9PdtKEFgVO8awE9lkDZqNSZUT_233JGOlWIybnCreaGNs4azjMKd18oyFsQXEkWhxDINJQ16p_R77fjxU_doUfCCjFVkGChRgrtumY66ULAdDrj8EXgLwbidkxiY/s640/IMG_4132.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">favorite Yuletide books</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jM4RqY2oZ_dzgWk2Kt3ZRY5q-ExTCqpeXvq8aZj5Ac6rgf66Yc90AOSoER14vNxr8fb_yuyWPGnx9SUSSeizuFo5focuPDsEHWcJ0pniMYVSOe9av7F82yodFEkVf2Cws26QnuKcwx-m/s1600/IMG_4138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jM4RqY2oZ_dzgWk2Kt3ZRY5q-ExTCqpeXvq8aZj5Ac6rgf66Yc90AOSoER14vNxr8fb_yuyWPGnx9SUSSeizuFo5focuPDsEHWcJ0pniMYVSOe9av7F82yodFEkVf2Cws26QnuKcwx-m/s640/IMG_4138.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">welcoming the sun</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgfVoSw5zBYriHGzeAuk-OsJxhP8lyyM3Q7JwNeM-Nt982JGaCid5tHyha-8hPOfoQdDtQcPw38xIyfd-u8PKsrrHdOdQdUc3xiYc9SCEtUR7WC8zROBYJ3E8fsXUJP13EeMDxTCmqXuJ/s1600/IMG_4143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgfVoSw5zBYriHGzeAuk-OsJxhP8lyyM3Q7JwNeM-Nt982JGaCid5tHyha-8hPOfoQdDtQcPw38xIyfd-u8PKsrrHdOdQdUc3xiYc9SCEtUR7WC8zROBYJ3E8fsXUJP13EeMDxTCmqXuJ/s640/IMG_4143.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">white pottery and a painting by Olivia </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ANde6EL3pj6aAKN8wzRmf0Mv9xreoWSPXNc-gHMjgLJtcT0lA2PHBQqNrGqC0L94fWthC3-G0jHZUXgeKPULnYhgZRbPN5aHRR3H1cNKUclTqUHUNNst1r5bW2rm9TWaBXECyRnc4Pg7/s1600/IMG_4146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ANde6EL3pj6aAKN8wzRmf0Mv9xreoWSPXNc-gHMjgLJtcT0lA2PHBQqNrGqC0L94fWthC3-G0jHZUXgeKPULnYhgZRbPN5aHRR3H1cNKUclTqUHUNNst1r5bW2rm9TWaBXECyRnc4Pg7/s640/IMG_4146.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sun catcher</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2F993Om00TzbNLF1axIt4RZR2vBNXEmXZy7tde8ogUbzzarLQmr8u4R8jcUC8gIt8g1fBRGfJohXQHF_ZGg78zkPv1bFa_V__4ZjRD_2CR5FkFo_l6PzhCs4XEZTn6_T_kGfbymgyQyL/s1600/IMG_4147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn2F993Om00TzbNLF1axIt4RZR2vBNXEmXZy7tde8ogUbzzarLQmr8u4R8jcUC8gIt8g1fBRGfJohXQHF_ZGg78zkPv1bFa_V__4ZjRD_2CR5FkFo_l6PzhCs4XEZTn6_T_kGfbymgyQyL/s640/IMG_4147.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gingerbread animals for Yule</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3gNrwSBud_kbH3-Ws-4eezpqBrBzhjRL4AhcwP6AFPeKHxDTKzXrEOHSqjMkayZipKT81vlBEIG7K0OenQdMUBkFqVuEXPbSGmG1bqDlYfYBnrPEu343NNY10fBhgmnhBmvH031aLTId/s1600/IMG_4157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3gNrwSBud_kbH3-Ws-4eezpqBrBzhjRL4AhcwP6AFPeKHxDTKzXrEOHSqjMkayZipKT81vlBEIG7K0OenQdMUBkFqVuEXPbSGmG1bqDlYfYBnrPEu343NNY10fBhgmnhBmvH031aLTId/s640/IMG_4157.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a little kitschy cheer</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDixcdvoyVvluJ1qMWceQEFhEnOui_Nd8M8G-ixQheAN1Sg3Y0X0SuQqj5A9Q36Lia2eOzhxGiVBJuReYt17BVHDjFTspai_Jjly3O5GdKBPWbtvP-rHz4_eHcOsBjmMOzxIGgutx6ZM5/s1600/IMG_4165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDixcdvoyVvluJ1qMWceQEFhEnOui_Nd8M8G-ixQheAN1Sg3Y0X0SuQqj5A9Q36Lia2eOzhxGiVBJuReYt17BVHDjFTspai_Jjly3O5GdKBPWbtvP-rHz4_eHcOsBjmMOzxIGgutx6ZM5/s640/IMG_4165.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the sun returns </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzcDO6Gzvwc9Rr18tBXFhz7jLBS8IskSuWA4E8T89iiEjcZ7hT97oLC-k0S8AQRvvQepfdVdhIhhcTYis_oKWIKe66YTTKy11cvaIsIjZ_5kRfjh_f-qeWf6859LPvYmwlNsM7kJ758b8/s1600/IMG_4184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzcDO6Gzvwc9Rr18tBXFhz7jLBS8IskSuWA4E8T89iiEjcZ7hT97oLC-k0S8AQRvvQepfdVdhIhhcTYis_oKWIKe66YTTKy11cvaIsIjZ_5kRfjh_f-qeWf6859LPvYmwlNsM7kJ758b8/s640/IMG_4184.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">light</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYos-K_-WYzMjWZQZBsASr2w2tpgnZjrCamdx1enJ2-TzjsHJ8fVE4VYTTvelwx_HC-yCDH1J2mKAaZDjym078E9XwpaAm08hare2Le3WfXZEJnD8ivqZZHkHsGHwWO_dvQ509R5vycy-8/s1600/IMG_4192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYos-K_-WYzMjWZQZBsASr2w2tpgnZjrCamdx1enJ2-TzjsHJ8fVE4VYTTvelwx_HC-yCDH1J2mKAaZDjym078E9XwpaAm08hare2Le3WfXZEJnD8ivqZZHkHsGHwWO_dvQ509R5vycy-8/s640/IMG_4192.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our Yuletide family room</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXp4mW79t6nH2PFbHMgN9fES2qb_b96QlYOaeDKy-JEkRj-iZ-VXsp_pOlS_3gZ8PzL1wJfn6s00Hbe8XBvCVeL3X9gtdW1Jt3-tUU8C5bo_twLoFwBKIOoNYSKhuEK1xIfvBVW7BKL57/s1600/IMG_4198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXp4mW79t6nH2PFbHMgN9fES2qb_b96QlYOaeDKy-JEkRj-iZ-VXsp_pOlS_3gZ8PzL1wJfn6s00Hbe8XBvCVeL3X9gtdW1Jt3-tUU8C5bo_twLoFwBKIOoNYSKhuEK1xIfvBVW7BKL57/s640/IMG_4198.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">these two goobers </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaBjWKOlYpWiogP4dtHGlhtmCMKHec4allqabGVlLpgmUb5Y38J50P9g-JTUgetifmlO_SAg3n2uX2D9MD-U5lDPCaMO0C5V1l3x8NDXG9L5HjDxkDdlM3iYpeNDvr2G-b42LcCFsn7PQ/s1600/IMG_4203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaBjWKOlYpWiogP4dtHGlhtmCMKHec4allqabGVlLpgmUb5Y38J50P9g-JTUgetifmlO_SAg3n2uX2D9MD-U5lDPCaMO0C5V1l3x8NDXG9L5HjDxkDdlM3iYpeNDvr2G-b42LcCFsn7PQ/s640/IMG_4203.JPG" /></a></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvS0Ym2X2RvmJkAEfTn4Ej2JLtSf588y13qgraH_rFhyM8FLs0oEhc_xrSem_S_-BMKo3M3DbsbRd0yz4sgQrkKlCpvOXg9Me-oZMuExG_EcVSwSQLoL7NWC1WSlvKTLAWn8im6tqnazb/s1600/IMG_0944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvS0Ym2X2RvmJkAEfTn4Ej2JLtSf588y13qgraH_rFhyM8FLs0oEhc_xrSem_S_-BMKo3M3DbsbRd0yz4sgQrkKlCpvOXg9Me-oZMuExG_EcVSwSQLoL7NWC1WSlvKTLAWn8im6tqnazb/s640/IMG_0944.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65K-44R2XO10Pe5SYprAfvYu1jWhAsWrLP1mKq_stTR3iWv__IwLlBW5n4B9C1MlX-v8lfDSZFZRDw6vldR5oHrNSqySEfUasnkwY1Je9bFlxU0H0gVuix6M1uah5c7zpEhQzI9k4m7H7/s1600/IMG_4205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65K-44R2XO10Pe5SYprAfvYu1jWhAsWrLP1mKq_stTR3iWv__IwLlBW5n4B9C1MlX-v8lfDSZFZRDw6vldR5oHrNSqySEfUasnkwY1Je9bFlxU0H0gVuix6M1uah5c7zpEhQzI9k4m7H7/s640/IMG_4205.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirXR2q4Q1uybhc1C6KvHJ99yu9orDn2liiZ5nY_BzyzX4DALJnbR9sq49Vgb0oD2sLlrfdRLBWSs0cTKJloHw9SrSO9n_CcYmAF8tspPFUcEDLrLk0kObh9nXaQWD7uvOx7X12uqYwJcF/s1600/IMG_4207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirXR2q4Q1uybhc1C6KvHJ99yu9orDn2liiZ5nY_BzyzX4DALJnbR9sq49Vgb0oD2sLlrfdRLBWSs0cTKJloHw9SrSO9n_CcYmAF8tspPFUcEDLrLk0kObh9nXaQWD7uvOx7X12uqYwJcF/s640/IMG_4207.JPG" /></a></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEdgwtzqRCl1B6pySXI1wX8u2u3d6fE4T7oZZdqjWRxiNugeLa353mV8-7cvQRefPRopErqrJeavWgYT0qtVPKdmkxK4AcARW5TMja_3ElJYBt31nsVY8t2d5MomXHjHKg_w-3sM5VMXp/s1600/IMG_4220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXEdgwtzqRCl1B6pySXI1wX8u2u3d6fE4T7oZZdqjWRxiNugeLa353mV8-7cvQRefPRopErqrJeavWgYT0qtVPKdmkxK4AcARW5TMja_3ElJYBt31nsVY8t2d5MomXHjHKg_w-3sM5VMXp/s640/IMG_4220.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">wannabe bee man</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-49pi5RPxn_b06SQqOcYEiaC4hs5RFzq5WCDm9cS1Nafl0NhZiBbWd4AHxSFiHUViW9y5Nl8J1zvyyaJOZpUQ13oJCemF5OIGgZt8bxeKqh8w-0YKHnRIfQYXmzPb2dVWXM5Vf9rnqeLv/s1600/IMG_0942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-49pi5RPxn_b06SQqOcYEiaC4hs5RFzq5WCDm9cS1Nafl0NhZiBbWd4AHxSFiHUViW9y5Nl8J1zvyyaJOZpUQ13oJCemF5OIGgZt8bxeKqh8w-0YKHnRIfQYXmzPb2dVWXM5Vf9rnqeLv/s640/IMG_0942.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">now just needs bees </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeMT8XrBSrK3Ct9cFnHr8hsiy6yHiwELW0bmjsxDNNOCGpaghxF-OWNRFlWP8Tu75HztS2bnGLmu8q2bcf1TuCDJN2xNC7r529vzgRcT11DJoxuhBP5J8TqWwZ1X30Ud1PCxQkUaJSvcS/s1600/IMG_0963.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeMT8XrBSrK3Ct9cFnHr8hsiy6yHiwELW0bmjsxDNNOCGpaghxF-OWNRFlWP8Tu75HztS2bnGLmu8q2bcf1TuCDJN2xNC7r529vzgRcT11DJoxuhBP5J8TqWwZ1X30Ud1PCxQkUaJSvcS/s640/IMG_0963.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas dinner with <a href="http://www.ridgepond.com/%20target%20=" top="">Ridge Pond Farm</a> folks, Cari and Mike</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLBKa4MGXFjSuvgs6kNdZPctShjgVSMEJ7qbGgXM4mAUd8G09Bgzswvl-ORrC5ytvRhYc4FUm7aqMC2asVbzDvRVTCPhvrTM27_2n2yY6arX2kCUwcqOOnpTs-MgcKZgiPFBcmqoB5UBz/s1600/IMG_0964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLBKa4MGXFjSuvgs6kNdZPctShjgVSMEJ7qbGgXM4mAUd8G09Bgzswvl-ORrC5ytvRhYc4FUm7aqMC2asVbzDvRVTCPhvrTM27_2n2yY6arX2kCUwcqOOnpTs-MgcKZgiPFBcmqoB5UBz/s640/IMG_0964.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cari flambes her uncle's traditional plum pudding</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKknn_w3Q7ZLLUiTE0hsHw_mUFAQpAsaBCzTXKIAUwOjknJ9ixz5qWAZWvrpciC07aTXIlAX-1xli6A6SRbioYVgovofvN-0_ghQvXrAx5NSrNcPw384CO63oiKzOsrhKP5w547WdJ6Ta/s1600/IMG_0980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKknn_w3Q7ZLLUiTE0hsHw_mUFAQpAsaBCzTXKIAUwOjknJ9ixz5qWAZWvrpciC07aTXIlAX-1xli6A6SRbioYVgovofvN-0_ghQvXrAx5NSrNcPw384CO63oiKzOsrhKP5w547WdJ6Ta/s640/IMG_0980.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oh yes, and I made about 90 English muffins Santa Eve so that all our friends and family could have egg and cheese sandwiches for breakfast</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR08PnknfdJ6qGMlRYNBKvB0e1r9kskTZFINkjdgr9ESEhCn5ClBY303u5SGkuyYqWa2XBTkTHQp2v5-0_oW2aUyj107X_37OnF9iCeBYOzsGF2dc-Kz37pY1nO_t3-F81kMze1FudkEu/s1600/IMG_0983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR08PnknfdJ6qGMlRYNBKvB0e1r9kskTZFINkjdgr9ESEhCn5ClBY303u5SGkuyYqWa2XBTkTHQp2v5-0_oW2aUyj107X_37OnF9iCeBYOzsGF2dc-Kz37pY1nO_t3-F81kMze1FudkEu/s640/IMG_0983.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">so good, right? </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-6Z4MCNoWqSm7qlqlnGl9P0g8AxZBgZGIcFTb5vWXbpiPvCuqfJF6vgR6ekL7QR9_4DxLQylqsNHRUPknX72uKfLtUhr412BSxfsJKFhoijS-RbrX0k6YPLPiu9lcajj3MH503xoXS_I/s1600/IMG_1016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-6Z4MCNoWqSm7qlqlnGl9P0g8AxZBgZGIcFTb5vWXbpiPvCuqfJF6vgR6ekL7QR9_4DxLQylqsNHRUPknX72uKfLtUhr412BSxfsJKFhoijS-RbrX0k6YPLPiu9lcajj3MH503xoXS_I/s640/IMG_1016.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boxing Day dinner with family</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYruhqwBdyQKE9cQn0IS0dT-QwoVcAxL8U6sx2hyzIrR6BGQSqFwK-MwDVq0obZMv6VJvbDeiMnepB44HGHYRPZKoRQovMDvfDhyphenhyphener3cZqw7ElRx40vTUeTsXskNI12wnpnE9o-sz1DTE/s1600/IMG_1018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYruhqwBdyQKE9cQn0IS0dT-QwoVcAxL8U6sx2hyzIrR6BGQSqFwK-MwDVq0obZMv6VJvbDeiMnepB44HGHYRPZKoRQovMDvfDhyphenhyphener3cZqw7ElRx40vTUeTsXskNI12wnpnE9o-sz1DTE/s640/IMG_1018.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">creamy corn chowder, salad, baked ham, yeast rolls</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmwnaGWP2Rcz9i2dMv8EVMwmTRE6aYfZQDrVU_hyphenhyphen0ceiOrPi-aQyLDwz9RsIhSIokTu-CckHnzI8nuROB3eR4qln2G9rlskdxtdhpWTAESYlLvPXmRMbIsa6A_CyMQqSbzAnCqq6zIGja/s1600/IMG_4228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmwnaGWP2Rcz9i2dMv8EVMwmTRE6aYfZQDrVU_hyphenhyphen0ceiOrPi-aQyLDwz9RsIhSIokTu-CckHnzI8nuROB3eR4qln2G9rlskdxtdhpWTAESYlLvPXmRMbIsa6A_CyMQqSbzAnCqq6zIGja/s640/IMG_4228.JPG" /></a></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomlZMR3dNsX_w-5_OEgz-gj9BrRtIkJWtEu2OCmLLPuN9pFsOGqCtyGYHTfeJpCknjmTmO5qYE0anbnqnyab3S2UZqiRndKLvmujRLekKBEMH3Wsrc_4i08VuJBuNE7d9b16Q9MUyCL16/s1600/IMG_4232.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomlZMR3dNsX_w-5_OEgz-gj9BrRtIkJWtEu2OCmLLPuN9pFsOGqCtyGYHTfeJpCknjmTmO5qYE0anbnqnyab3S2UZqiRndKLvmujRLekKBEMH3Wsrc_4i08VuJBuNE7d9b16Q9MUyCL16/s640/IMG_4232.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">exchanging gifts</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68Ol5tXFT1XOhZNJ3vlwcfXvvKCCtuewXSZjWJ5ywXDirgbnYG6CHEVd0Yb-e2wervincmZ1mVT8LeLnpBiqT88gOF31REC32ojFIFwMvx4t7-Nnr50bEVHjfz3nZ-T19wnvhXLUYcEtZ/s1600/IMG_4233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68Ol5tXFT1XOhZNJ3vlwcfXvvKCCtuewXSZjWJ5ywXDirgbnYG6CHEVd0Yb-e2wervincmZ1mVT8LeLnpBiqT88gOF31REC32ojFIFwMvx4t7-Nnr50bEVHjfz3nZ-T19wnvhXLUYcEtZ/s640/IMG_4233.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aunt Jane</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJtjHE3yM_9Xfel71ODtAu0LxOLmLnxi6FeX6uuyL07HB4qqe4giX9eImfJggQRMHiRooklwZMlQQGpyxXsj-lE00lSps9so9TlBJjTSj9iH7VRn9WdCBXClIbCnI90Qe-akaBAdz0cGt/s1600/IMG_1019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJtjHE3yM_9Xfel71ODtAu0LxOLmLnxi6FeX6uuyL07HB4qqe4giX9eImfJggQRMHiRooklwZMlQQGpyxXsj-lE00lSps9so9TlBJjTSj9iH7VRn9WdCBXClIbCnI90Qe-akaBAdz0cGt/s640/IMG_1019.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunset stroll around the farm</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj754VkpSHhZuIdd-WRb3VhLOvoEWaHHSq-tV0woWKzCSI6EdXlqJuvKWG_54oZ7MuLgkR844S67ewIQURJ5WTBtmfehtZ7C_zH_hlHwg_1aBpVxEpJuhJ7Lfu1UlZOIITxRSV7nIAx3j2A/s1600/IMG_1021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj754VkpSHhZuIdd-WRb3VhLOvoEWaHHSq-tV0woWKzCSI6EdXlqJuvKWG_54oZ7MuLgkR844S67ewIQURJ5WTBtmfehtZ7C_zH_hlHwg_1aBpVxEpJuhJ7Lfu1UlZOIITxRSV7nIAx3j2A/s640/IMG_1021.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">December sun</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCR963bXbBDJamDR5D3mQqGv7tu3_Ej5BaHXLtmFCx_gQvYAAg4rABVQN4A1Wir-hHrTJp64ZOl6j-DLTVuyNQk_V4kCGYC5a57swafJAQYyaU9vvvhAjynenh5VuSQl_N3TXzxd6ykmJ/s1600/IMG_1022.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCR963bXbBDJamDR5D3mQqGv7tu3_Ej5BaHXLtmFCx_gQvYAAg4rABVQN4A1Wir-hHrTJp64ZOl6j-DLTVuyNQk_V4kCGYC5a57swafJAQYyaU9vvvhAjynenh5VuSQl_N3TXzxd6ykmJ/s640/IMG_1022.JPG" /></a></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJH6-o2LX3V0Bcu_jSYfpOVNNx-gK65FxXPMs5PR_YuN68vwn40d-tTS5wlTI444IsVdR4AwT-NYkgMBjCjfTJhK5Ibc8zjhsgE9tY101SAxHJPw4KHZyxYRlm6-C1tGg9Do0EdQK3HmT0/s1600/IMG_1020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJH6-o2LX3V0Bcu_jSYfpOVNNx-gK65FxXPMs5PR_YuN68vwn40d-tTS5wlTI444IsVdR4AwT-NYkgMBjCjfTJhK5Ibc8zjhsgE9tY101SAxHJPw4KHZyxYRlm6-C1tGg9Do0EdQK3HmT0/s640/IMG_1020.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a good day with family comes to an end</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoHSqG4ci4gCw3RbpHWTWfa5V3_Z7cqGN4ldA2j8vb_Q3nwArc08qYBz-CNm4LGJaEJIl2GyQ3E7z5oYmYq9lXdF5xmi4CrGNkY3-vOvf-R5Q5SHYr9Ay9vU2AcMte2UGC2fQoxLMqsUm/s1600/IMG_1104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoHSqG4ci4gCw3RbpHWTWfa5V3_Z7cqGN4ldA2j8vb_Q3nwArc08qYBz-CNm4LGJaEJIl2GyQ3E7z5oYmYq9lXdF5xmi4CrGNkY3-vOvf-R5Q5SHYr9Ay9vU2AcMte2UGC2fQoxLMqsUm/s640/IMG_1104.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">celebrating New Year's Eve in beautiful Belfast</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNgb3C6jdy2wZdNCxEHWxZFfRde6t3H6DQCZmk6DjcLBP0zOywFpRnuE7R3783zpztDoWO5mbjzz0E-fK6tM1Evmnima_P8fcwV6Yxs44Wvrb9djMPGdBMD6bh1sRE21_YwM121f2mzyr/s1600/IMG_1146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPNgb3C6jdy2wZdNCxEHWxZFfRde6t3H6DQCZmk6DjcLBP0zOywFpRnuE7R3783zpztDoWO5mbjzz0E-fK6tM1Evmnima_P8fcwV6Yxs44Wvrb9djMPGdBMD6bh1sRE21_YwM121f2mzyr/s640/IMG_1146.JPG" /></a></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3Cv9c129DeqxRhIsHpZ09R3STELl74VuMu8iPaJYFwTOTBWukPD6OcU3vPYSqRhvWD7TDXpwJM-E9D3GRdM36qkti980wSm5b_LQL53fm7ho0IzqyZIjYRvU7aG6WDI9RavtHBoYHKZg/s1600/IMG_1147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3Cv9c129DeqxRhIsHpZ09R3STELl74VuMu8iPaJYFwTOTBWukPD6OcU3vPYSqRhvWD7TDXpwJM-E9D3GRdM36qkti980wSm5b_LQL53fm7ho0IzqyZIjYRvU7aG6WDI9RavtHBoYHKZg/s640/IMG_1147.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">midnight bonfire on the beach</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHLZImcr4piNDvO4u1gAU3HdmA1T0BNaoa1sdvmzkaZEkBwpUdDia8uzD2vJ7r3Okg_qzvLF9cma-fYnuR86NEJ0vaMP-ym8AIhUSsx_I6qsqfW5TTu3_1aEiok1I9bS7ODENGgT0X-o2/s1600/IMG_1148.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHLZImcr4piNDvO4u1gAU3HdmA1T0BNaoa1sdvmzkaZEkBwpUdDia8uzD2vJ7r3Okg_qzvLF9cma-fYnuR86NEJ0vaMP-ym8AIhUSsx_I6qsqfW5TTu3_1aEiok1I9bS7ODENGgT0X-o2/s640/IMG_1148.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">willing and wishing my children a happy new year</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-23347378049466029352016-06-29T14:43:00.004-04:002016-06-30T16:32:49.470-04:00Postcards From the Farm, Autumn 2015While I'm still constructing our new website, <a href="http://www.onbradstreetfarm.com/" target="top">On Bradstreet Farm</a>, I am wrapping up 2015 here, and this blog is archived at our new site. <br />
<br />
Autumn 2015 was full of worry, hope, and finally, jubilation. With a lot of white knuckling it, tears, kind and loving support from family and dear friends, and stubborn determination on our part, we resolved a crisis that had gripped us in pain and frustration for eighteen long, horrible months. By end of October, with Olivia away at school and the three of us here at the farm, we received our good news and with some trepidation and huge sighs of relief, things were set right. We could proceed with our plans, live at our farm, and know it was alright. With that chapter closed, we looked to focusing again on the house, the farm, and our beloved rituals marking the seasons. <br />
<br />
<br />
<b>September - Common Ground Country Fair</b><br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDXcHekU7mV6tkKA4LZVnNLnhyphenhyphentjS8F8NcVEIJJzJ6AjUmYsrRQyBu4HTNBArBvrbNXv-3wQJWXwnMhAWBJ688xvnth2Fgs0liZt2TgewBviR4dO2qxtJWsJiH9orpkYKaurcmNOrHAHK/s1600/IMG_3838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDXcHekU7mV6tkKA4LZVnNLnhyphenhyphentjS8F8NcVEIJJzJ6AjUmYsrRQyBu4HTNBArBvrbNXv-3wQJWXwnMhAWBJ688xvnth2Fgs0liZt2TgewBviR4dO2qxtJWsJiH9orpkYKaurcmNOrHAHK/s640/IMG_3838.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia and Adam</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FqaNR9fzuP11Km0DXM4Rop_jt_HPsqLjME9vMsRxfVGKa3ndOEuLtJPCgI-I6KGAfE7J6ZgufHcmFqbOTzqjdlmiUDs_g7ylFUe1x9uXPyJ0yr0p727_qrRHG3SbYzrT9ZwDAIDJVdw-/s1600/IMG_3846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FqaNR9fzuP11Km0DXM4Rop_jt_HPsqLjME9vMsRxfVGKa3ndOEuLtJPCgI-I6KGAfE7J6ZgufHcmFqbOTzqjdlmiUDs_g7ylFUe1x9uXPyJ0yr0p727_qrRHG3SbYzrT9ZwDAIDJVdw-/s640/IMG_3846.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pie Cones</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqnTHjPpN7OySJn4U8dwz8-qWkMNJBOTMs40Cbm8EJGB0iCAPRPIFnMqlNm-wAltJgCP2Nxunku2KbY83xmoFQcLIxPL-DRLRG0KByYHao2oP0J615fR2XjyhV24zMgFf2WsE2dJ4KKW5/s1600/IMG_3850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqnTHjPpN7OySJn4U8dwz8-qWkMNJBOTMs40Cbm8EJGB0iCAPRPIFnMqlNm-wAltJgCP2Nxunku2KbY83xmoFQcLIxPL-DRLRG0KByYHao2oP0J615fR2XjyhV24zMgFf2WsE2dJ4KKW5/s640/IMG_3850.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia, activist</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8sZc2aoT-Cjah4xTJDpPm-l0anJDWxXrzRUqyEdKbnO3VGHQy8TJmMPaLSykDshoWNK5-F9g1wtzIGgZ2NiS-wTw-5j5d0ys575E94ajBVk_M7gwEGCVPJaeOsUsN5N0wd4W4YM1Haby/s1600/IMG_3855.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8sZc2aoT-Cjah4xTJDpPm-l0anJDWxXrzRUqyEdKbnO3VGHQy8TJmMPaLSykDshoWNK5-F9g1wtzIGgZ2NiS-wTw-5j5d0ys575E94ajBVk_M7gwEGCVPJaeOsUsN5N0wd4W4YM1Haby/s640/IMG_3855.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdz19MqQEbZUnE0YP7BMCpNxLPbJmpIusEMV8WSTsd-TTSYChjToG0XxvKKCe2f22ozFvnVW3Jjc0a2CKfv6_CR92x8JZRmeqvRd3xjruTcpmsmpiWaDwF7Do8-Kd-h8_aIS1tsW5PwcO0/s1600/IMG_3860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdz19MqQEbZUnE0YP7BMCpNxLPbJmpIusEMV8WSTsd-TTSYChjToG0XxvKKCe2f22ozFvnVW3Jjc0a2CKfv6_CR92x8JZRmeqvRd3xjruTcpmsmpiWaDwF7Do8-Kd-h8_aIS1tsW5PwcO0/s640/IMG_3860.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKFcjAgBOf9cWpWt4kwivmAe-UJsJdr4peSSAhfKvG4KDBew0idSiqoGYwIu_etlKuZ3CtsgJNTgIJ3KVdeL4M59phAbw2G5BizYOOmOx-4WlFVd4yFNVZ77uwgvwaJMBstOxDpnWv4r7/s1600/IMG_3862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKFcjAgBOf9cWpWt4kwivmAe-UJsJdr4peSSAhfKvG4KDBew0idSiqoGYwIu_etlKuZ3CtsgJNTgIJ3KVdeL4M59phAbw2G5BizYOOmOx-4WlFVd4yFNVZ77uwgvwaJMBstOxDpnWv4r7/s640/IMG_3862.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preserving and recording Maine's apples</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqJGbAvZ8Vwd2lwPT1sHGcMPaPu4ZOPBDApRMXpabfbKwEQe4bTHo1-jTwgJbhdG-Z8_DcHUqz9NAeSDrSjL2LkIUkOQIJssapkuO_Jgw4iLXinlSmJkCNuV3YhSRgGqkPORPOz4Rwr-I/s1600/IMG_3864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqJGbAvZ8Vwd2lwPT1sHGcMPaPu4ZOPBDApRMXpabfbKwEQe4bTHo1-jTwgJbhdG-Z8_DcHUqz9NAeSDrSjL2LkIUkOQIJssapkuO_Jgw4iLXinlSmJkCNuV3YhSRgGqkPORPOz4Rwr-I/s640/IMG_3864.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPo_zPifxmG3dBvu_-JDmSAtt8eN6J9xfWsNr3Hu9O41FghbHbGkX_R-4KN8QfI0sMcG5WE-Lclg5Hv4ihaQJarYHhrnyZ40ONmP7Ymw2m2X3sAm5V9djAJuq7E1X2oU3xPgzWRVutGd6a/s1600/IMG_3866.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPo_zPifxmG3dBvu_-JDmSAtt8eN6J9xfWsNr3Hu9O41FghbHbGkX_R-4KN8QfI0sMcG5WE-Lclg5Hv4ihaQJarYHhrnyZ40ONmP7Ymw2m2X3sAm5V9djAJuq7E1X2oU3xPgzWRVutGd6a/s640/IMG_3866.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLM9IR8ono2lvjdO_dLtddKi942qxchyunC_p_Ffdvb6binMTRMpNeqoPxon2gMNhiZX9SE0kPsU0RrZEPeFMW0iGlB76ge10PAmaTN5qn6JsTQtROpzRuLN2Fqb7-Fmv4JPWYPuVkd4z6/s1600/IMG_3867.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLM9IR8ono2lvjdO_dLtddKi942qxchyunC_p_Ffdvb6binMTRMpNeqoPxon2gMNhiZX9SE0kPsU0RrZEPeFMW0iGlB76ge10PAmaTN5qn6JsTQtROpzRuLN2Fqb7-Fmv4JPWYPuVkd4z6/s640/IMG_3867.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex at the orchard discussion</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49AVVxw19YLx8bHT0exRiBoVKzw5HqLyz7qzE9kzWCpD9NN5yW13_j4I4_tmz0Z_eLqldROi1hqcdHkH_B48SIf_mVk4ssXtRJMEvlZwHgwAmJIEnb6pPru49edXlpB62wxlOs8S9Hmzq/s1600/IMG_3870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49AVVxw19YLx8bHT0exRiBoVKzw5HqLyz7qzE9kzWCpD9NN5yW13_j4I4_tmz0Z_eLqldROi1hqcdHkH_B48SIf_mVk4ssXtRJMEvlZwHgwAmJIEnb6pPru49edXlpB62wxlOs8S9Hmzq/s640/IMG_3870.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fiddlers </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DPDS66yUGGeB3mIpxEICGTzZOdy3alSzIoKWSo_LNAj3glSMpmDZX7ncIvtH3Vvg0wbtnq60yCDh-jEoiCtxJWcWyqmmgWZi_KEwAdgi-4rXlmBL-NnjqU2_F67F3ULLAzfCyGOCGVBO/s1600/IMG_3872.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DPDS66yUGGeB3mIpxEICGTzZOdy3alSzIoKWSo_LNAj3glSMpmDZX7ncIvtH3Vvg0wbtnq60yCDh-jEoiCtxJWcWyqmmgWZi_KEwAdgi-4rXlmBL-NnjqU2_F67F3ULLAzfCyGOCGVBO/s640/IMG_3872.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEuUUcGlDoPjWoEKjXTYvoY9T2Eh4mjdvgMcj13OjRrSTBSqMkNnFcr7ngdB9NdkhVYbdFCTanVlD4VMoUfvsqW3rluXzUV41ZjOTdG54aTksqndKhk4kHvvSOdRRiQs0Pru7lGVb0zqC/s1600/IMG_3877.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEuUUcGlDoPjWoEKjXTYvoY9T2Eh4mjdvgMcj13OjRrSTBSqMkNnFcr7ngdB9NdkhVYbdFCTanVlD4VMoUfvsqW3rluXzUV41ZjOTdG54aTksqndKhk4kHvvSOdRRiQs0Pru7lGVb0zqC/s640/IMG_3877.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf029gyJneW3Iqrf5KNEBYFQXlzmFNPj6IuYAqkOoSGkf06l9SrFOgnyZy0k8UbL7PicvfhJRqAZZk8Jx8ojBe7_akDcqRyFKyBxrshH6iP_TE_T70e79ha4pCcGoc4XgOpB88NU8ejXBP/s1600/IMG_3878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf029gyJneW3Iqrf5KNEBYFQXlzmFNPj6IuYAqkOoSGkf06l9SrFOgnyZy0k8UbL7PicvfhJRqAZZk8Jx8ojBe7_akDcqRyFKyBxrshH6iP_TE_T70e79ha4pCcGoc4XgOpB88NU8ejXBP/s640/IMG_3878.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWM8piKD-ZWJaLlWcauXw2OyTKCNIWAxTJIbcZMKfarDMMOa2gGqbTkgO1MLkt859yWJWfQsriFXilMtcmb1tVrubPiFQI6UxI19R7KkcnmkOPs5wWVrmZEgZ8hVrabjmMt8gh_BpdqG1h/s1600/IMG_3883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWM8piKD-ZWJaLlWcauXw2OyTKCNIWAxTJIbcZMKfarDMMOa2gGqbTkgO1MLkt859yWJWfQsriFXilMtcmb1tVrubPiFQI6UxI19R7KkcnmkOPs5wWVrmZEgZ8hVrabjmMt8gh_BpdqG1h/s640/IMG_3883.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfWwUaMdLeUFkk9mzhOE4zJWHWqwamUnsjP8R7WEeXhyphenhyphenK-NDNI7zw6Va5bGPAcSI853TCyVk4v8lv8oSuU4AX2cpHI2zRrHHGRBr8-9YCmvWy27ziusUsZzk2aOaIdstGd9HyNuZvYxk2/s1600/IMG_3885.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfWwUaMdLeUFkk9mzhOE4zJWHWqwamUnsjP8R7WEeXhyphenhyphenK-NDNI7zw6Va5bGPAcSI853TCyVk4v8lv8oSuU4AX2cpHI2zRrHHGRBr8-9YCmvWy27ziusUsZzk2aOaIdstGd9HyNuZvYxk2/s640/IMG_3885.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbUm0_3FN77LfUqM_79KtbqZnAE8g8BgqGZZsdXMv5g6w35fE75O3jimD46CK2H5TBJgBLOrueAj2MBWsQfhUgttbvjS_VPxMwZ7m1ovJN6gmQgFU1WYQ8O01T4lTXmwBBpie1jJDLpeR/s1600/IMG_3891.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbUm0_3FN77LfUqM_79KtbqZnAE8g8BgqGZZsdXMv5g6w35fE75O3jimD46CK2H5TBJgBLOrueAj2MBWsQfhUgttbvjS_VPxMwZ7m1ovJN6gmQgFU1WYQ8O01T4lTXmwBBpie1jJDLpeR/s640/IMG_3891.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg172-pvPMEmgXTzatPdFnfoEDdo46DKSLY8wwCdYrIV4F_7eZACzYi4tZoma4CMUUCpFHIxHrzMjqjD4nl1DyICgdZ4ULr7-A6x2-s4MZMaa1NdpjvWDCfJsYrasMQCjSn4tXpKcEr6hEF/s1600/IMG_3893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg172-pvPMEmgXTzatPdFnfoEDdo46DKSLY8wwCdYrIV4F_7eZACzYi4tZoma4CMUUCpFHIxHrzMjqjD4nl1DyICgdZ4ULr7-A6x2-s4MZMaa1NdpjvWDCfJsYrasMQCjSn4tXpKcEr6hEF/s640/IMG_3893.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmm-zjvV742p1ktxS-ywWRZk7UQsZg1z-OFIYxE11NEXDGgdi2Q_ehdJEgEJ4dP4pjdNH4g4zWNpTLFRfE3V7e5_qKHlktEDk7t3AK0gdZ2xZZcycP-t8zBkaHHdUvddVYErRVFQZBe6j/s1600/IMG_3895.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmm-zjvV742p1ktxS-ywWRZk7UQsZg1z-OFIYxE11NEXDGgdi2Q_ehdJEgEJ4dP4pjdNH4g4zWNpTLFRfE3V7e5_qKHlktEDk7t3AK0gdZ2xZZcycP-t8zBkaHHdUvddVYErRVFQZBe6j/s640/IMG_3895.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPk4MfHgKil8TcTH58o6E017_ISAmpQr_ylEqDzuGZWTGf77yaoUoAw0AKsl-LOBto1HqhsdLZcuA_3R2F0PFKSXybhNMwY91KjjChgTx7uCE68sSJhd0iuMezGAddqglVd282MbGCWcHt/s1600/IMG_3896.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPk4MfHgKil8TcTH58o6E017_ISAmpQr_ylEqDzuGZWTGf77yaoUoAw0AKsl-LOBto1HqhsdLZcuA_3R2F0PFKSXybhNMwY91KjjChgTx7uCE68sSJhd0iuMezGAddqglVd282MbGCWcHt/s640/IMG_3896.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7delz85RzjSCRwROC-btTBz6dN-TsRID8D-1LIFHW9wXIdcqNTcQQEmR_Y8p90TuEhbUsANAhkzlrH9dVUgyeXYNdzuTxbHlu9yQ-RblqbtBiRgXeFq23JgxOVJn9SIs0ggj1S9Vdutx4/s1600/IMG_3905.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7delz85RzjSCRwROC-btTBz6dN-TsRID8D-1LIFHW9wXIdcqNTcQQEmR_Y8p90TuEhbUsANAhkzlrH9dVUgyeXYNdzuTxbHlu9yQ-RblqbtBiRgXeFq23JgxOVJn9SIs0ggj1S9Vdutx4/s640/IMG_3905.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex, Olivia, and Adam </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bSNu08Gx28QOgQQ9ZwiQIJ8NMEcs1l7E3VQAYtvvo4W7t7A-lJ6xcFNPmJZcwjrm7tywxVhU4TetrNWKtBGmwtrj_1ewYl53uVpvUZnF-rKykttCzoTcjkKmfvvznBM6aCZhCoKFeujk/s1600/IMG_9145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bSNu08Gx28QOgQQ9ZwiQIJ8NMEcs1l7E3VQAYtvvo4W7t7A-lJ6xcFNPmJZcwjrm7tywxVhU4TetrNWKtBGmwtrj_1ewYl53uVpvUZnF-rKykttCzoTcjkKmfvvznBM6aCZhCoKFeujk/s640/IMG_9145.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great attendance </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDvnpIID84QycLGhsDx3NUaqGmXVe0Wxnmva-o1ZlgWnTdSxCJr99Ih4N7MD-ISqPzIyVcUPQVwQe7qXVVnbpaJ0jWjhQfKWzWXnSZnN4VK8uTRk7y_a5fgo2LTVmcO2HcujZWSbAEWk3/s1600/IMG_9146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDvnpIID84QycLGhsDx3NUaqGmXVe0Wxnmva-o1ZlgWnTdSxCJr99Ih4N7MD-ISqPzIyVcUPQVwQe7qXVVnbpaJ0jWjhQfKWzWXnSZnN4VK8uTRk7y_a5fgo2LTVmcO2HcujZWSbAEWk3/s640/IMG_9146.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pie Cones favorites </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyF8FYhYKgG_QleJ9R-BuTelmBqBQsfuJeyyAsPismR4SdejCuPzi6FHFl7ietN5JORn5-o9yRV2vRV2xQ1Zwt1T_LHJjb-WKbbqssgNDiDvRsIRbTf0PruwUkRo02ucapZPcyPDd477y/s1600/IMG_9156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyF8FYhYKgG_QleJ9R-BuTelmBqBQsfuJeyyAsPismR4SdejCuPzi6FHFl7ietN5JORn5-o9yRV2vRV2xQ1Zwt1T_LHJjb-WKbbqssgNDiDvRsIRbTf0PruwUkRo02ucapZPcyPDd477y/s640/IMG_9156.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grateful for my hat</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3d5q63fEKo44MGp_qLs014SUdRTr0PzPE-s2Dkv9lO9FO0HR3j6kx4raBoZFY_QFhbsmRVfmSFTcfW7S6OYpWZp9OZqTjc98UE0urT3AZ0aSsiwW71XjzSKtSpQHhY_vAADGxVAMyspi/s1600/IMG_9165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3d5q63fEKo44MGp_qLs014SUdRTr0PzPE-s2Dkv9lO9FO0HR3j6kx4raBoZFY_QFhbsmRVfmSFTcfW7S6OYpWZp9OZqTjc98UE0urT3AZ0aSsiwW71XjzSKtSpQHhY_vAADGxVAMyspi/s640/IMG_9165.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUvjIkECQ8XTtIIF5qoqX7O0pB_Urgg7GOtEN1kx0Gm1Vjhh6SMwHrDx5kNoow5LllTT-dAweTn7T-iZJ8q-4CC6p6e_ldzrfb0lhO48vs-1xIE4JuYayTbx4AgeZx38juNxM8CsP5eBT/s1600/IMG_9177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUvjIkECQ8XTtIIF5qoqX7O0pB_Urgg7GOtEN1kx0Gm1Vjhh6SMwHrDx5kNoow5LllTT-dAweTn7T-iZJ8q-4CC6p6e_ldzrfb0lhO48vs-1xIE4JuYayTbx4AgeZx38juNxM8CsP5eBT/s640/IMG_9177.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amanda visited us after the fair, bearing gifts</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<b>October</b><br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UowgT_PjbAl8bAOLkSGCFu0opbtaohMIRh_HfawGQtpEn6OIlJfvMJOxs0Ff3ZgVlYsU3klYpBY7OLyadp7pD7Z0rlGzyB_XNhqWXzFqpDQXix2uoIqaAFrV0jSJzOgyjjyZpMIymese/s1600/IMG_3928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UowgT_PjbAl8bAOLkSGCFu0opbtaohMIRh_HfawGQtpEn6OIlJfvMJOxs0Ff3ZgVlYsU3klYpBY7OLyadp7pD7Z0rlGzyB_XNhqWXzFqpDQXix2uoIqaAFrV0jSJzOgyjjyZpMIymese/s640/IMG_3928.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">down east views</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0jV0YrSxUa_qklLxn9eca3XCTjuQFzycKMllVNrcx32YClmdhyfd-UntPnpsXUxEe09oJu6Sa6mz0W1Qg0tKM2HaQnj179NKz6-VxpKL2uqpZ0-rfyM0U5O155bv4gcODgBhSNriPBIL/s1600/IMG_9222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0jV0YrSxUa_qklLxn9eca3XCTjuQFzycKMllVNrcx32YClmdhyfd-UntPnpsXUxEe09oJu6Sa6mz0W1Qg0tKM2HaQnj179NKz6-VxpKL2uqpZ0-rfyM0U5O155bv4gcODgBhSNriPBIL/s640/IMG_9222.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the Penobscot River</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgcH_TOK4nZbIEWDPMxuH0hsnB_UGb3AFys1vyaw4Cfw_V6gwkkjcvVkzHo3qrcOCZ_4_HgPjVyJ_QkTX4eSKVLSa_OGnit8_snOGaW5fjz10Bc7wJuunhw4ipZUyVpczGDMn8XPFTBYh/s1600/IMG_9227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEgcH_TOK4nZbIEWDPMxuH0hsnB_UGb3AFys1vyaw4Cfw_V6gwkkjcvVkzHo3qrcOCZ_4_HgPjVyJ_QkTX4eSKVLSa_OGnit8_snOGaW5fjz10Bc7wJuunhw4ipZUyVpczGDMn8XPFTBYh/s640/IMG_9227.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia's first weekend home </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P_iCA-jAhkkVb-QiCMkwFvUdiOmBgviNvZ0JoVPf4hBnXcY-eV38bzB5HSVlN56uUq9KgEgN8RfV4C7oooZVAyPBvIn-1baUXK_r4XE-uoi1iiaNKczRzEHfrvnKWJGzSk180UNBec6G/s1600/IMG_9252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P_iCA-jAhkkVb-QiCMkwFvUdiOmBgviNvZ0JoVPf4hBnXcY-eV38bzB5HSVlN56uUq9KgEgN8RfV4C7oooZVAyPBvIn-1baUXK_r4XE-uoi1iiaNKczRzEHfrvnKWJGzSk180UNBec6G/s640/IMG_9252.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exploring the art department at UMaine</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2XI3qiMzXKQ3OWlkhhaHf9G2RJXJa2ssdlGzW2Gm1zzqFpfjPQbwBY7LgSk1OTZJXGZJOY4FdADcO2ct8WZ_F_OPQ6-Hr4fwsTs6884Fd7cxfko-AzjP4wqzJ9g325JPPRT-OvtH3iVE/s1600/IMG_9254.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2XI3qiMzXKQ3OWlkhhaHf9G2RJXJa2ssdlGzW2Gm1zzqFpfjPQbwBY7LgSk1OTZJXGZJOY4FdADcO2ct8WZ_F_OPQ6-Hr4fwsTs6884Fd7cxfko-AzjP4wqzJ9g325JPPRT-OvtH3iVE/s640/IMG_9254.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWtbgSyPoHeVp4fj1eBBoai9gq2CCzXTLjDGaNHy2g8jIobWLLyPl5cE2AglRzx2GbgIyn9e02i2-6rCmGNAjIvvtVQ2Vmk4-jAeiAqAv93rpyAibvUhyphenhyphen9bD9pj042V7T6p9h5_5iwPLp/s1600/IMG_9322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWtbgSyPoHeVp4fj1eBBoai9gq2CCzXTLjDGaNHy2g8jIobWLLyPl5cE2AglRzx2GbgIyn9e02i2-6rCmGNAjIvvtVQ2Vmk4-jAeiAqAv93rpyAibvUhyphenhyphen9bD9pj042V7T6p9h5_5iwPLp/s640/IMG_9322.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">on the Bold Coast, on the trip back from Machias</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymRF3wb_yDtdnP8sQKRMf7PCzFv3Eo8xTrSyxSCpii0OW6kMlg4sn8VlKs21c5RHOL1Q1EdhtBcL7InZYVPfonSCizSNX2587A5iN1mJHjigsvpU7bWd-O2Qxfr_MJ0jmihw7RbkAmf2N/s1600/IMG_9323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymRF3wb_yDtdnP8sQKRMf7PCzFv3Eo8xTrSyxSCpii0OW6kMlg4sn8VlKs21c5RHOL1Q1EdhtBcL7InZYVPfonSCizSNX2587A5iN1mJHjigsvpU7bWd-O2Qxfr_MJ0jmihw7RbkAmf2N/s640/IMG_9323.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">leaning house</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3EhdSYSMrFCHVUsp_hhBrAmu0QXm6qqPmPHg7IxehDdsSLhKxysj7ngprueCK391rSjSozeP06NsxzJuJw7VVoDluUfD8axqTFjbhxcaWty9JfLYhT6jgd9azQ9U3gGePX1b8eKeHTH-/s1600/IMG_9325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3EhdSYSMrFCHVUsp_hhBrAmu0QXm6qqPmPHg7IxehDdsSLhKxysj7ngprueCK391rSjSozeP06NsxzJuJw7VVoDluUfD8axqTFjbhxcaWty9JfLYhT6jgd9azQ9U3gGePX1b8eKeHTH-/s640/IMG_9325.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSw0Poqlh0Gu58e9vSlzQ7zE4caGJcbe64OK627m2q1JqIN1x92DirvenDCy__9oJNv3TbxalSPLXe3Ciz2wjX2hDrH7NXCUDDdGC80UjorSCReXXiyMNELhZPM8tAVzvPlH6miYHkYmc/s1600/IMG_3932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSw0Poqlh0Gu58e9vSlzQ7zE4caGJcbe64OK627m2q1JqIN1x92DirvenDCy__9oJNv3TbxalSPLXe3Ciz2wjX2hDrH7NXCUDDdGC80UjorSCReXXiyMNELhZPM8tAVzvPlH6miYHkYmc/s640/IMG_3932.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we begin to take down the old tent garage</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4lTc2_b-ZtXFD6nPIckfYLYSn9eVsVV8u6cHVPXYW8FzuXcrv88wLCOalcZCCHctCYEvgPkhWP6AYIup3nC_xwmmhwQZxTMScFBhMAKDUMdda4PHVHYtIhBTkQe0yrakGTJtbYAK7sof/s1600/IMG_3935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4lTc2_b-ZtXFD6nPIckfYLYSn9eVsVV8u6cHVPXYW8FzuXcrv88wLCOalcZCCHctCYEvgPkhWP6AYIup3nC_xwmmhwQZxTMScFBhMAKDUMdda4PHVHYtIhBTkQe0yrakGTJtbYAK7sof/s640/IMG_3935.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">shed spiderweb</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYkjqCsz0SzmaYqLitBgGOnSNyzvP8pEhyrm-s_rZtvsJ8ZXInaSsONgy4dvXCMTokwfTzyb6-H2zOKH00wXYjEllQDDlsxu75l6_E7taPW23XhN2aqgSiOMuUEshV62dcXwxxAR4piOQ/s1600/IMG_3944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYkjqCsz0SzmaYqLitBgGOnSNyzvP8pEhyrm-s_rZtvsJ8ZXInaSsONgy4dvXCMTokwfTzyb6-H2zOKH00wXYjEllQDDlsxu75l6_E7taPW23XhN2aqgSiOMuUEshV62dcXwxxAR4piOQ/s640/IMG_3944.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">created a potting area in back of the garage</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG4a9F9ECZMBbH1E391Pne6hWFEqhzqD3ibP4xrTvdY8j6lfkqPD5z4_XpkBhcwWtYmYr4fWFmwkycJCfETrXK6kSoRoT-uJi2jPQr4zXmgAT3nfcnUXnkXOYeXnHoasg8-jeFl6DzOJV/s1600/IMG_3942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG4a9F9ECZMBbH1E391Pne6hWFEqhzqD3ibP4xrTvdY8j6lfkqPD5z4_XpkBhcwWtYmYr4fWFmwkycJCfETrXK6kSoRoT-uJi2jPQr4zXmgAT3nfcnUXnkXOYeXnHoasg8-jeFl6DzOJV/s640/IMG_3942.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpkG-kPjtxobN9pA5sY58LleEXqtAJ6fsmIgGIGeLXU9Iccbr33-6UAAwVGk-EJ0E_iWi4P3u-Q3TU-qxb8IIMM4TEAzX7aSBXhIjzneu70HiY4-sAIEMzollLU1qvet73HoFInaGpINY/s1600/IMG_9375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpkG-kPjtxobN9pA5sY58LleEXqtAJ6fsmIgGIGeLXU9Iccbr33-6UAAwVGk-EJ0E_iWi4P3u-Q3TU-qxb8IIMM4TEAzX7aSBXhIjzneu70HiY4-sAIEMzollLU1qvet73HoFInaGpINY/s640/IMG_9375.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia home for October break</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtw3TEYdjCfBYicckRu2AaV6o6LO4toW_80M878-n9nHKg8yH1bvhsq6UinJBmCPzQRGGa8QRL0V2I6tj8Fya41Wh2q_Oykk34XQ6n6pgr0iSi0TwBFT_pM7UwYG0gWDmKq9jTvo3iWOm/s1600/IMG_9429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtw3TEYdjCfBYicckRu2AaV6o6LO4toW_80M878-n9nHKg8yH1bvhsq6UinJBmCPzQRGGa8QRL0V2I6tj8Fya41Wh2q_Oykk34XQ6n6pgr0iSi0TwBFT_pM7UwYG0gWDmKq9jTvo3iWOm/s640/IMG_9429.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our woods road </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXF2rl6Dbw18k0mtgt4ywB7pDNEuM7MZmEAw3Ut438Bso7H96bd0RphdLMGxvF_dvLHFKsepAWs8_R6hXdMNg5xSrPAY2iWcBHzyPU0eXm8LZcel9U9KZ3rrDlC1QmgkJUHCYIXPrp_6h/s1600/IMG_9430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXF2rl6Dbw18k0mtgt4ywB7pDNEuM7MZmEAw3Ut438Bso7H96bd0RphdLMGxvF_dvLHFKsepAWs8_R6hXdMNg5xSrPAY2iWcBHzyPU0eXm8LZcel9U9KZ3rrDlC1QmgkJUHCYIXPrp_6h/s640/IMG_9430.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKLyAHECYkr6C6kUSA3dLMKyap5DlI2p_KyqGAsY65qVcOUW1QsSvSjUtfhsIPJ_sa0SVaG5VcB1wzR44T8ItuuZ0vaNhLLIBo_wtcbCdnQ-DtZ6MDYzZsImyokydPxYwRQ5er49KC110/s1600/IMG_9431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKLyAHECYkr6C6kUSA3dLMKyap5DlI2p_KyqGAsY65qVcOUW1QsSvSjUtfhsIPJ_sa0SVaG5VcB1wzR44T8ItuuZ0vaNhLLIBo_wtcbCdnQ-DtZ6MDYzZsImyokydPxYwRQ5er49KC110/s640/IMG_9431.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the chicken run's autumnal view</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8I1c7WM3B6Qt2bnjX7brPXPAun9fB5uuweb_JhbXtO6EnkQOyd-Mcl2CwVLjhkGQvXvHfkwaeRLZ5uxxCyvX9_qIWKvihW479Gb44gctuc2Vvwm0xAZc7jrt9tXXS3DOHGlVQ6Ou-NYfo/s1600/IMG_9466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8I1c7WM3B6Qt2bnjX7brPXPAun9fB5uuweb_JhbXtO6EnkQOyd-Mcl2CwVLjhkGQvXvHfkwaeRLZ5uxxCyvX9_qIWKvihW479Gb44gctuc2Vvwm0xAZc7jrt9tXXS3DOHGlVQ6Ou-NYfo/s640/IMG_9466.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our friends Liz & Mark and their dog Gus visit</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWixqjFz9LtvczLkJMtexjKnem2zs2kGm8i4Yo2hyphenhyphenz-o0TMyzMkMmxYNxx_fuc5yc1zsU9innDH2f_FRTouEDLuvG6Vl_X5M1Vrwp-TA6cTqxw2fbcitBLDdDkmmI7B6CHbhLDEBW4DG0/s1600/IMG_9468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWixqjFz9LtvczLkJMtexjKnem2zs2kGm8i4Yo2hyphenhyphenz-o0TMyzMkMmxYNxx_fuc5yc1zsU9innDH2f_FRTouEDLuvG6Vl_X5M1Vrwp-TA6cTqxw2fbcitBLDdDkmmI7B6CHbhLDEBW4DG0/s640/IMG_9468.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good dog, Gus</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCwXE6V7LrLf3Y-c9t0WAWwVOhJ066Ek2TCd-aENb9BGFyXBPaFlpOlYsjuNCIxVZoONgXOazP3ZDv2FQASbbLnwy0xR9ES2FwjXggV9sGKXACst5HwTE3WjynKRv_sFUs2-qMMN-V8zT/s1600/IMG_9470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPCwXE6V7LrLf3Y-c9t0WAWwVOhJ066Ek2TCd-aENb9BGFyXBPaFlpOlYsjuNCIxVZoONgXOazP3ZDv2FQASbbLnwy0xR9ES2FwjXggV9sGKXACst5HwTE3WjynKRv_sFUs2-qMMN-V8zT/s640/IMG_9470.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Liz, Mark, & Gus</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapO6wp_ERFM9jmb_B5UmMYbAB8lOuoTUnh_epDTWZn9zQoGJ4R1FlgcuwmnkgcmGxVNcrqhRNKi-Eb7e8FrQsE26msuq3Ef2jgKPFzh-EbovwE0qKtEJJJWSEbOoNjSBfci6ofRFocfnj/s1600/IMG_9493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapO6wp_ERFM9jmb_B5UmMYbAB8lOuoTUnh_epDTWZn9zQoGJ4R1FlgcuwmnkgcmGxVNcrqhRNKi-Eb7e8FrQsE26msuq3Ef2jgKPFzh-EbovwE0qKtEJJJWSEbOoNjSBfci6ofRFocfnj/s640/IMG_9493.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">remains of the garden</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNUatNCi6vYy1v7JYWIYVYbyM4lWYaIY-A6wExTko2r9-Ia8RpN0R2ZMGxY8_-9_ghJAxPSbdiFCJ-rk36gvqSAlXjEv-Rpi5I4zye70ghP3hGjPtNMT4kxPHgUT03KICGuYOduSmHUxP/s1600/IMG_9544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNUatNCi6vYy1v7JYWIYVYbyM4lWYaIY-A6wExTko2r9-Ia8RpN0R2ZMGxY8_-9_ghJAxPSbdiFCJ-rk36gvqSAlXjEv-Rpi5I4zye70ghP3hGjPtNMT4kxPHgUT03KICGuYOduSmHUxP/s640/IMG_9544.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the Penobscot Narrows bridge at night and me working through my gephyrophobia</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavG8EWGeWJN91ElULl_9iqzcwRBTN8PyHyUiiJYhVvGKgetHhz_9fTeOlKek0suMMxGLA5uGBrftZ4GQ98OKHudK5T1KEZwpSSiFuIIagteJvWOoaJhrw11kV5zpyTxfe7QXQGSb-RUki/s1600/IMG_9668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavG8EWGeWJN91ElULl_9iqzcwRBTN8PyHyUiiJYhVvGKgetHhz_9fTeOlKek0suMMxGLA5uGBrftZ4GQ98OKHudK5T1KEZwpSSiFuIIagteJvWOoaJhrw11kV5zpyTxfe7QXQGSb-RUki/s640/IMG_9668.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a pleasant spot outside our kitchen</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-acl15RFfGYvKp-3ZCkJRBpb6Cn3T4wo_2HSB6pnLeAlD1qOW4bfa9mwXjgTD2IihvuUowRHTkYPOcP3u2J-BymUSwxkWdyUwF4RaoQgEWl8O9Y8e9ipsd2-Due1zYT03Z8DhZdIVce2/s1600/IMG_9671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-acl15RFfGYvKp-3ZCkJRBpb6Cn3T4wo_2HSB6pnLeAlD1qOW4bfa9mwXjgTD2IihvuUowRHTkYPOcP3u2J-BymUSwxkWdyUwF4RaoQgEWl8O9Y8e9ipsd2-Due1zYT03Z8DhZdIVce2/s640/IMG_9671.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bradstreet Brook</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0YeqbRSnGoZ36ByOwmlPlGodetdlp6j5yi8LVHoNQvuUk9dHRXSuH4yC_OVxXwaWUmNJa4WLyDKsLRJkYzweVBh5-ImiRkrbDoUukRyd_1GOd9xHv5jNakuNbQoAfT-OEVb_ZKur-Jsb/s1600/IMG_9673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0YeqbRSnGoZ36ByOwmlPlGodetdlp6j5yi8LVHoNQvuUk9dHRXSuH4yC_OVxXwaWUmNJa4WLyDKsLRJkYzweVBh5-ImiRkrbDoUukRyd_1GOd9xHv5jNakuNbQoAfT-OEVb_ZKur-Jsb/s640/IMG_9673.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">woods road</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6FGnJz7sWnS8yaM2w1Q0yI1lvEoInW3qQjfGCdZ1iWYtd2EGLaCtCLY5SwrmvU26WvHR226xK-ZJDSXQA6KHAg8o5jRpld7Bpv2w_RU6rjNCBpuMhFZyq9BEsdSCeFUDKNuCZXYCOLz5/s1600/IMG_9675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6FGnJz7sWnS8yaM2w1Q0yI1lvEoInW3qQjfGCdZ1iWYtd2EGLaCtCLY5SwrmvU26WvHR226xK-ZJDSXQA6KHAg8o5jRpld7Bpv2w_RU6rjNCBpuMhFZyq9BEsdSCeFUDKNuCZXYCOLz5/s640/IMG_9675.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adam at the crossroads</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYv_5nFhch0Rjc7cYk7zsUv6dwEsa8s0lW2jrJ_WoNGDPIO_e54zACoi7lxSwbAprZsdvyfFSELvHQwJtj38x9AZbnUnD-5GZ0BQW7d7PuTxnu1H8Qxl1ttRZ8YrbsUboQLlHBrbt4uxR/s1600/IMG_9676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYv_5nFhch0Rjc7cYk7zsUv6dwEsa8s0lW2jrJ_WoNGDPIO_e54zACoi7lxSwbAprZsdvyfFSELvHQwJtj38x9AZbnUnD-5GZ0BQW7d7PuTxnu1H8Qxl1ttRZ8YrbsUboQLlHBrbt4uxR/s640/IMG_9676.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKWzaaN8tMzLkXVYz643V4BhbkMG7-CXl3ta8DPE_xplvneNAnHONeckMu63V3fy_UbOXbrev7fYD4GmOnyG3WJRQFVXqDrqE_B1WiUSdMFpMRDx0Vp_u4SDhM22sy3C8mvawHTZfzX6p/s1600/IMG_9697.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKWzaaN8tMzLkXVYz643V4BhbkMG7-CXl3ta8DPE_xplvneNAnHONeckMu63V3fy_UbOXbrev7fYD4GmOnyG3WJRQFVXqDrqE_B1WiUSdMFpMRDx0Vp_u4SDhM22sy3C8mvawHTZfzX6p/s640/IMG_9697.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">autumn color from our stoop</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8gJsPfmcd9DCgqEx-gjMjI28A9Jwt8fGMMoHG53CaaE2pjdi0Dry6xImcOhgwunJCnW6kFbeHwIL1qmoH-UK5TeZOw2Z-TSYEAMw_zwhfZHTBF0ImDNgrvxFc6qUJ0s0l_bCJdfVudVh/s1600/IMG_9701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8gJsPfmcd9DCgqEx-gjMjI28A9Jwt8fGMMoHG53CaaE2pjdi0Dry6xImcOhgwunJCnW6kFbeHwIL1qmoH-UK5TeZOw2Z-TSYEAMw_zwhfZHTBF0ImDNgrvxFc6qUJ0s0l_bCJdfVudVh/s640/IMG_9701.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the wild turkeys return </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wLL0Ac6zRXoi3y3sgBqGFOrTHgltSWneTQkPYs7-xEDAnB4n5COQlz2ZT19ce58SF3LHYybTVA5YQ6l30l2GFwaQ8T8B2Z6n7iHFKWJq3vQaawQNn1KKsySHAcUxELlmM1LBdKovLN_p/s1600/IMG_9710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wLL0Ac6zRXoi3y3sgBqGFOrTHgltSWneTQkPYs7-xEDAnB4n5COQlz2ZT19ce58SF3LHYybTVA5YQ6l30l2GFwaQ8T8B2Z6n7iHFKWJq3vQaawQNn1KKsySHAcUxELlmM1LBdKovLN_p/s640/IMG_9710.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Choosing our pumpkins at a local farm </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp-aVM8OhyphenhyphenYEv7CB4q5IeeaNzBZDckOLulpy39znqflKDyzIorc_wgoQeaq-3Z-QjIcm2_CrK_ixdQnKXtzOywUHjaTXgdMpeAoMiLgG7uh1fo0dT0vQMlUH7HMn2w0wjC05JHMI1g8wx/s1600/IMG_9717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp-aVM8OhyphenhyphenYEv7CB4q5IeeaNzBZDckOLulpy39znqflKDyzIorc_wgoQeaq-3Z-QjIcm2_CrK_ixdQnKXtzOywUHjaTXgdMpeAoMiLgG7uh1fo0dT0vQMlUH7HMn2w0wjC05JHMI1g8wx/s640/IMG_9717.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEkiFrXtHULAvpOa9m3_v8IEd3F8ylj5uEoUqB__msdALlX3ytuX4wtP2iB6TOxTrukP8gB3k8qHpQLXQkR2EkYC6Kvja6dCJw7tzhtsJPgq8BYVqpC_4jegSY0NMrJsTkdV-SwCooZBy/s1600/IMG_9740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhEkiFrXtHULAvpOa9m3_v8IEd3F8ylj5uEoUqB__msdALlX3ytuX4wtP2iB6TOxTrukP8gB3k8qHpQLXQkR2EkYC6Kvja6dCJw7tzhtsJPgq8BYVqpC_4jegSY0NMrJsTkdV-SwCooZBy/s640/IMG_9740.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">poor chickens and their late season molt</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mjn1NNYo9p3yIqc5Y_m3WnEjG_mjgjys2IxEaBWhGyrw9utehrsu_MnTFa3awK-npXikAR5GPWZ9GMvdFZIuWryaWZGf6SdJg7-TQuC8vlnMJ27bOUBXbYO90va7q-8ktXkpCbz_lYez/s1600/IMG_9742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mjn1NNYo9p3yIqc5Y_m3WnEjG_mjgjys2IxEaBWhGyrw9utehrsu_MnTFa3awK-npXikAR5GPWZ9GMvdFZIuWryaWZGf6SdJg7-TQuC8vlnMJ27bOUBXbYO90va7q-8ktXkpCbz_lYez/s640/IMG_9742.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bernice enjoying some borage from the garden before the frost </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sZjqTSYhh1fqVuy3xr6exfCQGxFOOL9JoXgVxHlqP9j3JlsVx7WIAShzZwTiN521dIJIlBfghp5U-_uNsrU_V4XIDUyZ_FLX1wHiPJEUJjeCfy9vx4_mlaLcXaXOMlDW2hvWQSKjTL1Z/s1600/IMG_9793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sZjqTSYhh1fqVuy3xr6exfCQGxFOOL9JoXgVxHlqP9j3JlsVx7WIAShzZwTiN521dIJIlBfghp5U-_uNsrU_V4XIDUyZ_FLX1wHiPJEUJjeCfy9vx4_mlaLcXaXOMlDW2hvWQSKjTL1Z/s640/IMG_9793.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ash tree sentinel </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLemaXCp6MVLcYabx7NuF5KZP1wnOvCDwZOjezhkAPQxtGCuW-ijAx_xKEd_0LoVe2OC2tq6vFxlyvqNAogdzum-UTY9e5BCQg0V0w38dcjXxzrYFt82ayBx-DZYTeSoOf8rxoJgO2Vv6/s1600/IMG_9806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLemaXCp6MVLcYabx7NuF5KZP1wnOvCDwZOjezhkAPQxtGCuW-ijAx_xKEd_0LoVe2OC2tq6vFxlyvqNAogdzum-UTY9e5BCQg0V0w38dcjXxzrYFt82ayBx-DZYTeSoOf8rxoJgO2Vv6/s640/IMG_9806.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">decorated for Halloween/Samhain</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7SDPN1ouRIL2vNib-a4eLv9IWArphyeSs-1OGt_vGG32s8t2Ax1BP2LkNy0jTA0IotKd8ytEmE7hTX2KRSlGsruNYDI80KcEjqwrM2vmGDdksTpr9WZkhVh7p6uYwne2sQQ2GkXlXXyU/s1600/IMG_9820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7SDPN1ouRIL2vNib-a4eLv9IWArphyeSs-1OGt_vGG32s8t2Ax1BP2LkNy0jTA0IotKd8ytEmE7hTX2KRSlGsruNYDI80KcEjqwrM2vmGDdksTpr9WZkhVh7p6uYwne2sQQ2GkXlXXyU/s640/IMG_9820.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our east stoop</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoWQl6O7rV6yvDTNJGy8y22swloksMo_9rbaPzHFAgD54icFJ1dJGo7bXgYr-j7GwgbwYeHhq0C03adct0XZ9zJUtp0zH5iPquhYALTe-uh3uYE7J3vYHz6bPUhWFmDCduQNiSiWQCKrI/s1600/IMG_9861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoWQl6O7rV6yvDTNJGy8y22swloksMo_9rbaPzHFAgD54icFJ1dJGo7bXgYr-j7GwgbwYeHhq0C03adct0XZ9zJUtp0zH5iPquhYALTe-uh3uYE7J3vYHz6bPUhWFmDCduQNiSiWQCKrI/s640/IMG_9861.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">every local knows this blueberry field and tree in Liberty</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib08I7qEk-6zcC_ST0DydfXi1GyomzFBvC9pMX0xeGQ8H8pqHWq__EH4w4R_eqtzGRjt41zL8RH_ZKAzGtgiJikpsV3PH5WKZaN0r47WczuESRodLgctNgVkf7gd4fN_4IS556tZ1hhOqY/s1600/IMG_9862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib08I7qEk-6zcC_ST0DydfXi1GyomzFBvC9pMX0xeGQ8H8pqHWq__EH4w4R_eqtzGRjt41zL8RH_ZKAzGtgiJikpsV3PH5WKZaN0r47WczuESRodLgctNgVkf7gd4fN_4IS556tZ1hhOqY/s640/IMG_9862.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a road in Liberty</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaHZWxxCEX2zhlf2XzkVWrGUHcqHZGBlMGOvjT4yqgmBrovvJ-vxknPiunPGjxVPWAaac2UqrWCGh7FFTiCTpzh87kECbR6Qlq2ZPGCNUF16FfYGZtvLG6p1RWQSGfI3wiTyWlSvw3Fel/s1600/IMG_9880.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaHZWxxCEX2zhlf2XzkVWrGUHcqHZGBlMGOvjT4yqgmBrovvJ-vxknPiunPGjxVPWAaac2UqrWCGh7FFTiCTpzh87kECbR6Qlq2ZPGCNUF16FfYGZtvLG6p1RWQSGfI3wiTyWlSvw3Fel/s640/IMG_9880.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">at the Palermo Farmer's Market, and our friend Cari offers her wonderful <a href="http://www.ridgepond.com/" target="top">teas and body care products</a> </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4m-k-PJebeifW1YDbZp3MaGr_OKjcCnffFydgH1zDifWCVEz7MX_LxmNDySoikUy_I1NkgYSBzu1Ocfo3R9gmEz9B_pkm4d9nFPFCM0MX_WSRkvWsJ_qJ2O-Bp4xeQK5croVZlToKsaEg/s1600/IMG_9882.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4m-k-PJebeifW1YDbZp3MaGr_OKjcCnffFydgH1zDifWCVEz7MX_LxmNDySoikUy_I1NkgYSBzu1Ocfo3R9gmEz9B_pkm4d9nFPFCM0MX_WSRkvWsJ_qJ2O-Bp4xeQK5croVZlToKsaEg/s640/IMG_9882.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">selling our duck and chicken eggs at the Palermo Farmer's Market</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikY44srekCDr92GRInpRrj9O2aija8h87qHS7eNgDNl4Q5v3ANNxtfXS3HwnBBbsOuTITIAnC_x6lIJ-pQdLR07V2vZSpqGL1VI9ovfmDN91RUt11CK30GibQexkflrcu0dVIsnH0s08Xz/s1600/IMG_3948.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikY44srekCDr92GRInpRrj9O2aija8h87qHS7eNgDNl4Q5v3ANNxtfXS3HwnBBbsOuTITIAnC_x6lIJ-pQdLR07V2vZSpqGL1VI9ovfmDN91RUt11CK30GibQexkflrcu0dVIsnH0s08Xz/s640/IMG_3948.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">carving our pumpkins, plus one for Olivia</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFByovU5xay6j0WI_Z-zgu4gMDODQPfHhlctnLkOFOw1zdOKyjWDRR1udWXTI3w5Bc4zgrF07_9eD15OgiljPh1l8_E2ZtxNNYsLYmHLKByFbyyZYAsuN1od_zzMSpFQX2bl5Jx92FPy4/s1600/IMG_3959.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFByovU5xay6j0WI_Z-zgu4gMDODQPfHhlctnLkOFOw1zdOKyjWDRR1udWXTI3w5Bc4zgrF07_9eD15OgiljPh1l8_E2ZtxNNYsLYmHLKByFbyyZYAsuN1od_zzMSpFQX2bl5Jx92FPy4/s640/IMG_3959.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">terrifying</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIkalTswYKBRo2FNDb6qLsyeMHAPLKdnlcVE-J0sBlhHuN8X4asbq3RfqBhKouQuusyoH3u7_QBaJC7U4PJoMmMr0C1UvMLEivhz9-a1uqvGzn0y-mNIPzlfcAS6JCmukqjTp1wbWbecC/s1600/IMG_3949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIkalTswYKBRo2FNDb6qLsyeMHAPLKdnlcVE-J0sBlhHuN8X4asbq3RfqBhKouQuusyoH3u7_QBaJC7U4PJoMmMr0C1UvMLEivhz9-a1uqvGzn0y-mNIPzlfcAS6JCmukqjTp1wbWbecC/s640/IMG_3949.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">autumn house </td></tr>
</tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIkalTswYKBRo2FNDb6qLsyeMHAPLKdnlcVE-J0sBlhHuN8X4asbq3RfqBhKouQuusyoH3u7_QBaJC7U4PJoMmMr0C1UvMLEivhz9-a1uqvGzn0y-mNIPzlfcAS6JCmukqjTp1wbWbecC/s1600/IMG_3949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqAaanTN32JfJ921k0szyUDcgIUfCQwpDJsSpAlOY6y4JZwrDwHgK1ol1dEMBClGIH1WI0tA76flK0C9T-NZ22JJ3snIr9JNLO9cp-zSIMaD3W7CRqP_vm6l-nt7tryo-O7vpqrXdc-tb/s1600/IMG_0036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqAaanTN32JfJ921k0szyUDcgIUfCQwpDJsSpAlOY6y4JZwrDwHgK1ol1dEMBClGIH1WI0tA76flK0C9T-NZ22JJ3snIr9JNLO9cp-zSIMaD3W7CRqP_vm6l-nt7tryo-O7vpqrXdc-tb/s640/IMG_0036.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Samhain table </td></tr>
</tbody></table></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4upbAotJeOocy3oZG0RE1CGtFn9jAx7alWs0qTEtaZlih7oCxxrzI5HhEgUhVtnGCNE1dDO9FSEX6S2MqJbqz6sGSpV1cOfy9zifJb_ynWhtg3YIYFiE5NC9oasn9xMdJ9nv6lFOq756/s1600/IMG_0067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4upbAotJeOocy3oZG0RE1CGtFn9jAx7alWs0qTEtaZlih7oCxxrzI5HhEgUhVtnGCNE1dDO9FSEX6S2MqJbqz6sGSpV1cOfy9zifJb_ynWhtg3YIYFiE5NC9oasn9xMdJ9nv6lFOq756/s640/IMG_0067.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween treats</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodiMDdAh7qNqzrhPe7N8zV-M-GHSQ8blw5Qyd8VmXWlTWRZhsz09z7wGi3fXkZSDv0UtAf7SY7PlMckDrUwJ243KtLHQbOV2dcjNpVX4mVhFVgI8kVT5_sTyte5-5Eoc6T3-pCouYQTF8/s1600/IMG_0071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodiMDdAh7qNqzrhPe7N8zV-M-GHSQ8blw5Qyd8VmXWlTWRZhsz09z7wGi3fXkZSDv0UtAf7SY7PlMckDrUwJ243KtLHQbOV2dcjNpVX4mVhFVgI8kVT5_sTyte5-5Eoc6T3-pCouYQTF8/s640/IMG_0071.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">storm trooper Adam </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<b>November </b><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8WmeDACP2SKNOThRC05Z5WMLq9oYqe60M4zYxbKWzdnuy3FILFaHSwKn8Fe-gcVVleXx2chTHzvUKsWot3nhdNvVfRwzmarZWaCq7e0JxUPUwlabNtEWTP0-3HrDhuj7B0O8ZJ56tMkQ/s1600/IMG_0083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8WmeDACP2SKNOThRC05Z5WMLq9oYqe60M4zYxbKWzdnuy3FILFaHSwKn8Fe-gcVVleXx2chTHzvUKsWot3nhdNvVfRwzmarZWaCq7e0JxUPUwlabNtEWTP0-3HrDhuj7B0O8ZJ56tMkQ/s640/IMG_0083.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> November sunset</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_V-Tfxh-MzjGZFcH1hZH2bq5Hx6apySIjgCv8adFYbjwsrM8xL_tMz1SvbgaQh_Lt3uR0X2L6JsRGiIg4mbpiMzOUszzHe63txCGKFzmhj_miID1BWnOQU3OqYxXRyodp1P7goqPwRKXM/s1600/IMG_0105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_V-Tfxh-MzjGZFcH1hZH2bq5Hx6apySIjgCv8adFYbjwsrM8xL_tMz1SvbgaQh_Lt3uR0X2L6JsRGiIg4mbpiMzOUszzHe63txCGKFzmhj_miID1BWnOQU3OqYxXRyodp1P7goqPwRKXM/s640/IMG_0105.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We invited Olivia and her schoolmates and one professor to stop in for an early breakfast as they would pass right by our farm on the way from Machias to Boston. Homemade English muffin egg and cheese sandwiches, lots of coffee and tea, juice, and cinnamon rolls were offered and happily accepted. It was a really fun morning and it was great to meet all of them and see Olivia, briefly.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXfvuzZlI2RXKEQRRkqeOfjPysK-RbXZWCOox3l64X9oUkZ1C5vFQdAxuGHWJ1aQde3Dbj0Tvv2tLZaAJ2_WMCQ9rIdE2-auflwSlde5DhN3Bgx3bZpgTBwH3K3T1wl7np59Cn2PI3a0X/s1600/IMG_0116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXfvuzZlI2RXKEQRRkqeOfjPysK-RbXZWCOox3l64X9oUkZ1C5vFQdAxuGHWJ1aQde3Dbj0Tvv2tLZaAJ2_WMCQ9rIdE2-auflwSlde5DhN3Bgx3bZpgTBwH3K3T1wl7np59Cn2PI3a0X/s640/IMG_0116.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8am arrival! </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPs-v7QYJdss45o8_xIpl2ryHeqv_RWUK0gosACSymh1EhNUHch2lqDkCC9tcvlRekjpCsWYVP6hyphenhyphen1NmRFiCPdHluRyBXVr7nbjQ2uMkz8l5Z5Jg2pJz3d8hyphenhyphenM375ulWv8F8XT6wXDYjto/s1600/IMG_0117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPs-v7QYJdss45o8_xIpl2ryHeqv_RWUK0gosACSymh1EhNUHch2lqDkCC9tcvlRekjpCsWYVP6hyphenhyphen1NmRFiCPdHluRyBXVr7nbjQ2uMkz8l5Z5Jg2pJz3d8hyphenhyphenM375ulWv8F8XT6wXDYjto/s640/IMG_0117.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia and the rest of the UMM group before hitting the road for Boston. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFDMNJOdWWPiN82AEf5s9nDzzGQFyRkUX1iDcE0JwWGb1tzJHzaF4BAv5Lfkwv0jViBW9j1spJ4Qq00LdOzSThBUYz3X_nG4O1Ymb-ZnI3J4P_fEiPuYL7dTJ6i2SzWSS5L1aa1m78lEr/s1600/IMG_0159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFDMNJOdWWPiN82AEf5s9nDzzGQFyRkUX1iDcE0JwWGb1tzJHzaF4BAv5Lfkwv0jViBW9j1spJ4Qq00LdOzSThBUYz3X_nG4O1Ymb-ZnI3J4P_fEiPuYL7dTJ6i2SzWSS5L1aa1m78lEr/s640/IMG_0159.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In November, we finished work on the exterior of the chicken coop. All the old OSB siding was removed, we applied house wrap, we rebuilt and installed new storm windows, added 30-year exterior grade plywood siding, and painted everything. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyS0aE2B9npiqty0bQLRUkrFEUHz_bfzV_o90reP23z51RJjAB33UQiUit8e8D34c6sfCuG1fe-48UJNZAxi_JKrRA9fSFf65ug_yH0hqKdY_XChsIRWAnFq9ZRGX2UaW3BEhQllMFnmK/s1600/IMG_0160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyS0aE2B9npiqty0bQLRUkrFEUHz_bfzV_o90reP23z51RJjAB33UQiUit8e8D34c6sfCuG1fe-48UJNZAxi_JKrRA9fSFf65ug_yH0hqKdY_XChsIRWAnFq9ZRGX2UaW3BEhQllMFnmK/s640/IMG_0160.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rOf-wnXD1b-WlLEGbxt538mmm2FHBRhRTpaXX7wY4-vd-WEQ7F3QFwAVeaatLyQKBq-GaJVgaKaerid0HedCZJfMk6TdcoQt1moFq83OO_1b6yR0UVYmjmSakX5mv8Xh5MajVtJEkXez/s1600/IMG_0161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rOf-wnXD1b-WlLEGbxt538mmm2FHBRhRTpaXX7wY4-vd-WEQ7F3QFwAVeaatLyQKBq-GaJVgaKaerid0HedCZJfMk6TdcoQt1moFq83OO_1b6yR0UVYmjmSakX5mv8Xh5MajVtJEkXez/s640/IMG_0161.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZKoIf-zA97GgojXlQ4OorObbZ7bT5P3OJ8YBpPp0PyKhndqlzLnT8cimAKPfUyrNhg2GaAU29EzBI7sMAQwvKX1hH-izg3vm8q9gIzXBxS0Nfsl6HK1GMqUUrhFwEO0XqxtSJzS6mj3m/s1600/IMG_0173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZKoIf-zA97GgojXlQ4OorObbZ7bT5P3OJ8YBpPp0PyKhndqlzLnT8cimAKPfUyrNhg2GaAU29EzBI7sMAQwvKX1hH-izg3vm8q9gIzXBxS0Nfsl6HK1GMqUUrhFwEO0XqxtSJzS6mj3m/s640/IMG_0173.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0O-JArzfGdIn559T5SEyoM83QqqVKg8fTzUp_eY1GirPcOu8X87muG_tnjMq7OAD_OJk1HeWhFa7HA3_x1vQqf_LzmH6b25jfwlgX-yV_qUY3Mxdc8cQVA6NHhpHEtD09qB9fhd2g4emU/s1600/IMG_0216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0O-JArzfGdIn559T5SEyoM83QqqVKg8fTzUp_eY1GirPcOu8X87muG_tnjMq7OAD_OJk1HeWhFa7HA3_x1vQqf_LzmH6b25jfwlgX-yV_qUY3Mxdc8cQVA6NHhpHEtD09qB9fhd2g4emU/s640/IMG_0216.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor Myrtle and her late, late, molt. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57ZBEbs-29oiy08Us0rYH7PqbIkfgSgTEcPjofJq7uthHzO9p-wmreVp6LqgNUZnXErAXXo05tUe-kGjz66TP9GQ3EvvSM0PHLWGZOO1cOlm2ilHbNJ_EcICL7_XCO_rmiOPQP3hwAhSe/s1600/IMG_0252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57ZBEbs-29oiy08Us0rYH7PqbIkfgSgTEcPjofJq7uthHzO9p-wmreVp6LqgNUZnXErAXXo05tUe-kGjz66TP9GQ3EvvSM0PHLWGZOO1cOlm2ilHbNJ_EcICL7_XCO_rmiOPQP3hwAhSe/s640/IMG_0252.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The interior received a scrubbing and new trim for the new windows. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_jJj90zJZdmTEuI-1iNAnGbXiiUHkVweiiBKvjqAQ7l7SbUKcjr1gQH9_4KXU4utO_BHm8oLSjAB_FIZMOHX8X_UINZIvbHM5tsWD1PS6X44XuA6Sz3aXh9gXBsa9tg1Tb28JvAJ4EFo/s1600/IMG_0253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_jJj90zJZdmTEuI-1iNAnGbXiiUHkVweiiBKvjqAQ7l7SbUKcjr1gQH9_4KXU4utO_BHm8oLSjAB_FIZMOHX8X_UINZIvbHM5tsWD1PS6X44XuA6Sz3aXh9gXBsa9tg1Tb28JvAJ4EFo/s640/IMG_0253.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scrubbing nesting boxes. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMneeRkhiyVEHBQhXH9cDoKBtxckX9kQbhSx4FfebhFNOoV0Y9oxxtab1GdCY8Pnv9mesjNV3bJAqseMNLpkAbnbWG9JT8XGa6uOxvcobnUGPZq9JXNpAw9qY724PvVlKX2hax03tm3Sv8/s1600/IMG_0257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMneeRkhiyVEHBQhXH9cDoKBtxckX9kQbhSx4FfebhFNOoV0Y9oxxtab1GdCY8Pnv9mesjNV3bJAqseMNLpkAbnbWG9JT8XGa6uOxvcobnUGPZq9JXNpAw9qY724PvVlKX2hax03tm3Sv8/s640/IMG_0257.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex building the roost. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PNyEGrfch5zJ40otVN4PStFm3Vvb2B-KdrMjLcKfb8ZegHKmvBTMwgVOvyLai7XvYy4k9g_htIeLUH73ZrZHqQaypp4kwTnj79yuRsfmGV8O4aDqktTVaCLUAs3klAY1SEwqkH0Pxg2r/s1600/IMG_0283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-PNyEGrfch5zJ40otVN4PStFm3Vvb2B-KdrMjLcKfb8ZegHKmvBTMwgVOvyLai7XvYy4k9g_htIeLUH73ZrZHqQaypp4kwTnj79yuRsfmGV8O4aDqktTVaCLUAs3klAY1SEwqkH0Pxg2r/s640/IMG_0283.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The coop, now insulated and with layers of fresh straw in place, made for a much warmer winter home.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuZC5GF7oyfiUaoZKkcDUHd1XTiwyjP4ajo-VubqSHWCxMWSnGkS7G_HrDHhD6jkMyEst-ZwwOBygkaEtLq768REVZSZflLhyphenhyphenDr7QRqsLhJ5tDk-G7BDaTvi2s0rBYbArNL-caJOfyz1H/s1600/IMG_0284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuZC5GF7oyfiUaoZKkcDUHd1XTiwyjP4ajo-VubqSHWCxMWSnGkS7G_HrDHhD6jkMyEst-ZwwOBygkaEtLq768REVZSZflLhyphenhyphenDr7QRqsLhJ5tDk-G7BDaTvi2s0rBYbArNL-caJOfyz1H/s640/IMG_0284.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inspections </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcwlY4x8naXJo2Pu7DkSHgZSADoV_3rQ2CDldYSneUleP-4ukHpfKtQ9Bsp0_iOxi55siN4m05ayM5X3vCL1skgNqNV5tAub_P628gGfadArvhB-kl_sTyf_WYwDRO8rxEsDj01nw27Ac/s1600/IMG_0285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcwlY4x8naXJo2Pu7DkSHgZSADoV_3rQ2CDldYSneUleP-4ukHpfKtQ9Bsp0_iOxi55siN4m05ayM5X3vCL1skgNqNV5tAub_P628gGfadArvhB-kl_sTyf_WYwDRO8rxEsDj01nw27Ac/s640/IMG_0285.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2I0r5HYZBWloGH4vM79-Ncl9sZluCyBrxPEfXjO_XxQN73BFteuQwzm32y61-t56UYZ-HqNj2muPwpKuU0C07MoTB0grQpjAXWO_vfvZDqXKu29lB3SUPITluYDKTpmB81Jij5SG7Uq0W/s1600/IMG_0287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2I0r5HYZBWloGH4vM79-Ncl9sZluCyBrxPEfXjO_XxQN73BFteuQwzm32y61-t56UYZ-HqNj2muPwpKuU0C07MoTB0grQpjAXWO_vfvZDqXKu29lB3SUPITluYDKTpmB81Jij5SG7Uq0W/s640/IMG_0287.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One hen laid an egg immediately </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLabhwZAyTFK_sZ4zu2XkF1Cxmp5OGKBsUxLnt4SUfLQooPjynwnjpo-wPOStxol9jMUmbpu8Jjup_50iuK8SnnOC4s0LI2APZ9G6A00JRWSMFyVlgeGyM74Mfdra3qLY-E4vG9yK_0XY5/s1600/IMG_0288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLabhwZAyTFK_sZ4zu2XkF1Cxmp5OGKBsUxLnt4SUfLQooPjynwnjpo-wPOStxol9jMUmbpu8Jjup_50iuK8SnnOC4s0LI2APZ9G6A00JRWSMFyVlgeGyM74Mfdra3qLY-E4vG9yK_0XY5/s640/IMG_0288.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy hens enjoying their freshened space. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6P0H6Ts15Jl-1eP31DA1ttoVAu4ETzVgbg7J_coJz0L0X1gHMXv3miDoxeHFgleZYJZ-0KB_jtIOcHxJvJO1EPwGxpb2RsteBFZtTXyaxvIvoweyAA_QIhMvT5QTS7Zq50Q0mE3hwiDGm/s1600/IMG_0188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6P0H6Ts15Jl-1eP31DA1ttoVAu4ETzVgbg7J_coJz0L0X1gHMXv3miDoxeHFgleZYJZ-0KB_jtIOcHxJvJO1EPwGxpb2RsteBFZtTXyaxvIvoweyAA_QIhMvT5QTS7Zq50Q0mE3hwiDGm/s640/IMG_0188.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We can see the lake from the house when the leaves are gone.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h0wv2vP6VDe32TQsV9TPersgNESskZiYa_LY0NuQLnvmR9DmfsIz2QhjDn-ssqq8jSxpR9An42SOAGh8Ed_wtLRWruT5dGcZGwWouXZKeMjox-jGj0altEzTHerwamnIFbiEwheVBBpJ/s1600/IMG_0290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h0wv2vP6VDe32TQsV9TPersgNESskZiYa_LY0NuQLnvmR9DmfsIz2QhjDn-ssqq8jSxpR9An42SOAGh8Ed_wtLRWruT5dGcZGwWouXZKeMjox-jGj0altEzTHerwamnIFbiEwheVBBpJ/s640/IMG_0290.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Come in and get warm. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3D-39O7IysLpfdAPMLgiPdQu0GldpOFq4Af-IY_Pp0xlnR9GcZqOJOEJoS8cdAq09XL3vqXjZ6MHpe9YNihk477BFfrwMrYwbt5dSs-2xJTxn0BImtdkjMa2UxvNIeKkJU4Cc04kcuBbu/s1600/IMG_0299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3D-39O7IysLpfdAPMLgiPdQu0GldpOFq4Af-IY_Pp0xlnR9GcZqOJOEJoS8cdAq09XL3vqXjZ6MHpe9YNihk477BFfrwMrYwbt5dSs-2xJTxn0BImtdkjMa2UxvNIeKkJU4Cc04kcuBbu/s640/IMG_0299.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adam and Max sweetness. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XqRVEComZtpDZt9EiZdugTw-hAChRqs93LCIqUlz5tFebC2ssxyVbnJIZXkQP4HaIuq8DD9pEexY60sl8oxpW1Vjl0Q56HiGeVqhUKjuZY8Tcn4MeonrvvIpLX9jTumi4B60tbntN9Kt/s1600/IMG_0319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XqRVEComZtpDZt9EiZdugTw-hAChRqs93LCIqUlz5tFebC2ssxyVbnJIZXkQP4HaIuq8DD9pEexY60sl8oxpW1Vjl0Q56HiGeVqhUKjuZY8Tcn4MeonrvvIpLX9jTumi4B60tbntN9Kt/s640/IMG_0319.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our dear friends Erika and Michael drove all the way up from CT (by way of CA) to stay with us for a weekend before their permanent move to California. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmklqzNa8t-szEn8Wf37aJ5NSWnh3NjFTN_FV-pYrRBvsOM5BgcHgUEqwyrXOiczvtpOHAHF7MvQlLsQTjHjg6IRaKRLGHugzH6vGZFRJgK_MN29biQkGbmjcMchafI4XIS63h16M41A1U/s1600/IMG_0342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmklqzNa8t-szEn8Wf37aJ5NSWnh3NjFTN_FV-pYrRBvsOM5BgcHgUEqwyrXOiczvtpOHAHF7MvQlLsQTjHjg6IRaKRLGHugzH6vGZFRJgK_MN29biQkGbmjcMchafI4XIS63h16M41A1U/s640/IMG_0342.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erika always has some fun new game to share. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiAauSCT7JyphlRxld3q7lQtH52xsO7Ldi8yKcVCvKSeKoVPwR2S8Gy-CKmXHzIyKYPHXSk4xZRhCm9tsHAF35JtObn90G6vke1yBYSvYhCoM0zR5fxAhOmHsAPSPY0hlvK2A3j6_4b56/s1600/IMG_0343.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiAauSCT7JyphlRxld3q7lQtH52xsO7Ldi8yKcVCvKSeKoVPwR2S8Gy-CKmXHzIyKYPHXSk4xZRhCm9tsHAF35JtObn90G6vke1yBYSvYhCoM0zR5fxAhOmHsAPSPY0hlvK2A3j6_4b56/s640/IMG_0343.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These two have been friends from the moment they met.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTxiuSF4JJEqmd878M7U8YX0X6W8a98wv97GpGOYlA4rwpQbMjsgEbonbxhJiLNyQOIlvOkRikiRUKfYxp79iIHJKZIDcA6MERJtRmYpAXJzYMkLo4GNsFf_QCsVfo92Jvwc3n88fIwQ_/s1600/IMG_0346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTxiuSF4JJEqmd878M7U8YX0X6W8a98wv97GpGOYlA4rwpQbMjsgEbonbxhJiLNyQOIlvOkRikiRUKfYxp79iIHJKZIDcA6MERJtRmYpAXJzYMkLo4GNsFf_QCsVfo92Jvwc3n88fIwQ_/s640/IMG_0346.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zingers fly. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG66QjLQ_M00lC6YNAUlxDWjekhr9hIe1M5ZFXlgexdCt_CvhuX2JacXflNmxSOgjXQNzRzUbzEuRpvXlwtCfswc_laDcjCGCpy8vMAe5_lrmXRHPpe8Wlu18SllZO0dqghN2Avz4-Xy9o/s1600/IMG_0333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG66QjLQ_M00lC6YNAUlxDWjekhr9hIe1M5ZFXlgexdCt_CvhuX2JacXflNmxSOgjXQNzRzUbzEuRpvXlwtCfswc_laDcjCGCpy8vMAe5_lrmXRHPpe8Wlu18SllZO0dqghN2Avz4-Xy9o/s640/IMG_0333.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exploring Bradstreet Point. Safety first during hunting season. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJRJ1A5p1eyjbNE6OHZcOqwZI-8ZMoP0aFCeQ9GffRfs71kDBd3xiOUdjemQCVkvq07yzvHbAa2vqQLRuWFDPyMnhsYG3Xp5OvbBojPEkqvlZQk-oQoodeEL4_4DBEQRhZp68lO_NPEXL/s1600/IMG_0328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJRJ1A5p1eyjbNE6OHZcOqwZI-8ZMoP0aFCeQ9GffRfs71kDBd3xiOUdjemQCVkvq07yzvHbAa2vqQLRuWFDPyMnhsYG3Xp5OvbBojPEkqvlZQk-oQoodeEL4_4DBEQRhZp68lO_NPEXL/s640/IMG_0328.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDdYScctuWkpgm0uJU5HcKFEEjmZljKwI9nlxe9n30sv31GjZa0ix4n8KQuLSFFgSNX6_jfUWopDM8VUv334ZhBvEI5AlOBqtYHOR_FtalvkeEZQ0TRGel37DESd9ori3Wjdr_6As683i/s1600/IMG_0327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDdYScctuWkpgm0uJU5HcKFEEjmZljKwI9nlxe9n30sv31GjZa0ix4n8KQuLSFFgSNX6_jfUWopDM8VUv334ZhBvEI5AlOBqtYHOR_FtalvkeEZQ0TRGel37DESd9ori3Wjdr_6As683i/s640/IMG_0327.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyBMFnZbzJpC18PZHGw776BsBa96EN153rAEsMdRcRsjGd1rnrvBGgQRJ7AjVKfzz6jqg-5dIdFNSPKegI5Sm4bsC2LIwLzJxKgAv110tw0Gsyk4WpKv-ISQwUFypENUgqfzSov5F5OkW/s1600/IMG_0326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyBMFnZbzJpC18PZHGw776BsBa96EN153rAEsMdRcRsjGd1rnrvBGgQRJ7AjVKfzz6jqg-5dIdFNSPKegI5Sm4bsC2LIwLzJxKgAv110tw0Gsyk4WpKv-ISQwUFypENUgqfzSov5F5OkW/s640/IMG_0326.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dbvk2soGj7bL96-z_XdnH6YwkXlxkJGE8uMT5igpQIftPHJVUF4waKRyaSrVOb2hcD8Gyp8O-fVdkdNGdRiDoYIqgevXJzRKJ_-IvpmkN3vBn-GafacgN5WkxVfGCM6lAHixE6voTalA/s1600/IMG_0325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dbvk2soGj7bL96-z_XdnH6YwkXlxkJGE8uMT5igpQIftPHJVUF4waKRyaSrVOb2hcD8Gyp8O-fVdkdNGdRiDoYIqgevXJzRKJ_-IvpmkN3vBn-GafacgN5WkxVfGCM6lAHixE6voTalA/s640/IMG_0325.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhML3SMFQPhl0xBqNJVIpXkMYDchy5NSV0BKnc2UPZBRrNtX8p9cZknNvxB0P75HApRPNY92yNQ6lVFkFAXjrLEX4bZdedBa78lOVlkY4N5-EW7JAF1MCOVxOlURahyphenhyphendwVl603vGnOi5_xg/s1600/IMG_0324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhML3SMFQPhl0xBqNJVIpXkMYDchy5NSV0BKnc2UPZBRrNtX8p9cZknNvxB0P75HApRPNY92yNQ6lVFkFAXjrLEX4bZdedBa78lOVlkY4N5-EW7JAF1MCOVxOlURahyphenhyphendwVl603vGnOi5_xg/s640/IMG_0324.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywpj_sCGZej-FlgbbWTFnVuad8KJnIjsQhb6VI3FQ74T9c1Iun5s7qCIl5qWQwOm60P0ej883JZjC3STi254bzK4GOF00Uk2POPVO5MAPT8XCFg6LOX1rMgOXCl2IQYSlr5-p8QxJkNP5/s1600/IMG_0364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywpj_sCGZej-FlgbbWTFnVuad8KJnIjsQhb6VI3FQ74T9c1Iun5s7qCIl5qWQwOm60P0ej883JZjC3STi254bzK4GOF00Uk2POPVO5MAPT8XCFg6LOX1rMgOXCl2IQYSlr5-p8QxJkNP5/s640/IMG_0364.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A short walk on our land. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCA3G-CsnEsb953tGVISZIyiqxnjHwaVvgB3jVKmvyC4UiOBkqpc7yFcCIIO4B1r4ymLBy7p38GPGsnIUV8yJ10xWhWuK3Ea3vHkwScdhdwldRWx8ad4thuSREG13plyHtvsi-379uhZl6/s1600/IMG_0365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCA3G-CsnEsb953tGVISZIyiqxnjHwaVvgB3jVKmvyC4UiOBkqpc7yFcCIIO4B1r4ymLBy7p38GPGsnIUV8yJ10xWhWuK3Ea3vHkwScdhdwldRWx8ad4thuSREG13plyHtvsi-379uhZl6/s640/IMG_0365.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex gives a quick lesson on birch polypore. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m7e-iveQrX4_Beu6Xcz5sOy7QIuoZBhK0g71eHTaZWyTnc1NIfvlRSPBD-Z36-DppDR1K4iAcZo6Vzxl5LsRZQHQQgwAUQYVwvZIUZVtxA1hQRI32WdRNe4POuM_ubOE7-Y1VSeC5LMh/s1600/IMG_0363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4m7e-iveQrX4_Beu6Xcz5sOy7QIuoZBhK0g71eHTaZWyTnc1NIfvlRSPBD-Z36-DppDR1K4iAcZo6Vzxl5LsRZQHQQgwAUQYVwvZIUZVtxA1hQRI32WdRNe4POuM_ubOE7-Y1VSeC5LMh/s640/IMG_0363.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's tradition to snap a photo of our friends in front of our wood shed. It was such a lovely visit. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcg6zt0i8Ih1sKFPMLICw_5sVbjtAAzHICODSoYI6HcxihRtYw7WDbCXRQ-gjZZ0UpISd5DxZs_8sHHRAaG3IKODShTCxq8GDH-g4NKwV5PQCfjFRqTVUG72t_gKjDp1IfV8-yA_psIGi/s1600/IMG_0371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcg6zt0i8Ih1sKFPMLICw_5sVbjtAAzHICODSoYI6HcxihRtYw7WDbCXRQ-gjZZ0UpISd5DxZs_8sHHRAaG3IKODShTCxq8GDH-g4NKwV5PQCfjFRqTVUG72t_gKjDp1IfV8-yA_psIGi/s640/IMG_0371.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first snow</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58XPLW2u5-aRcnJnpw0sBnW5ToHZlttzk5kxLGW5oKUOiHysrcI5O7cXcisstItUXHXPAb11ODfrfu7CPB_UBPLCOnhSMRlJvRkbzC3TiM6vjlT5SspzoxdUl5OaLvQR1NzcBaUvtI902/s1600/IMG_0378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58XPLW2u5-aRcnJnpw0sBnW5ToHZlttzk5kxLGW5oKUOiHysrcI5O7cXcisstItUXHXPAb11ODfrfu7CPB_UBPLCOnhSMRlJvRkbzC3TiM6vjlT5SspzoxdUl5OaLvQR1NzcBaUvtI902/s640/IMG_0378.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We always put up our exterior Yuletide greens in time for Thanksgiving. Wreath, decorated by me. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGk2pMhk7rSV_9zCSFA7BxKJ5bj7AiZmJlix5YNCWcOKtHFbv7YWfVhcYWqK1bs_GBwezu1ssfi5-bfYuhbVezcSf7uhjmOG6eayuCnBtqztCKiZUdXXshtCjZyQa0pVuH3AZdcspiLjS/s1600/IMG_4015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGk2pMhk7rSV_9zCSFA7BxKJ5bj7AiZmJlix5YNCWcOKtHFbv7YWfVhcYWqK1bs_GBwezu1ssfi5-bfYuhbVezcSf7uhjmOG6eayuCnBtqztCKiZUdXXshtCjZyQa0pVuH3AZdcspiLjS/s640/IMG_4015.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZS2opSdX7kkeR0pv3r4LVQ-ZUNDCTcUdxKOEhcazN2tkuSlfGEy_mFBpdBhyphenhypheneMV1qh-9kQuXNhUvj00dX1gMsDvRMiaEtBdkq2UUgILtlE6OPc_yAi2_b1sCLPCwu11JzLXNYkD8AhTh/s1600/IMG_4013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZS2opSdX7kkeR0pv3r4LVQ-ZUNDCTcUdxKOEhcazN2tkuSlfGEy_mFBpdBhyphenhypheneMV1qh-9kQuXNhUvj00dX1gMsDvRMiaEtBdkq2UUgILtlE6OPc_yAi2_b1sCLPCwu11JzLXNYkD8AhTh/s640/IMG_4013.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia, home for Thanksgiving, helps Alex put lights in the crabapple. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfCVQrwGvbM7olXNmDbDCyGQM0JaRK3fkVyCsJcePAo4dBLiRj4YGGZz-nOtW_29ecGYbC5QawlMhxOaC8yI9LKbpcINZOyaGPxse0r5E90EW2bsD3SJO9LAzUmdVHSHO1gvCy_65Fy_Q/s1600/IMG_4016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBfCVQrwGvbM7olXNmDbDCyGQM0JaRK3fkVyCsJcePAo4dBLiRj4YGGZz-nOtW_29ecGYbC5QawlMhxOaC8yI9LKbpcINZOyaGPxse0r5E90EW2bsD3SJO9LAzUmdVHSHO1gvCy_65Fy_Q/s640/IMG_4016.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanksgiving </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjJ4Qepd02JoUu8Ul0b-Vdpj0OSyUvQZnHwLzW6fGQO-IvnwTcLfITfCOU40xpNQfYziN2OG5QBy3gu9naKBnpqjhoTCzBBrVgDDxUJopdpbEUKSrWCGN4byb9obPR40AVePnhaESh0Mz/s1600/IMG_4023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjJ4Qepd02JoUu8Ul0b-Vdpj0OSyUvQZnHwLzW6fGQO-IvnwTcLfITfCOU40xpNQfYziN2OG5QBy3gu9naKBnpqjhoTCzBBrVgDDxUJopdpbEUKSrWCGN4byb9obPR40AVePnhaESh0Mz/s640/IMG_4023.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfpO5n8kwQokk6zBSHuTNlgFslb_EAqgQq8RJWSbiZLj3zmiBO8peaApAvHKlBvbLxHdpFjDf862JIaRbaDDRE5kmFZFDMR65RXFkBJevzn6z94Dzj1hpBz1ENqJX7AzL8Pr46pVpflby/s1600/IMG_4026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfpO5n8kwQokk6zBSHuTNlgFslb_EAqgQq8RJWSbiZLj3zmiBO8peaApAvHKlBvbLxHdpFjDf862JIaRbaDDRE5kmFZFDMR65RXFkBJevzn6z94Dzj1hpBz1ENqJX7AzL8Pr46pVpflby/s640/IMG_4026.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZlFTD4mdtFCxS6OT_RMKoi1kAYsTR0onldn4voHrx_ph4HWsGgYnka-DiHPDnIKkDPLWuLWV07y7kuWUBNK5rg81gWV6R69Jxgk4GNQMLbn1nrigMlUZox4pGq3dxVE3FBhfxhWFIPDf/s1600/IMG_4028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZlFTD4mdtFCxS6OT_RMKoi1kAYsTR0onldn4voHrx_ph4HWsGgYnka-DiHPDnIKkDPLWuLWV07y7kuWUBNK5rg81gWV6R69Jxgk4GNQMLbn1nrigMlUZox4pGq3dxVE3FBhfxhWFIPDf/s640/IMG_4028.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Setting the table </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GE0H-TGO_wZYrsNBsJ7BtiP1vhelfj0S3MimUVKfS9WY-DsTdHki83DEcQQCZitkrG16Bxj08uYN61w74YHCkZijRfQKc4lvDa8LHsG8ZHZCrjUuAyw4HnDLuIdDB2nHaWbCACoQpG2H/s1600/IMG_4031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GE0H-TGO_wZYrsNBsJ7BtiP1vhelfj0S3MimUVKfS9WY-DsTdHki83DEcQQCZitkrG16Bxj08uYN61w74YHCkZijRfQKc4lvDa8LHsG8ZHZCrjUuAyw4HnDLuIdDB2nHaWbCACoQpG2H/s640/IMG_4031.JPG" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpKAoqk7yIO0TsDejBXophPEoLxZoLeetbeH-kKj5_zK7dLt0JC78aVDzF12JTSt0QdDpDL6xX6o6fK3-uOMA3zHRkTUbVeFC1xcSEuB21zi9gU7rKdLi3hb-qha2RNCNra9t0awSXLjg/s1600/IMG_4034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpKAoqk7yIO0TsDejBXophPEoLxZoLeetbeH-kKj5_zK7dLt0JC78aVDzF12JTSt0QdDpDL6xX6o6fK3-uOMA3zHRkTUbVeFC1xcSEuB21zi9gU7rKdLi3hb-qha2RNCNra9t0awSXLjg/s640/IMG_4034.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rolls by me.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2YBz78STTr-Gzf49f55hKbo55I-NT-Xs_r8FXGh8oBgynt0XpQi6u8BuYVG0HD5UWfRhhqzx1QKsWYD4rROp8pmwI57gmx_UuNBDdiPWTWlvRXWVZxz8FmyjTWSc1CZj8PlnRR7flIGF/s1600/IMG_4039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2YBz78STTr-Gzf49f55hKbo55I-NT-Xs_r8FXGh8oBgynt0XpQi6u8BuYVG0HD5UWfRhhqzx1QKsWYD4rROp8pmwI57gmx_UuNBDdiPWTWlvRXWVZxz8FmyjTWSc1CZj8PlnRR7flIGF/s640/IMG_4039.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greetings! </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF2ooish8MjnlRQCjNH9T4-ctPyMTn53Yf4FvXXflkmG9BSZ2R0p39A2M_BfyiNvWbmqCPdojT751FmIihAGYs4NLx8NPZiqmp2oN4pusN3s_rvRVi8QhK96VAt3zX3D4_qaiOOMNnKjn/s1600/IMG_4042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF2ooish8MjnlRQCjNH9T4-ctPyMTn53Yf4FvXXflkmG9BSZ2R0p39A2M_BfyiNvWbmqCPdojT751FmIihAGYs4NLx8NPZiqmp2oN4pusN3s_rvRVi8QhK96VAt3zX3D4_qaiOOMNnKjn/s640/IMG_4042.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">catching up </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGRykIhmK_WfN_V5rqNELS9nctl2nd56Yv2RBDPyEk5-hTUBbj2R-tRH9lwSXxAwm0GR44J9_G2IBzfA1myivBHfjD9-hPUhKv6hOpfc5AFGpgnJrT9VlbN_pqEpTokMkKkp-MrWKIstT/s1600/IMG_4046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGRykIhmK_WfN_V5rqNELS9nctl2nd56Yv2RBDPyEk5-hTUBbj2R-tRH9lwSXxAwm0GR44J9_G2IBzfA1myivBHfjD9-hPUhKv6hOpfc5AFGpgnJrT9VlbN_pqEpTokMkKkp-MrWKIstT/s640/IMG_4046.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Auntie Heather and her brother Alex </td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknYKtFmroedFEguNbF6sLHy162rgkIaqKAjIw8X2dRpN319wapX2mrZFN5bNvaIq6qlg8EX3XMRzVD4CsFy19_ZmX9EzLt5KjvriUBXlN0F7RBP3JHiS3KnCdSIebabqBBHemrL3sIvzP/s1600/IMG_4050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiknYKtFmroedFEguNbF6sLHy162rgkIaqKAjIw8X2dRpN319wapX2mrZFN5bNvaIq6qlg8EX3XMRzVD4CsFy19_ZmX9EzLt5KjvriUBXlN0F7RBP3JHiS3KnCdSIebabqBBHemrL3sIvzP/s640/IMG_4050.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">turkey time </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRclNZpuvHMTmAjClPEjf3DMMtiELMgyz8jDbXELkCpHipmVz2z9-R8V7jIgWPdJDEOM7xuMsmYmtLZntv1PrKMUBn-PV9HpEVbir8dwStTRJzZSqyq0A3Gi6aJuSXLWRDDBdy-aLb3jmn/s1600/IMG_4053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRclNZpuvHMTmAjClPEjf3DMMtiELMgyz8jDbXELkCpHipmVz2z9-R8V7jIgWPdJDEOM7xuMsmYmtLZntv1PrKMUBn-PV9HpEVbir8dwStTRJzZSqyq0A3Gi6aJuSXLWRDDBdy-aLb3jmn/s640/IMG_4053.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nowuo29LuyVp9MJXiae-wfciwv_0kYIVur_9u4R7Mm7PoHhUlszubDRJkOV3yctJQ2h6eRGjIXaqXx6WpUa5ZG0SFFMUxoL10jgr_zUWirTzkqmLEbDj-zbyExBWpy5XPbwwZ3fojVQP/s1600/IMG_4056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nowuo29LuyVp9MJXiae-wfciwv_0kYIVur_9u4R7Mm7PoHhUlszubDRJkOV3yctJQ2h6eRGjIXaqXx6WpUa5ZG0SFFMUxoL10jgr_zUWirTzkqmLEbDj-zbyExBWpy5XPbwwZ3fojVQP/s640/IMG_4056.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnxQOxyT8XspXcx2_O7ZsIzA3ldahouaiSECXCNKYBFIN2F6Z_kgKG-u9JVtlfvYdZ_vucnzLmfD0yUuCLcexlPk4sahkviMVwFBN35Hej1zIN3nrqgurVp9KPUGoKP7fFHhCdYufpJ_T/s1600/IMG_4057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnxQOxyT8XspXcx2_O7ZsIzA3ldahouaiSECXCNKYBFIN2F6Z_kgKG-u9JVtlfvYdZ_vucnzLmfD0yUuCLcexlPk4sahkviMVwFBN35Hej1zIN3nrqgurVp9KPUGoKP7fFHhCdYufpJ_T/s640/IMG_4057.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavA8WRzPCcobgpDbbw6SiYEmoPnAjj2xuklT5IeAooLy1N1RDTshmMrLmDi293SB01P0xr-1ZmTrxLPTESBQc8mTraxX3CeL7A9qCqOoxxSRy-sDVLfGnBInBRThaVjHozqLEsro2KisT/s1600/IMG_4062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavA8WRzPCcobgpDbbw6SiYEmoPnAjj2xuklT5IeAooLy1N1RDTshmMrLmDi293SB01P0xr-1ZmTrxLPTESBQc8mTraxX3CeL7A9qCqOoxxSRy-sDVLfGnBInBRThaVjHozqLEsro2KisT/s640/IMG_4062.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maple Cream Pie</td></tr>
</tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQy7-xjvIuKa3_7meSjZ5XrPKtr9bsuXf7EcInhfn_u_MVQIJmswL2pMw7EFpCKmAmadLLuCB9mKTJOqEdzCFhi9lCSXG_jg188dl1lPO6bakY6FRVnf3DcR14EjRxS1fmCsAb1IFFPfft/s1600/IMG_4064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQy7-xjvIuKa3_7meSjZ5XrPKtr9bsuXf7EcInhfn_u_MVQIJmswL2pMw7EFpCKmAmadLLuCB9mKTJOqEdzCFhi9lCSXG_jg188dl1lPO6bakY6FRVnf3DcR14EjRxS1fmCsAb1IFFPfft/s640/IMG_4064.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pecan Bars (instead of pecan pie--total win!) </td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPz5CLwgPLwRjR8DINiajpQK8Aui3pIr89qApeC3LQnlzXuiG-4f7-t5JTPUrRPvngnHf77HQcC4TaoEjRBi3XYffAGeWuF7pZNXdKKz3cUi31WPXueu8CzHxzyYX_emgtRejN20BPCv-/s1600/IMG_0409.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPz5CLwgPLwRjR8DINiajpQK8Aui3pIr89qApeC3LQnlzXuiG-4f7-t5JTPUrRPvngnHf77HQcC4TaoEjRBi3XYffAGeWuF7pZNXdKKz3cUi31WPXueu8CzHxzyYX_emgtRejN20BPCv-/s640/IMG_0409.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzJWz4hEGaKNMmCmOYNyAYolqStJLNP6EDa4VJVk7QsRPcKlCQBx-IDG4ZMmMstvOCf51LbjsL7N9DIytas2_NP3dTJz1dLa67mtrxBeMDWWGSaFG4sAJ2t0fQhWeXJeyk5W64_tx5P5N/s1600/IMG_0434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZzJWz4hEGaKNMmCmOYNyAYolqStJLNP6EDa4VJVk7QsRPcKlCQBx-IDG4ZMmMstvOCf51LbjsL7N9DIytas2_NP3dTJz1dLa67mtrxBeMDWWGSaFG4sAJ2t0fQhWeXJeyk5W64_tx5P5N/s640/IMG_0434.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9wHu-U-P4De-4Rw881HLEkrQLJis8oxPGN0mCIdm0zAXT5sq3DOjwFdsKzyEhxV053RyPCO__AFX3Gq2654Aw7Xvp0G1U-j_TNJ02KR_WRs8Ujz1pQ7Ue-PSbruTcsA-Q6zgjPmugUVz/s1600/IMG_0435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9wHu-U-P4De-4Rw881HLEkrQLJis8oxPGN0mCIdm0zAXT5sq3DOjwFdsKzyEhxV053RyPCO__AFX3Gq2654Aw7Xvp0G1U-j_TNJ02KR_WRs8Ujz1pQ7Ue-PSbruTcsA-Q6zgjPmugUVz/s640/IMG_0435.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hgEn6mjPgd1HKgWtyC-AfigeqGxsl2kEv_H1dyBjUJfMoDKtIggOyHbSQoSCDyuHIdZl-1Zg9TLUmPsgmX41oZTWgMb_rkuHjXpaLNTnJhKRbB8LJryExMMMui119ck7MKtcgVwdsLWJ/s1600/IMG_0436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hgEn6mjPgd1HKgWtyC-AfigeqGxsl2kEv_H1dyBjUJfMoDKtIggOyHbSQoSCDyuHIdZl-1Zg9TLUmPsgmX41oZTWgMb_rkuHjXpaLNTnJhKRbB8LJryExMMMui119ck7MKtcgVwdsLWJ/s640/IMG_0436.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbEZrQ2I-O-gGuj4Rh4C1-wATM5p92s8rloVCKKteKQ1_V4-QhyI4vCOPaWU6c_kae3CNLordfjQYNIHm_Nej1noUiDWvHGKPu60cZypaudHkqCiRQQnih7-BJ8XhDqimdyB9IT7ybrH6/s1600/IMG_0433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zF4vq8cc7C6oXqqZwQPSpeCRr4h3lXntjLktmvbx1TahrRwqDY8dtgMSyyxN0NxnB-jGa3QuVsPQP7qfX-2zCP-q-GTv-vkOE9gFRRSEQfcxBIYHZbL_KScrLnqUS-YvRM87CEDFFt6k/s1600/IMG_0437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zF4vq8cc7C6oXqqZwQPSpeCRr4h3lXntjLktmvbx1TahrRwqDY8dtgMSyyxN0NxnB-jGa3QuVsPQP7qfX-2zCP-q-GTv-vkOE9gFRRSEQfcxBIYHZbL_KScrLnqUS-YvRM87CEDFFt6k/s640/IMG_0437.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6O8rZh8UeeU0fTDZIMZuaFnBTBmDekAuojOmUjbZh77VF_QPEtmQ89HAOWF3oPCi0IjKMG68ACB8yR_ovl4mULawhp9bSSGtBWGfVBHbsOkN0h4LelWMqe4xsY9JBqIAWEYEf_2kXVJPM/s1600/IMG_0439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6O8rZh8UeeU0fTDZIMZuaFnBTBmDekAuojOmUjbZh77VF_QPEtmQ89HAOWF3oPCi0IjKMG68ACB8yR_ovl4mULawhp9bSSGtBWGfVBHbsOkN0h4LelWMqe4xsY9JBqIAWEYEf_2kXVJPM/s640/IMG_0439.JPG" /></a><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbEZrQ2I-O-gGuj4Rh4C1-wATM5p92s8rloVCKKteKQ1_V4-QhyI4vCOPaWU6c_kae3CNLordfjQYNIHm_Nej1noUiDWvHGKPu60cZypaudHkqCiRQQnih7-BJ8XhDqimdyB9IT7ybrH6/s640/IMG_0433.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoJFauf6dGd_YTWfWHJ4LstoP-mtmIlbMi7xCW60os-04h-4F9ZSAE5ASvNUlX0NPqpVTyIgXCehKbkh15TQlQQJ_oGj0n0cZVZ39F6SdrfGyq0ncvxIdpOHRJHRMAGo1DzbAbgykvNwf/s1600/IMG_4070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoJFauf6dGd_YTWfWHJ4LstoP-mtmIlbMi7xCW60os-04h-4F9ZSAE5ASvNUlX0NPqpVTyIgXCehKbkh15TQlQQJ_oGj0n0cZVZ39F6SdrfGyq0ncvxIdpOHRJHRMAGo1DzbAbgykvNwf/s640/IMG_4070.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Card games, pie, and tea for afters. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-69224595108636316532016-06-29T14:43:00.002-04:002016-06-29T14:43:46.072-04:00Postcards From the Farm, Autumn 2015While I'm still constructing our new website, <a href="http://www.onbradstreetfarm.com/" target="top">On Bradstreet Farm</a>, I am wrapping up 2015 here, and this blog is archived at our new site. <br />
<br />
Autumn 2015 was full of worry, hope, and finally, jubilation. With a lot of white knuckling it, tears, kind and loving support from family and dear friends, and stubborn determination on our part, we resolved a crisis that had gripped us in pain and frustration for eighteen long, horrible months. By end of October, with Olivia away at school and the three of us here at the farm, we received our good news and with some trepidation and huge sighs of relief, things were set right. We could proceed with our plans, live at our farm, and know it was alright. With that chapter closed, we looked to focusing again on the house, the farm, and our beloved rituals marking the seasons. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9JO1yML_EKB5wZtELo4DlVJdwPsxidqyxGa1PaEVg0kQ6nbBLGYqnwmHXSn1UQ4FbpGcF0-uzlxSmFHlHHHEbZUZTMxltH-LE4AOAk0g9WxRm0bHe5hrlMR1KwUzL0G2WXeMZ1h5KPPb/s1600/IMG_3838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9JO1yML_EKB5wZtELo4DlVJdwPsxidqyxGa1PaEVg0kQ6nbBLGYqnwmHXSn1UQ4FbpGcF0-uzlxSmFHlHHHEbZUZTMxltH-LE4AOAk0g9WxRm0bHe5hrlMR1KwUzL0G2WXeMZ1h5KPPb/s400/IMG_3838.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BSCWTDaYZvDG2YlED2cQQSCFUhURyEQkrFtuIolWUZXl6gOytgQr2zvEXARbECj8MPgUo1QYP1Xgk_SDBYkuGYoGdceLa_rVXhVbcqUVSc-CrqVpW2-0k7VR490Zcj4gybX7el9vDwX7/s1600/IMG_3839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BSCWTDaYZvDG2YlED2cQQSCFUhURyEQkrFtuIolWUZXl6gOytgQr2zvEXARbECj8MPgUo1QYP1Xgk_SDBYkuGYoGdceLa_rVXhVbcqUVSc-CrqVpW2-0k7VR490Zcj4gybX7el9vDwX7/s400/IMG_3839.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sZqEAy2G6BkAizxkGXQPQ6ecQXJp2XMaT7Pj24QbLwwpGCdKM8zFiSgb10xlXAFLkbBYha8Esn1DXVLzZjTWznuMG9e0ABnjmISu_im9N4wz5_i2xdPIznkSAlKSEgyrEA77FLnjWsn_/s1600/IMG_3846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sZqEAy2G6BkAizxkGXQPQ6ecQXJp2XMaT7Pj24QbLwwpGCdKM8zFiSgb10xlXAFLkbBYha8Esn1DXVLzZjTWznuMG9e0ABnjmISu_im9N4wz5_i2xdPIznkSAlKSEgyrEA77FLnjWsn_/s400/IMG_3846.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehW2jERiZNuONFbexBmUNJOiR0uvDr6QuHw75o-iAdkESGjr_A-hg8h4NJYj2BFibbNbC-mqwaNxj_O1GnnlpKJOwr5soIz2RNnMVHDfa2Y16YCAk8ETOvVXgGzrOeesQgBUv8PnGk3f9/s1600/IMG_3851+-+Version+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjehW2jERiZNuONFbexBmUNJOiR0uvDr6QuHw75o-iAdkESGjr_A-hg8h4NJYj2BFibbNbC-mqwaNxj_O1GnnlpKJOwr5soIz2RNnMVHDfa2Y16YCAk8ETOvVXgGzrOeesQgBUv8PnGk3f9/s400/IMG_3851+-+Version+2.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4I4Fe684uyyUrlxPu8-pk1IkZSK9J3o_pcm81wrBpNYxzpaDUT-bgN1_PCzpwSZJOU2D9diuL_3cDYPWsemZ-f1q1qvsPLTaT0EbErItVYM6ZEqjMJEl9zu-GgkW9fI0Gc98jtffKvStw/s1600/IMG_3855.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4I4Fe684uyyUrlxPu8-pk1IkZSK9J3o_pcm81wrBpNYxzpaDUT-bgN1_PCzpwSZJOU2D9diuL_3cDYPWsemZ-f1q1qvsPLTaT0EbErItVYM6ZEqjMJEl9zu-GgkW9fI0Gc98jtffKvStw/s400/IMG_3855.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWS8BlDby5a3Rh5VM4JDPE_4Gobxp6XjphtSN_b661CpM-Bm8M3vIler5DxfDb4K0JBJvyMd-IuMBNVkGDYbWykRioOHOe2vsdgAgKJ8golLU-xiRoUSgwygv2TAewQqt0VIB5nWf49Koh/s1600/IMG_3856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWS8BlDby5a3Rh5VM4JDPE_4Gobxp6XjphtSN_b661CpM-Bm8M3vIler5DxfDb4K0JBJvyMd-IuMBNVkGDYbWykRioOHOe2vsdgAgKJ8golLU-xiRoUSgwygv2TAewQqt0VIB5nWf49Koh/s400/IMG_3856.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQdr6YEaoyycxHElP2W6zaVatLbcHvuQ5lGvo5gjAQnKvyouV-xBOLBIwmEbavIQmQkSE76zqsJFqrtzp2YNs3Z9_7NjZuEN1Ti_MEwmGVHyur7ZBcn6WKknhz1FN2N-F_hqbzlH6CpQH/s1600/IMG_3858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQdr6YEaoyycxHElP2W6zaVatLbcHvuQ5lGvo5gjAQnKvyouV-xBOLBIwmEbavIQmQkSE76zqsJFqrtzp2YNs3Z9_7NjZuEN1Ti_MEwmGVHyur7ZBcn6WKknhz1FN2N-F_hqbzlH6CpQH/s400/IMG_3858.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzMK8UDXJu1uZSpvoR9SahxZkc_5UWSEU4vZThsw7in6-4A2mpIZh-KJwq_6kkYual1cyxahkFN-jqPMdr1sRPMVA5LcSgyePoiCE9YAwJut-EFc1h3HuaAOF5OBZWoqvtgon4-8CUXzi/s1600/IMG_3860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzMK8UDXJu1uZSpvoR9SahxZkc_5UWSEU4vZThsw7in6-4A2mpIZh-KJwq_6kkYual1cyxahkFN-jqPMdr1sRPMVA5LcSgyePoiCE9YAwJut-EFc1h3HuaAOF5OBZWoqvtgon4-8CUXzi/s400/IMG_3860.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sy_2s32hZIlm3kwA8fEWeo14tk5uIzIb4if4pRHKbHWwpmJMD7tFSjr5g030_NtsTMzfjSWBH1pzq0QQfmqNg3hn1mhv7iKS5zax4hyphenhyphenZqnjOxK5AgF7ymMDcUibK4NVjL_XHrs312_if/s1600/IMG_3862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sy_2s32hZIlm3kwA8fEWeo14tk5uIzIb4if4pRHKbHWwpmJMD7tFSjr5g030_NtsTMzfjSWBH1pzq0QQfmqNg3hn1mhv7iKS5zax4hyphenhyphenZqnjOxK5AgF7ymMDcUibK4NVjL_XHrs312_if/s400/IMG_3862.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayoVr4Pkd_NmMCHbMD97S7x7urayf9eh_zDbKkcvPpg_JrdEj1-PIybBIqk9QrwcPyC3W4vOB6rQEtYiP1tTga4409_Uf3iwxC4eIQudvu5C3H-UFehqdMWgamTfpb26cckFft-fDTC5-/s1600/IMG_3864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayoVr4Pkd_NmMCHbMD97S7x7urayf9eh_zDbKkcvPpg_JrdEj1-PIybBIqk9QrwcPyC3W4vOB6rQEtYiP1tTga4409_Uf3iwxC4eIQudvu5C3H-UFehqdMWgamTfpb26cckFft-fDTC5-/s400/IMG_3864.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVuhLc5q54Go_EFR93z30Fn5rl7SBcHUqoG-OUvEprSjcLK59cKnhyphenhyphenmVMILZH4wx7uOP0DwHl64VnHwOs8J8_9lrDrIfLc_wRPJT7gKXMBvhGwu4uejRCdnb8e2DRDEhy97yQ50TLFcOS/s1600/IMG_3867.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVuhLc5q54Go_EFR93z30Fn5rl7SBcHUqoG-OUvEprSjcLK59cKnhyphenhyphenmVMILZH4wx7uOP0DwHl64VnHwOs8J8_9lrDrIfLc_wRPJT7gKXMBvhGwu4uejRCdnb8e2DRDEhy97yQ50TLFcOS/s400/IMG_3867.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4CK8RjiW4Wd9qVyXeIeyqFU7SEMeVP_oCjG4T0OctQlQ_KVI7xFQWqONLpgi-p8rXpZQhUaUoxKAXO-I6awHS9OjaJLcilWs0qeVWBWG_EXGq-wKRq0l1ZAutxraxmMRh36WEs2LI44m/s1600/IMG_3868.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4CK8RjiW4Wd9qVyXeIeyqFU7SEMeVP_oCjG4T0OctQlQ_KVI7xFQWqONLpgi-p8rXpZQhUaUoxKAXO-I6awHS9OjaJLcilWs0qeVWBWG_EXGq-wKRq0l1ZAutxraxmMRh36WEs2LI44m/s400/IMG_3868.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgrJBAF-sSO9entqF9S9taOQoJJpx5b957Fgget4s1wUXxYw0E_EI4j8NK4sFBqSIgfBHpeHyxEswVv1muQNSzB6FjEshvwoJxSt_PgM9RTPMcrk9ToQKqNAEA6L-_spK4HEAgIMEAtI1/s1600/IMG_3870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgrJBAF-sSO9entqF9S9taOQoJJpx5b957Fgget4s1wUXxYw0E_EI4j8NK4sFBqSIgfBHpeHyxEswVv1muQNSzB6FjEshvwoJxSt_PgM9RTPMcrk9ToQKqNAEA6L-_spK4HEAgIMEAtI1/s400/IMG_3870.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-j_-20D_XaQZ4dy2N3SESLZ4E9hFPHC-PXdCgg49OZMq43YhVy6HcwD8Od15HgWLob3X6w6iecusJzn6IKweOCOiprWXDo6IdGwpvYnw1vsdc7ng3IXK-7i8qMbS95PNOd9DUhMoBSh4/s1600/IMG_3872.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-j_-20D_XaQZ4dy2N3SESLZ4E9hFPHC-PXdCgg49OZMq43YhVy6HcwD8Od15HgWLob3X6w6iecusJzn6IKweOCOiprWXDo6IdGwpvYnw1vsdc7ng3IXK-7i8qMbS95PNOd9DUhMoBSh4/s400/IMG_3872.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXh3vPITNXZNvXuGUxDzgWxyFt6-bhKMz8KYzzh1-gl5A8n_Gi3vE0ZANLi1Vc1bsBbjK1KsboG-vz96AdgMGyQqG9xm_on0CkO5rHCtXqahy_gWPZYCefxzL1a6Te-XUPXqwPnRMao7u/s1600/IMG_3877.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXh3vPITNXZNvXuGUxDzgWxyFt6-bhKMz8KYzzh1-gl5A8n_Gi3vE0ZANLi1Vc1bsBbjK1KsboG-vz96AdgMGyQqG9xm_on0CkO5rHCtXqahy_gWPZYCefxzL1a6Te-XUPXqwPnRMao7u/s400/IMG_3877.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNmL9hBkXkE1OxF_fTwy0EMQGdDWrbKuB1-eZIs1wbpqEwfhvqlTZMwdm21FtNXWXVbNN3E77rNeFDepiBf52jS0DbnQ9bojAdxl5HowHy4W-7GSNB9DNFBywzHvGCF5lsPelHhXdPpBu/s1600/IMG_3878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNmL9hBkXkE1OxF_fTwy0EMQGdDWrbKuB1-eZIs1wbpqEwfhvqlTZMwdm21FtNXWXVbNN3E77rNeFDepiBf52jS0DbnQ9bojAdxl5HowHy4W-7GSNB9DNFBywzHvGCF5lsPelHhXdPpBu/s400/IMG_3878.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDG9rX3Ihw5kajgYiX4R6MtUBGFr3ua9-pVXEEP33GRZ34JkXyeUxUSgyx5AwWXvUkk1mw_ruOrENeVQnbhMipUHPATWFckmKoQfdCTL7hsLbvA9GZfENWZK26nPCe6yh2dDGAYK5MLuMf/s1600/IMG_3883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDG9rX3Ihw5kajgYiX4R6MtUBGFr3ua9-pVXEEP33GRZ34JkXyeUxUSgyx5AwWXvUkk1mw_ruOrENeVQnbhMipUHPATWFckmKoQfdCTL7hsLbvA9GZfENWZK26nPCe6yh2dDGAYK5MLuMf/s400/IMG_3883.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lRRcNRsrgGecApnYg1gfkYMgVMG39RMUOkJbV1uD4W0qE-K4mvELt-MQsSgK_IingJAhtxCIZx9L2wafjfJNUuyTTx9H1g89CqLQDllou2gJAAKgX18hYiCApLcMrX1-3ZKXMza2hzWw/s1600/IMG_3885.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lRRcNRsrgGecApnYg1gfkYMgVMG39RMUOkJbV1uD4W0qE-K4mvELt-MQsSgK_IingJAhtxCIZx9L2wafjfJNUuyTTx9H1g89CqLQDllou2gJAAKgX18hYiCApLcMrX1-3ZKXMza2hzWw/s400/IMG_3885.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3NX77BSVtDaZiQGsZzjpmAjQ__XlAakz0aPV0KSvcJg6TUXGmLu5NH-ZGQSLtsH-5tkpEV4-q6IB05Z4P5TThVPu-kDiH7vOs86RgLj6qOxT492X97najy2QJmt4IzQWT-Bv4X4Ytti5/s1600/IMG_3891.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3NX77BSVtDaZiQGsZzjpmAjQ__XlAakz0aPV0KSvcJg6TUXGmLu5NH-ZGQSLtsH-5tkpEV4-q6IB05Z4P5TThVPu-kDiH7vOs86RgLj6qOxT492X97najy2QJmt4IzQWT-Bv4X4Ytti5/s400/IMG_3891.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtB0KWoXVCfScrZUdJp4LHX5aTjlkXEONNirS1EKZgzwKPFzwKqqj3adV04Y3kHj_uqEyfcnrJF3LJ1APLwP4cLDNHC8gkHIPys_Oi_75EgdBqGAxiBL-yU8VnoTHiW8mAqJb8rEiB0y3j/s1600/IMG_3893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtB0KWoXVCfScrZUdJp4LHX5aTjlkXEONNirS1EKZgzwKPFzwKqqj3adV04Y3kHj_uqEyfcnrJF3LJ1APLwP4cLDNHC8gkHIPys_Oi_75EgdBqGAxiBL-yU8VnoTHiW8mAqJb8rEiB0y3j/s400/IMG_3893.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWmcemUUZYTqYzlViF260uLzaIAKFDRv4-rYtTNTXvWap_ClK3afW_Pz8dA0tEbvxNSeL7u1fdT4YruSE9wdnwJEeNH2xKFvFYFZK5lOkM9IdPX6LVMcRphbBd50v1DSZOL0vR88CIeVh/s1600/IMG_3896.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWmcemUUZYTqYzlViF260uLzaIAKFDRv4-rYtTNTXvWap_ClK3afW_Pz8dA0tEbvxNSeL7u1fdT4YruSE9wdnwJEeNH2xKFvFYFZK5lOkM9IdPX6LVMcRphbBd50v1DSZOL0vR88CIeVh/s400/IMG_3896.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnohCmwsqtgg-qozRQh1b7ttz1orixrLMKdXwYHekIdDgv06EMLc5GFPxQdnJZEXWQt8j_xrtMBG03JNkTB6BJz9h41Gpa8EWe3iydD2vREsffNmzbzBCBxKNOAGS-UG0dHjmohJvGXv9C/s1600/IMG_3905.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnohCmwsqtgg-qozRQh1b7ttz1orixrLMKdXwYHekIdDgv06EMLc5GFPxQdnJZEXWQt8j_xrtMBG03JNkTB6BJz9h41Gpa8EWe3iydD2vREsffNmzbzBCBxKNOAGS-UG0dHjmohJvGXv9C/s400/IMG_3905.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXXyQETQVYO2-teJMLTjjsQksDclS0iXf7BPeV7iNgb5eGONby3vdSohpYlW9fKhNca1XizMuUk9YXuEbSR-aq-F3xWz8Rn8J7_OMOV3ykR6xAQ1MyHaF3XuiUFVF_ChWODLSOX8uHZt-/s1600/IMG_9146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeXXyQETQVYO2-teJMLTjjsQksDclS0iXf7BPeV7iNgb5eGONby3vdSohpYlW9fKhNca1XizMuUk9YXuEbSR-aq-F3xWz8Rn8J7_OMOV3ykR6xAQ1MyHaF3XuiUFVF_ChWODLSOX8uHZt-/s400/IMG_9146.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zy9ubXE3-l4taLJx5rG4uYEDHHIL7caYBAxMJZlLiw9QSQv3x5V9LG-yDbCZ5lz6gWFPQ7le_yunx6-o8tcdXMrmroVTfMvvFQclybmygKdf_UQ75KrAvupKJOKblN3t76ddOctzznZx/s1600/IMG_9156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zy9ubXE3-l4taLJx5rG4uYEDHHIL7caYBAxMJZlLiw9QSQv3x5V9LG-yDbCZ5lz6gWFPQ7le_yunx6-o8tcdXMrmroVTfMvvFQclybmygKdf_UQ75KrAvupKJOKblN3t76ddOctzznZx/s400/IMG_9156.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlmzYOfIMmxuLvShIy6BBEV2D-A5cOYm3sTPV-H_D5O3d-xpgraVyJjyaqkAugJj6ZY-c0ip7RHSDGKllus70Rrd8MxZgeSHbtPPpHbLiOlM3ON_Red9RP4__vrKYQQQXXdw5qZk_lMAS/s1600/IMG_9164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlmzYOfIMmxuLvShIy6BBEV2D-A5cOYm3sTPV-H_D5O3d-xpgraVyJjyaqkAugJj6ZY-c0ip7RHSDGKllus70Rrd8MxZgeSHbtPPpHbLiOlM3ON_Red9RP4__vrKYQQQXXdw5qZk_lMAS/s400/IMG_9164.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSXQKGBca8InUeXgVeQ2MaVHkU36rMTaJrGTOOwzXbUCjS-4xl2iJrybS98Ry9WZ440EC5bpKSTgFdfXP7okIb4IJcIPOJd0-3Ei8PZsXSuBHXW3I5fmjwdMeWPsBs7bpAUlkb_E2251O/s1600/IMG_9165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSXQKGBca8InUeXgVeQ2MaVHkU36rMTaJrGTOOwzXbUCjS-4xl2iJrybS98Ry9WZ440EC5bpKSTgFdfXP7okIb4IJcIPOJd0-3Ei8PZsXSuBHXW3I5fmjwdMeWPsBs7bpAUlkb_E2251O/s400/IMG_9165.JPG" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3UrGyDyxyW_RXEAB64R3zBKpeUcvPketFKycZJDcaiPDVWleJm7jqudm2wf-HDUtg-TrpaWX17SMZOZ3tCh7pJJYPmL-3G_aBw-hGX4YV9Yn9XxH_XXluTmcwXL2W0-gyrhHt0H77yw9/s1600/IMG_9177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3UrGyDyxyW_RXEAB64R3zBKpeUcvPketFKycZJDcaiPDVWleJm7jqudm2wf-HDUtg-TrpaWX17SMZOZ3tCh7pJJYPmL-3G_aBw-hGX4YV9Yn9XxH_XXluTmcwXL2W0-gyrhHt0H77yw9/s400/IMG_9177.JPG" /></a></div>
Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-72370162416408912212016-02-23T18:50:00.001-05:002016-02-25T18:36:59.645-05:00Postcards From The Farm, Summer 2015<br />
I figure you won't mind this flashback to summer as we wrap up the month of February. I'm still finding it challenging to blog on the regular but it bugs me to not have some record here of our lives over the last year, so here it is. I'll be posting more postcards and you can find me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/onbradstreet/" target="top">Instagram</a>. Be well, friends!<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1zUfvKS1W7BIA9ZF59beobMDz6UMkOZnHUPxISJzAEmGJPPoXr0WUJxFfwefSstcd20rABAsNKIZJETZM_nND8Zv8D9UeFAn1qpR4CwSmCYvN6nlTy1zPdqcNt_b5pbjJMBhKoxoPhAj/s1600/IMG_3376.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1zUfvKS1W7BIA9ZF59beobMDz6UMkOZnHUPxISJzAEmGJPPoXr0WUJxFfwefSstcd20rABAsNKIZJETZM_nND8Zv8D9UeFAn1qpR4CwSmCYvN6nlTy1zPdqcNt_b5pbjJMBhKoxoPhAj/s640/IMG_3376.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">summer storm</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUWYOlsGMWKGQ5xB7hdCMCCfgAFVNxGztBMtMxo1v7EYm8rkj1Vj7OicbUiODbFudPIR-VAKVcBrg9c8rAxqXcT60Vqczu3XVpfaqgDjrUXpBwA-QXXeIaqx9N2SpUDMW6s5PHkbPdeY7/s1600/IMG_3389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUWYOlsGMWKGQ5xB7hdCMCCfgAFVNxGztBMtMxo1v7EYm8rkj1Vj7OicbUiODbFudPIR-VAKVcBrg9c8rAxqXcT60Vqczu3XVpfaqgDjrUXpBwA-QXXeIaqx9N2SpUDMW6s5PHkbPdeY7/s640/IMG_3389.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">new haircut for Olivia</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9g8ICm3GUBjEtpSRjOa-HmJu3T4fDjBM8k8NyfAi45y4ZbGMeyJ3D8Lke43To0w4qvDOXbbDU1q67Ala-6rVYk9n7vyPOqhRUmaRM9j2jMDgjOjnCfPbwQQdio6iTdr9qj8HylZ4Thdym/s1600/IMG_3393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9g8ICm3GUBjEtpSRjOa-HmJu3T4fDjBM8k8NyfAi45y4ZbGMeyJ3D8Lke43To0w4qvDOXbbDU1q67Ala-6rVYk9n7vyPOqhRUmaRM9j2jMDgjOjnCfPbwQQdio6iTdr9qj8HylZ4Thdym/s640/IMG_3393.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sweet Khaki Campbell ducks </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkheHzOESjcD2bD4MuEQ2jBlxDZF68bFaKWwgallVSUWkG-0tbNVw74JLrUk4yvYad9yYPF2hoTsOv9jJK0ZsSah8HEUm3YqPtD_W0pBQJ4jfUWT7r0MHhN3ofSpyhRrZwOUgveT-dnI1Z/s1600/IMG_3402.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkheHzOESjcD2bD4MuEQ2jBlxDZF68bFaKWwgallVSUWkG-0tbNVw74JLrUk4yvYad9yYPF2hoTsOv9jJK0ZsSah8HEUm3YqPtD_W0pBQJ4jfUWT7r0MHhN3ofSpyhRrZwOUgveT-dnI1Z/s640/IMG_3402.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">late summer flowers</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSz86F20TzsVY0hXiTYBy710_RUySuekJIbsoh0RJ60LwtNLTSSxusO7vItc8HFT1HzYWtE4vU3Kv1Y0agjjgV6PMbVEuy7lxe1bSqGodBGVUREHiamDa-9iQKu1jcvZl65cVQHaBdGiC/s1600/IMG_3408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSz86F20TzsVY0hXiTYBy710_RUySuekJIbsoh0RJ60LwtNLTSSxusO7vItc8HFT1HzYWtE4vU3Kv1Y0agjjgV6PMbVEuy7lxe1bSqGodBGVUREHiamDa-9iQKu1jcvZl65cVQHaBdGiC/s640/IMG_3408.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mama deer and her two fawns say hello to the chickens </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQE5-gha-F2TNsIZcGlwuOM5PZ7waCtj0WCI_rRfvgiRswYz77m8Zgaa11rYNSpr-Gkq7cXn1MzXgYVz4lV8E4EVzGWNkdYpqZ9QbD3P8Ap7pGnVqiT9o8FE8hK07v30qLVI259-EHe3j/s1600/IMG_3410.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQE5-gha-F2TNsIZcGlwuOM5PZ7waCtj0WCI_rRfvgiRswYz77m8Zgaa11rYNSpr-Gkq7cXn1MzXgYVz4lV8E4EVzGWNkdYpqZ9QbD3P8Ap7pGnVqiT9o8FE8hK07v30qLVI259-EHe3j/s640/IMG_3410.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a knowing glance </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvya_F6IspP1Pu47aueATnMXvVyLnjKkypsZV-AoZUBA4XQObr5UiktAhVL5vK_HBcILYCN1t0T6FTsUxtXWXDIran9aG3IUov0emX-9jfQ8TZPyh3L6d-qsG4a1xKAnVDsF5f4zCeod2/s1600/IMG_3415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvya_F6IspP1Pu47aueATnMXvVyLnjKkypsZV-AoZUBA4XQObr5UiktAhVL5vK_HBcILYCN1t0T6FTsUxtXWXDIran9aG3IUov0emX-9jfQ8TZPyh3L6d-qsG4a1xKAnVDsF5f4zCeod2/s640/IMG_3415.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">catch up little fawns! </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsWgsF3suBIKlhXYuABdf-lkqADng6eBZi9aKxmoh5jJuIORuGqUvMa_F8wa7FxsXxU84_QDlqvyBS0Y6iF-oiHv5Rf0_klyceOTL4TCrEsoM6TwUIF9-exnV89xP3d9P-5m98TDSlzta/s1600/IMG_3421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsWgsF3suBIKlhXYuABdf-lkqADng6eBZi9aKxmoh5jJuIORuGqUvMa_F8wa7FxsXxU84_QDlqvyBS0Y6iF-oiHv5Rf0_klyceOTL4TCrEsoM6TwUIF9-exnV89xP3d9P-5m98TDSlzta/s640/IMG_3421.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rainbow over the farm</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0M4mrGptF-yEkIClMRDTsp1zXZXQwRGoXmwOgEsbX-Xqeml8G-fRzq2oAbrdgtIGbySbxbbLr4pUoZ4hyjS58C1vHZyQr1WwWU7col1OrsmOJlK0AhNfFNIt-A4sMPBMJYeXll3EcBK3/s1600/IMG_3439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu0M4mrGptF-yEkIClMRDTsp1zXZXQwRGoXmwOgEsbX-Xqeml8G-fRzq2oAbrdgtIGbySbxbbLr4pUoZ4hyjS58C1vHZyQr1WwWU7col1OrsmOJlK0AhNfFNIt-A4sMPBMJYeXll3EcBK3/s640/IMG_3439.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">absolutely loaded crabapple </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwmuy2A9qP3Mkyob-intoko-YzVVVpRmG14Nxg4pS1VWtQEKXMbjyreN_ZZS-FqqrclVyTdy42RimS0AMvULir6UuSwgvx718XTVM_QA0FbxkoSBtwj76h-rh9CUXK81p6BWR8TzgPqW6/s1600/IMG_3443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwmuy2A9qP3Mkyob-intoko-YzVVVpRmG14Nxg4pS1VWtQEKXMbjyreN_ZZS-FqqrclVyTdy42RimS0AMvULir6UuSwgvx718XTVM_QA0FbxkoSBtwj76h-rh9CUXK81p6BWR8TzgPqW6/s640/IMG_3443.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hot summer evening</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHduIou9WrfEvj0xrtmIFGq9k-3UzlCgUa3vUpN_rO9wFzHLMOW-YQhPGIwuVrUrj0u2tKtgIz8KO36yQRoDfvyRvJ9KSTB-UCb_p2H1laF-Igiaq-VKe9X5X1Y1ZQj5Qwo0USCFgSoeN/s1600/IMG_3448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHduIou9WrfEvj0xrtmIFGq9k-3UzlCgUa3vUpN_rO9wFzHLMOW-YQhPGIwuVrUrj0u2tKtgIz8KO36yQRoDfvyRvJ9KSTB-UCb_p2H1laF-Igiaq-VKe9X5X1Y1ZQj5Qwo0USCFgSoeN/s640/IMG_3448.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after the rain</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFFPTTheB4ZVa0rV_N9GMQgKraGWKmOy3G-8S_2XpCVb_ZTigr189c6Aha1rs9s0Nm1R-jfWdPu8XfEy8XHWw8Ff6TMWDdQ0rCTy-4pO3e3IsYdvREdFRBSLFAtFv2aNIeZ7F0snrz5Rp/s1600/IMG_3458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFFPTTheB4ZVa0rV_N9GMQgKraGWKmOy3G-8S_2XpCVb_ZTigr189c6Aha1rs9s0Nm1R-jfWdPu8XfEy8XHWw8Ff6TMWDdQ0rCTy-4pO3e3IsYdvREdFRBSLFAtFv2aNIeZ7F0snrz5Rp/s640/IMG_3458.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lots of tomatoes setting </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8q0adRCGi2G9ocGErdwP63Lne77OMqW6EpdfomNY2k0jDCcX8WHU5e__EcbcRkVAiyYxHOB3YRIWM6T5n1HAgfqnSsIChjVEJOTVOLRUOdsuZAWj9yLQPZpNsnk4FyLOieISKNQURkVDJ/s1600/IMG_3462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8q0adRCGi2G9ocGErdwP63Lne77OMqW6EpdfomNY2k0jDCcX8WHU5e__EcbcRkVAiyYxHOB3YRIWM6T5n1HAgfqnSsIChjVEJOTVOLRUOdsuZAWj9yLQPZpNsnk4FyLOieISKNQURkVDJ/s640/IMG_3462.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">vine ripening </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1d-0l7Yq7Q1GYz1sChxAHdcOns1LVoONGeeyGOFoKY-mb-VghdxpFl4vi7MosogDiDtLkXA_1I8icM01tBFgYg3my99VeBd2etORnaT-Oat7x208sK8NqP-Um8FAvWoKyxyvn6f1Edb7m/s1600/IMG_3470.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1d-0l7Yq7Q1GYz1sChxAHdcOns1LVoONGeeyGOFoKY-mb-VghdxpFl4vi7MosogDiDtLkXA_1I8icM01tBFgYg3my99VeBd2etORnaT-Oat7x208sK8NqP-Um8FAvWoKyxyvn6f1Edb7m/s640/IMG_3470.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">red cabbage</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlK_WgukY1pimDWvsDwilw3BtUTl55k76SwyONzKKUN6wkQa4cKxwZx9S0HAE6XvQiP-IM2SATdJ4Gcn-oxWu9iPQVlnPKaq2BgZgVlvf4w3Mbz2DDlmwfW9iw5iHQLpy5CubGx9L97IU-/s1600/IMG_3472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlK_WgukY1pimDWvsDwilw3BtUTl55k76SwyONzKKUN6wkQa4cKxwZx9S0HAE6XvQiP-IM2SATdJ4Gcn-oxWu9iPQVlnPKaq2BgZgVlvf4w3Mbz2DDlmwfW9iw5iHQLpy5CubGx9L97IU-/s640/IMG_3472.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">summer squash maze</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIA6LLla-gIKXhEuOB_8GxPAIsrn5Gxg1Xgkvp-UIfJpQ76Gea2_CytLR24D4Dp_7tE1mkzaB8T_0E6EJC1cKklGgoU4r8-huUvHlGhuDpLSlYVlxtbWeGLMzhXt6LECCPeZHb0M481gNm/s1600/IMG_3473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIA6LLla-gIKXhEuOB_8GxPAIsrn5Gxg1Xgkvp-UIfJpQ76Gea2_CytLR24D4Dp_7tE1mkzaB8T_0E6EJC1cKklGgoU4r8-huUvHlGhuDpLSlYVlxtbWeGLMzhXt6LECCPeZHb0M481gNm/s640/IMG_3473.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">messy duck smile</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcXn_IQvMDHYf95pdPaOPYOUIFdWpaC9ZhWZ6MR55YK3FEqLn9Yk3rZtijWXkX8wFHW3NBHba4o_hJ0cTOo4n2HnkAWFaXVISxfAJb0mxfDvd2sJRsunGFrpe38ARtO-kLoJZ_WC9S0rE/s1600/IMG_3476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcXn_IQvMDHYf95pdPaOPYOUIFdWpaC9ZhWZ6MR55YK3FEqLn9Yk3rZtijWXkX8wFHW3NBHba4o_hJ0cTOo4n2HnkAWFaXVISxfAJb0mxfDvd2sJRsunGFrpe38ARtO-kLoJZ_WC9S0rE/s640/IMG_3476.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">greetings </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETK17aVQ6H1R-IOzLS5z6_6bBAYMt_dXWNcfTZhlU6boOD_qTNz1grQ8cl11aomD7ryM8PMvY3A6-Ey-X1o9H68p3eEgETxRvNbp_eUXg1FefwpQriXoVDXreNcBUfwl4JWDiTU7_SmHL/s1600/IMG_3493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETK17aVQ6H1R-IOzLS5z6_6bBAYMt_dXWNcfTZhlU6boOD_qTNz1grQ8cl11aomD7ryM8PMvY3A6-Ey-X1o9H68p3eEgETxRvNbp_eUXg1FefwpQriXoVDXreNcBUfwl4JWDiTU7_SmHL/s640/IMG_3493.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">elderberry</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUp2qkQFlLDgmoRfwZq6POdiKl41MDlaJVskdkp0qJ56StLpYiaDU5zENeX8qBk-9dl_BD2mc1_zNlPqoD-84eF7JsKcWzqcIHtlpxNfwF20L0oHTnmaG38ny5JuoYuzJ0kPdzkvQoP4L/s1600/IMG_3498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUUp2qkQFlLDgmoRfwZq6POdiKl41MDlaJVskdkp0qJ56StLpYiaDU5zENeX8qBk-9dl_BD2mc1_zNlPqoD-84eF7JsKcWzqcIHtlpxNfwF20L0oHTnmaG38ny5JuoYuzJ0kPdzkvQoP4L/s640/IMG_3498.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pears</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKceKaxAVjHnpojAyOs4ZJu3sJA4b2MCzwOK7ugJyBhaxDCatDJQVkB-dJQ5FaCXwHkqd4mLHx2s2temikmZNT32HXoj_7ME04Y9UwSRT9O-ltbkJ_t4NghMft-2DGoiuzc-YIL4H3Z91/s1600/IMG_3502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKceKaxAVjHnpojAyOs4ZJu3sJA4b2MCzwOK7ugJyBhaxDCatDJQVkB-dJQ5FaCXwHkqd4mLHx2s2temikmZNT32HXoj_7ME04Y9UwSRT9O-ltbkJ_t4NghMft-2DGoiuzc-YIL4H3Z91/s640/IMG_3502.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">crabapples</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg678cywSl4TaDXEWJL5HW-n4H11d1OwIA_KWSBNi44-p5lMsJG3D_CT_6XfPi1NC1PmnI5WeLxjvAfjNwi5Qwrg-FlLPHXr90fRZtZ5-PCnZxM1y0hkw4VAG8P16eJywgzYdaJz46zU60c/s1600/IMG_3511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg678cywSl4TaDXEWJL5HW-n4H11d1OwIA_KWSBNi44-p5lMsJG3D_CT_6XfPi1NC1PmnI5WeLxjvAfjNwi5Qwrg-FlLPHXr90fRZtZ5-PCnZxM1y0hkw4VAG8P16eJywgzYdaJz46zU60c/s640/IMG_3511.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">crabapples</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhsaIfYxHaXhb_ARPW2hs-_aikzuM5IDDg2EuOjF-QcrtybLKZZhRuUiWuTLFAnP_YekdsBfPmfANxTk87eQvws-8R7xz3-LdNCEYgqeFJ9FzjOKVTXH8x4KcFfXaeq6cLuSq0JzXw5qJ/s1600/IMG_3517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhsaIfYxHaXhb_ARPW2hs-_aikzuM5IDDg2EuOjF-QcrtybLKZZhRuUiWuTLFAnP_YekdsBfPmfANxTk87eQvws-8R7xz3-LdNCEYgqeFJ9FzjOKVTXH8x4KcFfXaeq6cLuSq0JzXw5qJ/s640/IMG_3517.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mint</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIeHzsZOGFxopH2og0zWR3_uh_brSI8TnJrBIAiWckNQjlwedL2TNcs86XqDnXvdE7DBuEEOoFNRNI-USzWKcLxVT8Hg53PREH56XQ9K3_eAR-MCuHXWVtIxr9I0w3oGigPclY8TVHh-x/s1600/IMG_3522.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIeHzsZOGFxopH2og0zWR3_uh_brSI8TnJrBIAiWckNQjlwedL2TNcs86XqDnXvdE7DBuEEOoFNRNI-USzWKcLxVT8Hg53PREH56XQ9K3_eAR-MCuHXWVtIxr9I0w3oGigPclY8TVHh-x/s640/IMG_3522.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">goldenrod</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuWzndgJit2ZSfZwErC6zRiQHCheTqfskV3QBZOLKuxX28pNtgYLMaDVmbI_o04tqTNkWhjb7rc1hcn7Brd53AFkU-vN1qkn3cBFSQjOlYadzX446GxPBMekE883fbSS_09JjGNoGOrSQ/s1600/IMG_3528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuWzndgJit2ZSfZwErC6zRiQHCheTqfskV3QBZOLKuxX28pNtgYLMaDVmbI_o04tqTNkWhjb7rc1hcn7Brd53AFkU-vN1qkn3cBFSQjOlYadzX446GxPBMekE883fbSS_09JjGNoGOrSQ/s640/IMG_3528.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cosmo fading </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPC45ZhexJpBGXPujlzh6YFrRrLLV6WIxPxls0yX510_fvy9Q0-J6qi7ZRZtgisT5EC-k0xMBaWdMzFZlVtBe_qj_w4uJ6nALse6YO8rZq7NSr7GTFHI8y-JnPlr6Pxk__bTfX0h6H5kIa/s1600/IMG_3532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPC45ZhexJpBGXPujlzh6YFrRrLLV6WIxPxls0yX510_fvy9Q0-J6qi7ZRZtgisT5EC-k0xMBaWdMzFZlVtBe_qj_w4uJ6nALse6YO8rZq7NSr7GTFHI8y-JnPlr6Pxk__bTfX0h6H5kIa/s640/IMG_3532.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we rebuilt and renovated the hall closets (before doors)</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdCn4PsmB4MAOXeOv6kNK247xafAWPclE_QtQngVVky3UxhhX53hKl2HVBgKac5wwDqq5XjI3MjNaDKS7q0dqHUgrt884v7I63zAygChD792C-p6Ixkzt8U2tUgMHSqhjk1PJNii-Dmnj/s1600/IMG_3535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdCn4PsmB4MAOXeOv6kNK247xafAWPclE_QtQngVVky3UxhhX53hKl2HVBgKac5wwDqq5XjI3MjNaDKS7q0dqHUgrt884v7I63zAygChD792C-p6Ixkzt8U2tUgMHSqhjk1PJNii-Dmnj/s640/IMG_3535.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">farm kitchen </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivftF6CWrxHckYDf0kgUZfXoWzPDdk_IQIQ2eiHjzXLY5Gv3Tk8sv9e-q07ic5wEXvC_XhQKD-ALxMA1POuZFgpDdCNBiVa86407Obh6ZiLRcif2G1fn07kr_Pk9lEk-31BAAjkhUaoUd/s1600/IMG_3543.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivftF6CWrxHckYDf0kgUZfXoWzPDdk_IQIQ2eiHjzXLY5Gv3Tk8sv9e-q07ic5wEXvC_XhQKD-ALxMA1POuZFgpDdCNBiVa86407Obh6ZiLRcif2G1fn07kr_Pk9lEk-31BAAjkhUaoUd/s640/IMG_3543.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mood: relaxed</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIm71_Gepm79cFzphrPlexF-bCapNKOPuDWApgYXRo9zHqd_smUPzhsXr45PyABSrNITwobhczV7wmgBOvUqzyWLVywrvvQliuMiKOqmBq7PJaiColaSPu4quADs0852aNaExIczIWIM7/s1600/IMG_3557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdIm71_Gepm79cFzphrPlexF-bCapNKOPuDWApgYXRo9zHqd_smUPzhsXr45PyABSrNITwobhczV7wmgBOvUqzyWLVywrvvQliuMiKOqmBq7PJaiColaSPu4quADs0852aNaExIczIWIM7/s640/IMG_3557.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">what's a farmhouse without a slamming screen door? </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA587lbFUxA5jY4fNPR6EewaddnhVHuWfJsuiWyJFOUb2DO7XpJOfFxxqcZTCTG7eFdhJbgOq2GY0w3VpsmLwwm6LJ0FrWeo4CcOvpkeH92OJhdnvMWDaCKQAKs2D2nHFfX9Y_OdxNGmFa/s1600/IMG_3565.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA587lbFUxA5jY4fNPR6EewaddnhVHuWfJsuiWyJFOUb2DO7XpJOfFxxqcZTCTG7eFdhJbgOq2GY0w3VpsmLwwm6LJ0FrWeo4CcOvpkeH92OJhdnvMWDaCKQAKs2D2nHFfX9Y_OdxNGmFa/s640/IMG_3565.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">summer kitchen</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyY45PEz26AawwZPoxSbA0nv2v01T-kMmOuIgeXPrIUD-TwK55lDZHbWyi7jIZyvPdydJp2A8P6gTeRQP-NPnzW941gZ9q8-OQfGTY6Klh558bbFBTVUUSpMDJpzvsOcFWrJv547u9wEA/s1600/IMG_3568.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyY45PEz26AawwZPoxSbA0nv2v01T-kMmOuIgeXPrIUD-TwK55lDZHbWyi7jIZyvPdydJp2A8P6gTeRQP-NPnzW941gZ9q8-OQfGTY6Klh558bbFBTVUUSpMDJpzvsOcFWrJv547u9wEA/s640/IMG_3568.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">give me all the quilts</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46caUe0ElTjZW7pB9o6wtMgSrkCLm6rBAJXDdCLjCxLJFgB0u6FmjaKviVAGmwxdcVel3qBzV0946WJ4TkGKRaV1ERAyTUoC6v5J9hStjnc_n3DKHMfLhhE8DAWIjy9OSm6U1xP8cMvML/s1600/IMG_3574.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46caUe0ElTjZW7pB9o6wtMgSrkCLm6rBAJXDdCLjCxLJFgB0u6FmjaKviVAGmwxdcVel3qBzV0946WJ4TkGKRaV1ERAyTUoC6v5J9hStjnc_n3DKHMfLhhE8DAWIjy9OSm6U1xP8cMvML/s640/IMG_3574.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">becoming home </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBryhitVZGXAyJJyaO3goToBdV7evuaSps6ylI5w2C0a9jmYuXd_0g6_Jkt92z4b-2VFr0AEg0YWfz-kOA5v0q_-g648gMtCrRgvCy1O1nihG_UGrnJKq7jFLeHOA-bTcjhyH7E6-DGwvV/s1600/IMG_3627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBryhitVZGXAyJJyaO3goToBdV7evuaSps6ylI5w2C0a9jmYuXd_0g6_Jkt92z4b-2VFr0AEg0YWfz-kOA5v0q_-g648gMtCrRgvCy1O1nihG_UGrnJKq7jFLeHOA-bTcjhyH7E6-DGwvV/s640/IMG_3627.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">college kid meets dorm room </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhHe1CiWVAoSPooXeL_cxcOuwlNh4rWSPxdVrnhOAUlCIDN6Dthnl0swt23BOqZktpzk7uRpgTlVrPmpcFL64-BuLu2JClifjq-LgfmkjHdT7lHvJXOhE4grMPIYPys-LGVpkHab1blF2/s1600/IMG_3629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhHe1CiWVAoSPooXeL_cxcOuwlNh4rWSPxdVrnhOAUlCIDN6Dthnl0swt23BOqZktpzk7uRpgTlVrPmpcFL64-BuLu2JClifjq-LgfmkjHdT7lHvJXOhE4grMPIYPys-LGVpkHab1blF2/s640/IMG_3629.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">little friends </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdv00IssdWPKOFjEjCtMJkh3v_q9aAFO2Cs0oMU7LT6IaANSBHd1lOIZWzsNozC7GBdyl3gkAhUB7WxikZI7r26A72F5fjc3ooX0QNyOBRjniv2WMGmmQkDjZVyW1wMAO8p7PVKXYCUU-/s1600/IMG_3633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdv00IssdWPKOFjEjCtMJkh3v_q9aAFO2Cs0oMU7LT6IaANSBHd1lOIZWzsNozC7GBdyl3gkAhUB7WxikZI7r26A72F5fjc3ooX0QNyOBRjniv2WMGmmQkDjZVyW1wMAO8p7PVKXYCUU-/s640/IMG_3633.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">setting all to order</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHmMkAyvsMUs8ydHhXt1lf5DRrGsfwJzaJwk_ItSglB4RaaEjWbUXmzFaOIwp9c754kx1-eTcxrZH8B4pBF6Gc7dcy_aIGzKn3qytKBiXaesetbqJiSffPWzQPqRvXv4qdZQUOkKI01LR/s1600/IMG_3635.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHmMkAyvsMUs8ydHhXt1lf5DRrGsfwJzaJwk_ItSglB4RaaEjWbUXmzFaOIwp9c754kx1-eTcxrZH8B4pBF6Gc7dcy_aIGzKn3qytKBiXaesetbqJiSffPWzQPqRvXv4qdZQUOkKI01LR/s640/IMG_3635.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pretty space</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuBgxNUPVqeSOukAsCqJcngiAW24TdFiLfkRe1RA_aIZQNnJH4kNkjZDSmzaiENtH8RaZX7cvzMZOxZa758l2TEewI5Es4lzvu-IzNyZejpfcIWtitVUo3QwiyAjoUxm1005hchi6pTUA/s1600/IMG_3638.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuBgxNUPVqeSOukAsCqJcngiAW24TdFiLfkRe1RA_aIZQNnJH4kNkjZDSmzaiENtH8RaZX7cvzMZOxZa758l2TEewI5Es4lzvu-IzNyZejpfcIWtitVUo3QwiyAjoUxm1005hchi6pTUA/s640/IMG_3638.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">will miss this kid but so pleased for her </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2cGxrtXXJ4ykDBQiTbZoKa4XYoxldA44C7IsCEQ7rl9jOMUa3UXOQq9aSdZMPSJZelP_uom1V3rq-ve0uSDagqn56XBTRM-mr7cKPVwhYbbTMxd9d40C0G2MH9RE782x0ZFZOLgsB2on/s1600/IMG_3639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2cGxrtXXJ4ykDBQiTbZoKa4XYoxldA44C7IsCEQ7rl9jOMUa3UXOQq9aSdZMPSJZelP_uom1V3rq-ve0uSDagqn56XBTRM-mr7cKPVwhYbbTMxd9d40C0G2MH9RE782x0ZFZOLgsB2on/s640/IMG_3639.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">left Olivia at UMM and we headed to West Quoddy Head in Lubec</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxwYExAxzhxfxFBeN6FtHjfx0TlycbHu4Wp5E8_h0tyvomLt6jRsrEKf9635KmVrd_3fr3_23uZL9BCrCsxNlToZI6JCPbPMzVmsirwCZxN3_6VRF_yZ9jilZ8pPGMh2x5Uqs86c2UP0n/s1600/IMG_3657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxwYExAxzhxfxFBeN6FtHjfx0TlycbHu4Wp5E8_h0tyvomLt6jRsrEKf9635KmVrd_3fr3_23uZL9BCrCsxNlToZI6JCPbPMzVmsirwCZxN3_6VRF_yZ9jilZ8pPGMh2x5Uqs86c2UP0n/s640/IMG_3657.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">islands in the distance</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTw8QjHAy1YRglzaQZRzpep2U-3aOtzCOKkyWj0SMjyLnWkP_LLe79QTj-uvuKqhA6usjv_Zn6yrl3zBZ2D-5ZCCvs3W1dDP-LhSt0DXH01cQGYXOqQNdl5PRk0fr7Ulhp9OL0_e-b4tX/s1600/IMG_3659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMTw8QjHAy1YRglzaQZRzpep2U-3aOtzCOKkyWj0SMjyLnWkP_LLe79QTj-uvuKqhA6usjv_Zn6yrl3zBZ2D-5ZCCvs3W1dDP-LhSt0DXH01cQGYXOqQNdl5PRk0fr7Ulhp9OL0_e-b4tX/s640/IMG_3659.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Quoddy Head</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SzrH2RhIFHh72eafNePjT1xdkrchU2ptS0MqidHfcbuP4lfT_XOXK0xxnN5I1k04QGYSZBcy5fFPBa3uTbAheZjfV5cIxnIG85zSCfTQooIHOqymvKXc_d31gYVhDF6INJjDeEqh26kC/s1600/IMG_3680.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SzrH2RhIFHh72eafNePjT1xdkrchU2ptS0MqidHfcbuP4lfT_XOXK0xxnN5I1k04QGYSZBcy5fFPBa3uTbAheZjfV5cIxnIG85zSCfTQooIHOqymvKXc_d31gYVhDF6INJjDeEqh26kC/s640/IMG_3680.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">goldenrod signals late summer </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSJ34NaltPQbYJVPp8MW1Zg-Dnhd7jG-HXw3hAja1j1rFgYfMA4HOmg4NLvwMpe4FHdU4dCuedZvD-g1bGCC0CjH7QPR5IEWYhhhCocd3jpGdUqS0fEqQnjpJNRaY2Pj2flzE1VOFPZik/s1600/IMG_3704.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSJ34NaltPQbYJVPp8MW1Zg-Dnhd7jG-HXw3hAja1j1rFgYfMA4HOmg4NLvwMpe4FHdU4dCuedZvD-g1bGCC0CjH7QPR5IEWYhhhCocd3jpGdUqS0fEqQnjpJNRaY2Pj2flzE1VOFPZik/s640/IMG_3704.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">darling Adam </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XNTERweZta8sObmO4v2HLyD7RbpRxzvittJBzRNQzl98gSWjfmkr-gFYLhzLv0sd3HEkrOEGEUx1M1fDhjpuP5XxrvDnjlZ5JaNcrDiepyoXqfJhsDdOQHeEU85fRstZCTiN3IiejnTF/s1600/IMG_3715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XNTERweZta8sObmO4v2HLyD7RbpRxzvittJBzRNQzl98gSWjfmkr-gFYLhzLv0sd3HEkrOEGEUx1M1fDhjpuP5XxrvDnjlZ5JaNcrDiepyoXqfJhsDdOQHeEU85fRstZCTiN3IiejnTF/s640/IMG_3715.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bee doing its thing</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Swy6EASBX67D9OVpNPaJ9YaBKan5fCLbAHAPEA0Ol6f6SDyEdJkTaqCPJIpf2JhkXdXbFE_xCCyUjsJcefx8OV5d8E8EdihOZ7ygHIDv2Ptzjz7aWkB3apTXe3EtvAtfEbrAQtYcscPI/s1600/IMG_3735.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Swy6EASBX67D9OVpNPaJ9YaBKan5fCLbAHAPEA0Ol6f6SDyEdJkTaqCPJIpf2JhkXdXbFE_xCCyUjsJcefx8OV5d8E8EdihOZ7ygHIDv2Ptzjz7aWkB3apTXe3EtvAtfEbrAQtYcscPI/s640/IMG_3735.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lovely bee</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rQASLRWWMz2OHNHohWI42wVo3VjVNkDDnQu1pvq5tRAkDWOB9j8KnE6gTzi5NdEbx4X7BDtgPrRaif9HKdh6Tjcw4qtpAq5yT6L2S274GcjWwzUwSNFD0Tj0gkaklubvborHgiR2T4Gb/s1600/IMG_3743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rQASLRWWMz2OHNHohWI42wVo3VjVNkDDnQu1pvq5tRAkDWOB9j8KnE6gTzi5NdEbx4X7BDtgPrRaif9HKdh6Tjcw4qtpAq5yT6L2S274GcjWwzUwSNFD0Tj0gkaklubvborHgiR2T4Gb/s640/IMG_3743.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hey Ethel </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08KcPU6_vOnqd9StIEYT-gPC12BtjCMzEfsYWHi3HOy4HRfsYKs7BJKIuh5QYeLG_isY1ITAF4Sl8GbQJqSbC2KoWr6NAJXcKBIA8xquUod9mKU01IBSXRT2DMwsDnvc0k1PiJOC2FpzF/s1600/IMG_3744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08KcPU6_vOnqd9StIEYT-gPC12BtjCMzEfsYWHi3HOy4HRfsYKs7BJKIuh5QYeLG_isY1ITAF4Sl8GbQJqSbC2KoWr6NAJXcKBIA8xquUod9mKU01IBSXRT2DMwsDnvc0k1PiJOC2FpzF/s640/IMG_3744.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I said hey Ethel</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-drv-fdaDzp5Iw72wN-eKwxlisNycBuO7dp3DHSzg-Ev7ziLiItFQ1nxHxZ2TXLDyzyKG8VQZ9jM2CMrfzBI3KyhFNpaOvUlDunTN_OLxk88mZP80QT9XAYVzUfRQZ0xAO0m2UEFGOj-I/s1600/IMG_3754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-drv-fdaDzp5Iw72wN-eKwxlisNycBuO7dp3DHSzg-Ev7ziLiItFQ1nxHxZ2TXLDyzyKG8VQZ9jM2CMrfzBI3KyhFNpaOvUlDunTN_OLxk88mZP80QT9XAYVzUfRQZ0xAO0m2UEFGOj-I/s640/IMG_3754.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hey Ethel </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g1YqyFJCUX_ABLzjPyZ6X17J6cpJwUMhCRa5XEHIInQcqhoegETPbnbSAcMzDV-pktqnKBSTy7QCFvcqdXAY6k7t0E_X2J-7fSOkUe96stB1Y57WcBaSl_0Pwyx_V3f-XjCS69TMFHsx/s1600/IMG_3765.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g1YqyFJCUX_ABLzjPyZ6X17J6cpJwUMhCRa5XEHIInQcqhoegETPbnbSAcMzDV-pktqnKBSTy7QCFvcqdXAY6k7t0E_X2J-7fSOkUe96stB1Y57WcBaSl_0Pwyx_V3f-XjCS69TMFHsx/s640/IMG_3765.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">little Dotty </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm-C9R-HSfe1B_2IN3L6bkStXAzrtiIVeutPNgmNxwNB29AKKQNVp3ppqFvpzlTukC8LMSiyJr7iz1Z7CnnsCJS9D_6kI2uATB3rmdRbweprIrbwHx50kIyVs9Wy_ckpnntSKHfpumhfH/s1600/IMG_3789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm-C9R-HSfe1B_2IN3L6bkStXAzrtiIVeutPNgmNxwNB29AKKQNVp3ppqFvpzlTukC8LMSiyJr7iz1Z7CnnsCJS9D_6kI2uATB3rmdRbweprIrbwHx50kIyVs9Wy_ckpnntSKHfpumhfH/s640/IMG_3789.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">yes, you're in charge, Gertrude, we know</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6f2Z_TBJmlcjHLwbWmiosqphrwaUXkU9fOUdttS1l9qFhC556s-PHA3URRNAjywojtk4eFCGoiPlxpW5EfwDsKqw38aNGEWPgzV5TEj0zvU6HtRbxteG0BP8ufDJ3Q12HmaHNuG_oFkP/s1600/IMG_3826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6f2Z_TBJmlcjHLwbWmiosqphrwaUXkU9fOUdttS1l9qFhC556s-PHA3URRNAjywojtk4eFCGoiPlxpW5EfwDsKqw38aNGEWPgzV5TEj0zvU6HtRbxteG0BP8ufDJ3Q12HmaHNuG_oFkP/s640/IMG_3826.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"anymore grasshoppers?" </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiZ3HhgWrUgFyksLB8ffPgNfVrTeZEb-VPxLMFQpJ0hHokTZvYQAFK5JcyGL-20Y1c6ipfJXNcmb05tvoSLGL38VzTAxQDTgKWyBs9GRNHi9niGJgPpuf6PT9dHl2fpcV2dhgSkbSrX3a/s1600/IMG_8023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiZ3HhgWrUgFyksLB8ffPgNfVrTeZEb-VPxLMFQpJ0hHokTZvYQAFK5JcyGL-20Y1c6ipfJXNcmb05tvoSLGL38VzTAxQDTgKWyBs9GRNHi9niGJgPpuf6PT9dHl2fpcV2dhgSkbSrX3a/s640/IMG_8023.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kitchen bouquet</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihq3jwpqYsaRRMaefUHOD4tlAsbTR2-sdbgwMZO11VOPdcW35Zjx72VB179ylC6Y0tXU0EQH2gcF0ObeAdwRcVbrPvVOwxrS_dCpB-Hrs0xAu5Lwr9hMQ9UTyLOzR92FL82KaPpIY7w50W/s1600/IMG_8027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihq3jwpqYsaRRMaefUHOD4tlAsbTR2-sdbgwMZO11VOPdcW35Zjx72VB179ylC6Y0tXU0EQH2gcF0ObeAdwRcVbrPvVOwxrS_dCpB-Hrs0xAu5Lwr9hMQ9UTyLOzR92FL82KaPpIY7w50W/s640/IMG_8027.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">summer night </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyd92C1p8gp1ukU6ivRFNMRMoe08gE0CHbtl5pl1VIfi0pY6NikWA3riJNgsIiV36KbPxvtE6eiBqlzOlBap0mQVAZKjNgCmCEIcJ_WBO8TvswyX_PDyP9OF0CeOOnvwCWHsUjmplJWbo9/s1600/IMG_8089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyd92C1p8gp1ukU6ivRFNMRMoe08gE0CHbtl5pl1VIfi0pY6NikWA3riJNgsIiV36KbPxvtE6eiBqlzOlBap0mQVAZKjNgCmCEIcJ_WBO8TvswyX_PDyP9OF0CeOOnvwCWHsUjmplJWbo9/s640/IMG_8089.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Claudia </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfGeq4hed5kUvNQrYfobSMGKtMwF69P4N-_g8GOP4Ni8p76rbrSNTJHbq58bpKkhiKm7wwPW6me2RdKQJtniZDG3j58y8vnNyZNV-3vd15OBVFZK_4HJpVZ4pIz3SDvYWnqZYlUzdA9SC/s1600/IMG_8098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfGeq4hed5kUvNQrYfobSMGKtMwF69P4N-_g8GOP4Ni8p76rbrSNTJHbq58bpKkhiKm7wwPW6me2RdKQJtniZDG3j58y8vnNyZNV-3vd15OBVFZK_4HJpVZ4pIz3SDvYWnqZYlUzdA9SC/s640/IMG_8098.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adam scores a job at Target at the end of July</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OfuXktZAqTFaZ_2grri8nYiSH47it_Ma_hGkN8WrY0UnT0B98xK7GxKZXZYk2o3u0ob3XAXN-UGmNAjb0r7YSog1JaXhaLjR1SNHeitE3RAkwsoduqKg7wjGooGqgTvY___jtCDleuiH/s1600/IMG_8111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OfuXktZAqTFaZ_2grri8nYiSH47it_Ma_hGkN8WrY0UnT0B98xK7GxKZXZYk2o3u0ob3XAXN-UGmNAjb0r7YSog1JaXhaLjR1SNHeitE3RAkwsoduqKg7wjGooGqgTvY___jtCDleuiH/s640/IMG_8111.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">onions, brassicas, tomatoes</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CxjhVZ0NFf6uufjvtUC0vWGVmNHvXTVaVkLpBJM5GlEFx8l5NCubo_f0r3u5iMcmKI1AtKrXvDODcn1LHQ-LyM07nYBwWbr6L1uaJwjamekWIHHN52RoHjKE2B2L6u9bZ98LQ0etl7Xk/s1600/IMG_8114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CxjhVZ0NFf6uufjvtUC0vWGVmNHvXTVaVkLpBJM5GlEFx8l5NCubo_f0r3u5iMcmKI1AtKrXvDODcn1LHQ-LyM07nYBwWbr6L1uaJwjamekWIHHN52RoHjKE2B2L6u9bZ98LQ0etl7Xk/s640/IMG_8114.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">squashes</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5dPGbowfnPv01ARGPLpgivVJFlAQU-co8YlmmcWjdKpLyKAhEAsx-3MH6oTYedPtI_3qfxwdt9H_lrIl8uAduDG3e5z2JE6AB7ibBliPv_-24JEHewM23dlWJv8MgvpntC6X6B-adc0A/s1600/IMG_8116.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5dPGbowfnPv01ARGPLpgivVJFlAQU-co8YlmmcWjdKpLyKAhEAsx-3MH6oTYedPtI_3qfxwdt9H_lrIl8uAduDG3e5z2JE6AB7ibBliPv_-24JEHewM23dlWJv8MgvpntC6X6B-adc0A/s640/IMG_8116.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tomatoes</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrOVCdADBSY3BhUhayApJNakqZx6XGT_vcdhe2vseSVwFxHZp5PqMuj5wn_xLF4k46ukCGH-wcb_lrFeVtk7hdIOi6wCWSq7NE5HKLnaD6uaPYHrgMFORDV0q1-Eut-zlPNvmr8BCZr-e/s1600/IMG_8173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrOVCdADBSY3BhUhayApJNakqZx6XGT_vcdhe2vseSVwFxHZp5PqMuj5wn_xLF4k46ukCGH-wcb_lrFeVtk7hdIOi6wCWSq7NE5HKLnaD6uaPYHrgMFORDV0q1-Eut-zlPNvmr8BCZr-e/s640/IMG_8173.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cosmos and bachelor buttons </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZTYJqBa1Umyl3UuL5p9aTsDC7RnP5pSLnmCyotJqM1pr8-I0fI0hgdhoV68t0wMjWq8vPsn81k_xXCYt3zKs2191tlE0OZgbmlDaEJqwCv4YTktrSXnTpR_kpxiQV3avldYpvwxcMUYo/s1600/IMG_8174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZTYJqBa1Umyl3UuL5p9aTsDC7RnP5pSLnmCyotJqM1pr8-I0fI0hgdhoV68t0wMjWq8vPsn81k_xXCYt3zKs2191tlE0OZgbmlDaEJqwCv4YTktrSXnTpR_kpxiQV3avldYpvwxcMUYo/s640/IMG_8174.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">time to go in and make supper </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiVafqP0np2OZNZ3DCTb78sbXhlcwF_dUhHLouuJ8cOP2b3Zp5efIdrf3P1hoC1wCKi4hK208qWotfF80WQkZ2Rces7VolfE0aXZcnyFYy0c-1jMuSMo91nklEadMRDP5oYxWYyZS5R9O/s1600/IMG_8175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYiVafqP0np2OZNZ3DCTb78sbXhlcwF_dUhHLouuJ8cOP2b3Zp5efIdrf3P1hoC1wCKi4hK208qWotfF80WQkZ2Rces7VolfE0aXZcnyFYy0c-1jMuSMo91nklEadMRDP5oYxWYyZS5R9O/s640/IMG_8175.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">queen Gertrude</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkomv_soQ1knQ2w3X39ybqr_iGRe18_vGkOZrykvn44hEQvRHtzTgKA4Q59PJ2fOmlU1N9Q-CXCDLniqibQiYBKevE871YngdGmfzoasxy3bGVPb8N8ltgdDhcupkkexU2HGNMx1aKxq-U/s1600/IMG_8205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkomv_soQ1knQ2w3X39ybqr_iGRe18_vGkOZrykvn44hEQvRHtzTgKA4Q59PJ2fOmlU1N9Q-CXCDLniqibQiYBKevE871YngdGmfzoasxy3bGVPb8N8ltgdDhcupkkexU2HGNMx1aKxq-U/s640/IMG_8205.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">late summer storms</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAyvskZQZfDoIaOSNqL5lug-A5ch7MuKWKygLuUTjXLzCrEE0JSJc_mFQrTeYjY4zP5pDugUQDtdQW4LPAdnp3a0ng7rtJ9J6cHdENRzShDM8svXfPhqsMiQUXe-GdQvIZpzvcBFC89wf/s1600/IMG_8226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAyvskZQZfDoIaOSNqL5lug-A5ch7MuKWKygLuUTjXLzCrEE0JSJc_mFQrTeYjY4zP5pDugUQDtdQW4LPAdnp3a0ng7rtJ9J6cHdENRzShDM8svXfPhqsMiQUXe-GdQvIZpzvcBFC89wf/s640/IMG_8226.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdh4ch0HUHxX962I9NSnS9kQQSPKPuJyZU7eIjHFOAXbLamFGHQBvZXw9Ki0uEA_JAsB2fL75LBqbSqbUYMJOE7yRiRnDmEwjC_LOGuWG9bBSK-gfh9GuD7QfBleTNJlmS4b08ek_U3Ju/s1600/IMG_8229.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdh4ch0HUHxX962I9NSnS9kQQSPKPuJyZU7eIjHFOAXbLamFGHQBvZXw9Ki0uEA_JAsB2fL75LBqbSqbUYMJOE7yRiRnDmEwjC_LOGuWG9bBSK-gfh9GuD7QfBleTNJlmS4b08ek_U3Ju/s640/IMG_8229.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_im-3VwQNY4dcJ0uZwW3E6fE-QSFONg_YDWmzMw17h6DBV8dgUK1mykrxCEDPGsTj1WqTqczTRMJQ7aV5GgqLPrc9QOt_E52U5jmQ8Rai7hE2KJMJMjPNYD8yoRCXkTXu1pXN_dIfcC8/s1600/IMG_8230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_im-3VwQNY4dcJ0uZwW3E6fE-QSFONg_YDWmzMw17h6DBV8dgUK1mykrxCEDPGsTj1WqTqczTRMJQ7aV5GgqLPrc9QOt_E52U5jmQ8Rai7hE2KJMJMjPNYD8yoRCXkTXu1pXN_dIfcC8/s640/IMG_8230.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdKKPKBToKEkMRx-60B9Hg7D2DmVhRgeUPRQeL9vvQbkTr5YVATjBr_jQ1mPP14xebol-Q__cwbPiQ23a_dButRfMpEeZi73tZhsgfY8wsZ-ibsa1P_GU2vWMG2An6fm0YFuyRfBrZtiz/s1600/IMG_8258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdKKPKBToKEkMRx-60B9Hg7D2DmVhRgeUPRQeL9vvQbkTr5YVATjBr_jQ1mPP14xebol-Q__cwbPiQ23a_dButRfMpEeZi73tZhsgfY8wsZ-ibsa1P_GU2vWMG2An6fm0YFuyRfBrZtiz/s640/IMG_8258.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">colander for scale </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yjoR5j2VU3ilgMhyphenhyphenpGouPn_d-5eEjFqMFxJ7EiPv51Z5wbKbnMYgJROP7XZEwg2HHjZZ7yGWAcWD0EXw6mGUYyjAFTJDSFaVN826fp2Yvc7Z3sSen9qTmLWpek4d6P9s2rqGyR0hU4P3/s1600/IMG_8292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yjoR5j2VU3ilgMhyphenhyphenpGouPn_d-5eEjFqMFxJ7EiPv51Z5wbKbnMYgJROP7XZEwg2HHjZZ7yGWAcWD0EXw6mGUYyjAFTJDSFaVN826fp2Yvc7Z3sSen9qTmLWpek4d6P9s2rqGyR0hU4P3/s640/IMG_8292.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olivia's last days home before school</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdqCUz86DFNfdkrVCHBbYhxrUOlWYbV1lUQGKkNKqji5xfF514RCpCS2lsXnzJnH2iPjaS0HPJBx79TOPY_Cy2qHrz2gF6LoufxJsrqIiYxpbau_s0ejPXxunXHFkmwTvO7ulXgMDGUCr/s1600/IMG_8293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdqCUz86DFNfdkrVCHBbYhxrUOlWYbV1lUQGKkNKqji5xfF514RCpCS2lsXnzJnH2iPjaS0HPJBx79TOPY_Cy2qHrz2gF6LoufxJsrqIiYxpbau_s0ejPXxunXHFkmwTvO7ulXgMDGUCr/s640/IMG_8293.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">new cut is fabulous</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sj9GB2xChadFgFwQ6fHPm7HanZHlU-l-Brg3b9RCOQv3BFNoognd5B1tticLGjHPRiVY8prUbOtmNKz54zaQnMRhCZNckNyQB-3KLGEdK5uAiwqk09e1iuMeVQBYavHb76npoJZaRkh6/s1600/IMG_8311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sj9GB2xChadFgFwQ6fHPm7HanZHlU-l-Brg3b9RCOQv3BFNoognd5B1tticLGjHPRiVY8prUbOtmNKz54zaQnMRhCZNckNyQB-3KLGEdK5uAiwqk09e1iuMeVQBYavHb76npoJZaRkh6/s640/IMG_8311.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cosmos </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_1JCvj2TBGr8kD740KvqTfbknzXjpmk4TY04e6pNLtYf4Tvoj_sUouI7tEGnFJw0LeTNg3ylXv6W7EWH0CJGENevK20YgsH7z6qNgi9BWOf20AHGiKNVZkAOaYwEagwKqnZRqj4sBfRW/s1600/IMG_8322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_1JCvj2TBGr8kD740KvqTfbknzXjpmk4TY04e6pNLtYf4Tvoj_sUouI7tEGnFJw0LeTNg3ylXv6W7EWH0CJGENevK20YgsH7z6qNgi9BWOf20AHGiKNVZkAOaYwEagwKqnZRqj4sBfRW/s640/IMG_8322.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hello ducks </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH5q1yvFaaIqspVz4fz1xYF8gCc2mWDUCUwPz9lBp_3tH48mULNG1ILAMp9vROeDGEWAkL9u07VoP-nLxRFYV5vhWzoBLrVVbJZbjVfpBmiPcJmEgt1cXkjgfOIzrwQ1Xdnuz1kveEyYf/s1600/IMG_8363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH5q1yvFaaIqspVz4fz1xYF8gCc2mWDUCUwPz9lBp_3tH48mULNG1ILAMp9vROeDGEWAkL9u07VoP-nLxRFYV5vhWzoBLrVVbJZbjVfpBmiPcJmEgt1cXkjgfOIzrwQ1Xdnuz1kveEyYf/s640/IMG_8363.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">late summer daily harvest</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZPbuSIC_kYJ4NIFkXzmPwckkVNuh0q6y74dmH82Zk7hqk6_QmgSZC52C6MW_CyF-c0lSSb8AB36qjddMmgBMaiKV6KyNJP33Ao5F0S2FHiZ844GheSd65p87DBdQArZOX8DAWo8jwuaI/s1600/IMG_8425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZPbuSIC_kYJ4NIFkXzmPwckkVNuh0q6y74dmH82Zk7hqk6_QmgSZC52C6MW_CyF-c0lSSb8AB36qjddMmgBMaiKV6KyNJP33Ao5F0S2FHiZ844GheSd65p87DBdQArZOX8DAWo8jwuaI/s640/IMG_8425.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">summer glow</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FKVG3V32WHygPMCwqwZxSY2yjsdDFl7PiRO2V3jJg6iNT9ik2RFs7iZxV1CrVUJ52TizSDPi8cftO0a8vrnhzE4MioVCqbxEYuR2PQKGGg0-WoubnmE8b_Hq3RFLtzhaGKc318kM3k4F/s1600/IMG_8439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FKVG3V32WHygPMCwqwZxSY2yjsdDFl7PiRO2V3jJg6iNT9ik2RFs7iZxV1CrVUJ52TizSDPi8cftO0a8vrnhzE4MioVCqbxEYuR2PQKGGg0-WoubnmE8b_Hq3RFLtzhaGKc318kM3k4F/s640/IMG_8439.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">morning light </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLmveMFu2_N51DIhPRXLBTTydfea6QNF9UcnMNjrnIy5BusxZOnqjYbcX2Zip-JQupEk4Etj74LCCNtl6zX5UW7eJ7AcxROXFYiVVjTLHO_z3GPXKHZ3V8YoRuJm956xSI0zjCdY1MH9_/s1600/IMG_8440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLmveMFu2_N51DIhPRXLBTTydfea6QNF9UcnMNjrnIy5BusxZOnqjYbcX2Zip-JQupEk4Etj74LCCNtl6zX5UW7eJ7AcxROXFYiVVjTLHO_z3GPXKHZ3V8YoRuJm956xSI0zjCdY1MH9_/s640/IMG_8440.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5QLgHWlWop4XWGPt6nSVupqR9BTRA77JbTmC3eNbbR8Ir_xbBoUGRTWIERxXFnoTqAXPjJJoOS2vj7wtJJ7ZxyAh3Wbdg0Vsf7dCN_Fvgs4rAadSk6adZ2bcXdnO9InPR597Uy97FAgj/s1600/IMG_8480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5QLgHWlWop4XWGPt6nSVupqR9BTRA77JbTmC3eNbbR8Ir_xbBoUGRTWIERxXFnoTqAXPjJJoOS2vj7wtJJ7ZxyAh3Wbdg0Vsf7dCN_Fvgs4rAadSk6adZ2bcXdnO9InPR597Uy97FAgj/s640/IMG_8480.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">afternoon light </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6lJ_wIcyZv5OqXl9YL4KFgcD2nHaQaOmXF4MDZK3YZh8Lgt5PDzRVo0g3Mb_p4MqJzl_9LGce0YJLocW6F2EpfEcme19amMyqIUbAA6fLpNVDTNK9W10THAr-iwd_w1dNbk0oM1XuEG0/s1600/IMG_8481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6lJ_wIcyZv5OqXl9YL4KFgcD2nHaQaOmXF4MDZK3YZh8Lgt5PDzRVo0g3Mb_p4MqJzl_9LGce0YJLocW6F2EpfEcme19amMyqIUbAA6fLpNVDTNK9W10THAr-iwd_w1dNbk0oM1XuEG0/s640/IMG_8481.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">family library/dining/studio space </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JaYLkJfQrZjKPgxcqj2XVqx63bU9GRfhBckSX8M__aP7mbgdEeC7FtHpC4DNfrqVi9KoJecT-34662TXQRxqplfwjeSIGKxuZr_xd91on2qxynC8ecs24Bfa2Ht85AOOBvJHi0pW8DMx/s1600/IMG_8495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JaYLkJfQrZjKPgxcqj2XVqx63bU9GRfhBckSX8M__aP7mbgdEeC7FtHpC4DNfrqVi9KoJecT-34662TXQRxqplfwjeSIGKxuZr_xd91on2qxynC8ecs24Bfa2Ht85AOOBvJHi0pW8DMx/s640/IMG_8495.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kitchen shelves</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTm1k2h-Ao1PIX1SztAAcL9MFoVz4qwDlpSM8I7kpL-lzzqO8uMw-7DQBrxzW8CemuOXSc8i2ZRth3VinYjwtYoTtq_V8ovRJDzBl7CYH2SywPhvmA72heC5TZh0sQNvZ3aZbUP6n0ruq/s1600/IMG_8497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTm1k2h-Ao1PIX1SztAAcL9MFoVz4qwDlpSM8I7kpL-lzzqO8uMw-7DQBrxzW8CemuOXSc8i2ZRth3VinYjwtYoTtq_V8ovRJDzBl7CYH2SywPhvmA72heC5TZh0sQNvZ3aZbUP6n0ruq/s640/IMG_8497.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we need to sell some eggs</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcap8oKT2PYAX7LYY274CeFXy4RYcOL15FLy8BH_pbh15LIGBzjPf9lza208y_sk_M2hQQ4DANa3T3clz_wsG29CwAWjWh0x4Ec8U0bWNBqoP1WYsnorWB2nsR5MFStJ7N4p9wJVpdEHt2/s1600/IMG_8509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcap8oKT2PYAX7LYY274CeFXy4RYcOL15FLy8BH_pbh15LIGBzjPf9lza208y_sk_M2hQQ4DANa3T3clz_wsG29CwAWjWh0x4Ec8U0bWNBqoP1WYsnorWB2nsR5MFStJ7N4p9wJVpdEHt2/s640/IMG_8509.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Max </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAyKexrGRzyZHKNepKr1J81lyoaXfw6HYNhD51P0xENxswmNeNfjduU2E1uiZS0GZrIqvf5x_7UnDRIvey9SJ03tugcQFONKPjQBDhUtpQQbCFjdSNlNwsjGa_CRZWa3oPgQXvmCOBJ-e/s1600/IMG_8541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAyKexrGRzyZHKNepKr1J81lyoaXfw6HYNhD51P0xENxswmNeNfjduU2E1uiZS0GZrIqvf5x_7UnDRIvey9SJ03tugcQFONKPjQBDhUtpQQbCFjdSNlNwsjGa_CRZWa3oPgQXvmCOBJ-e/s640/IMG_8541.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cauliflower breakfast </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtW8Tp7rPV30fc2JonISOsI-luG3mG6p4DXVhwVrmNtERBm_LZNhs6dM0mJjh39Ztz7MZgHjfdtJEnDDApisqcE7Kw_mMsemQ-WOatfLXg_sS6tVDYtsJOXG0999lVbJW3bLwYsPweiIjT/s1600/IMG_8546.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtW8Tp7rPV30fc2JonISOsI-luG3mG6p4DXVhwVrmNtERBm_LZNhs6dM0mJjh39Ztz7MZgHjfdtJEnDDApisqcE7Kw_mMsemQ-WOatfLXg_sS6tVDYtsJOXG0999lVbJW3bLwYsPweiIjT/s640/IMG_8546.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bradstreet Point</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXhOGldil955S1JK4ypPOJWq9Y6S7LX2lrIdKXFzRQw9R4py4zChsIXUo9fY8xjuWnutqJwhLrOv7JMoc1hNSga2FWQQRD9ivdkrvkkKCKwtALyqMXDPx-Iscz9uXQA-au8rDVLlUeWNa/s1600/IMG_8587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtXhOGldil955S1JK4ypPOJWq9Y6S7LX2lrIdKXFzRQw9R4py4zChsIXUo9fY8xjuWnutqJwhLrOv7JMoc1hNSga2FWQQRD9ivdkrvkkKCKwtALyqMXDPx-Iscz9uXQA-au8rDVLlUeWNa/s640/IMG_8587.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">blueberry season</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlbJ7XvfXGVS29rjnbrrJ2-ev-F6XUMLZFi55A_yGhoy72NZOUwAUcUYM29YU5L-LvSBHtJmD6aGKPCi84GTB2rUfPvtQHl4_zalNsbrYhsa32Yorm-p3vSbgOuSmLJ2bTvb89CCWE3fY/s1600/IMG_8588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlbJ7XvfXGVS29rjnbrrJ2-ev-F6XUMLZFi55A_yGhoy72NZOUwAUcUYM29YU5L-LvSBHtJmD6aGKPCi84GTB2rUfPvtQHl4_zalNsbrYhsa32Yorm-p3vSbgOuSmLJ2bTvb89CCWE3fY/s640/IMG_8588.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLM7EZd_-IQ1tgCeo2I9aHm68k4oMk1_sQQcC2d3CFBQuCfxV9sOLUcyrQ4ONvRmmvIEhGXplcLSFrwiWiK-F4jat_YwfjY4KaICDeVwAEhw4aKKGL-d8hNTbSyLE2Fdra2cHy64ATrso/s1600/IMG_8589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLM7EZd_-IQ1tgCeo2I9aHm68k4oMk1_sQQcC2d3CFBQuCfxV9sOLUcyrQ4ONvRmmvIEhGXplcLSFrwiWiK-F4jat_YwfjY4KaICDeVwAEhw4aKKGL-d8hNTbSyLE2Fdra2cHy64ATrso/s640/IMG_8589.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">picking up our boxes of Ewing Fruit Company organic blueberries in Warren</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIF7m8y6Z1D0XQRxm6mtMpahHwT60mtaxaqnCK-z9-RVAsPTzdjEpNYhQIXcOw3m4yYobgX8XYVeGOOajZTcN6ufTV32wOi57ilmzqYJt9wiSC3ZY2aaPJ-8FZO6kmL5T5LtkKB-LD1pT/s1600/IMG_8591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIF7m8y6Z1D0XQRxm6mtMpahHwT60mtaxaqnCK-z9-RVAsPTzdjEpNYhQIXcOw3m4yYobgX8XYVeGOOajZTcN6ufTV32wOi57ilmzqYJt9wiSC3ZY2aaPJ-8FZO6kmL5T5LtkKB-LD1pT/s640/IMG_8591.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9oxHq2JcvW8k2hA8weJPCVIaLBPhkNBFdFG8o94qucAjVBYe3-a6oAUAdI3JQOK9GeE6VfC59e5zFxTpVNZr-wTGADs6ndwCHtjysIUsu-OUROy7eFazyb6HHz4AmYlYdECcd9mHCkAj/s1600/IMG_8605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9oxHq2JcvW8k2hA8weJPCVIaLBPhkNBFdFG8o94qucAjVBYe3-a6oAUAdI3JQOK9GeE6VfC59e5zFxTpVNZr-wTGADs6ndwCHtjysIUsu-OUROy7eFazyb6HHz4AmYlYdECcd9mHCkAj/s640/IMG_8605.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">painted a sign</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtW1ZVtShJj3xJk-r_aVh1moWKjvoogifIt9fOnTzzwa-gBXiWT0-YXYOzBD62Q8OqYfTX8Xz6ZhT8lUoefYQes0YcvVDmXrYibxyl-nImdGJmmfRgRXKDTYuUaPkqvevnh_E88LtHCb8/s1600/IMG_8606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtW1ZVtShJj3xJk-r_aVh1moWKjvoogifIt9fOnTzzwa-gBXiWT0-YXYOzBD62Q8OqYfTX8Xz6ZhT8lUoefYQes0YcvVDmXrYibxyl-nImdGJmmfRgRXKDTYuUaPkqvevnh_E88LtHCb8/s640/IMG_8606.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">now let's sell some eggs</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cAM8ve5ZzOSiHTKpVvPthMYIOAOFK_i7XogzeB43yrOU6xU9bK01I_4WHysY99Ip0ULMbDK_No5XQGTZZ3xytNHfFDXFd0YnLpe2KOCCPo9JtFvHfLJt1lk7obAUQqM7n_hw0BZBKW-Y/s1600/IMG_8616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cAM8ve5ZzOSiHTKpVvPthMYIOAOFK_i7XogzeB43yrOU6xU9bK01I_4WHysY99Ip0ULMbDK_No5XQGTZZ3xytNHfFDXFd0YnLpe2KOCCPo9JtFvHfLJt1lk7obAUQqM7n_hw0BZBKW-Y/s640/IMG_8616.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">let's get cooking...and baking</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHU4I-E1Tlfc0pDMLDonJ9X_jTMbOOYTEDFfBdpGuXWb-V4U7QJiKhyreklxMy9T8q2nSihKGjSFfgv_fAWpn_QhdppzkpmkV3FwX3sKqakA724SrGmZ2y0pJ2otmCrOo_tRifjH7dnMy/s1600/IMG_8632.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHU4I-E1Tlfc0pDMLDonJ9X_jTMbOOYTEDFfBdpGuXWb-V4U7QJiKhyreklxMy9T8q2nSihKGjSFfgv_fAWpn_QhdppzkpmkV3FwX3sKqakA724SrGmZ2y0pJ2otmCrOo_tRifjH7dnMy/s640/IMG_8632.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not back to school year 16 for this guy</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZBdwAVYib5_WJHrkvG8LjsOeJRicGuQsT-Pq14Fz7DFQT2XECvgyNiuoFNX2np0qlax4S-RpPlJOCddxVqsIUxthgj7lNuwOcHibHrA4meui0ZV2CbUvlPwe41gbSOWd4E694sDa1bHh/s1600/IMG_8633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZBdwAVYib5_WJHrkvG8LjsOeJRicGuQsT-Pq14Fz7DFQT2XECvgyNiuoFNX2np0qlax4S-RpPlJOCddxVqsIUxthgj7lNuwOcHibHrA4meui0ZV2CbUvlPwe41gbSOWd4E694sDa1bHh/s640/IMG_8633.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adam's a good poultry caretaker </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5ehFRPrk0TBKLXipXNcKtNzjlLIhxciqjl-iMU_Xof9cgchlHIsXCBWgJNhSX55rCDsg2sYe-DNmjuIoPTXIRp0CZ10Zkql2c-v5oK0v8oSQBX5PDSSRnZgM_LweVXaQzRHbN5eqAS_8/s1600/IMG_8636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5ehFRPrk0TBKLXipXNcKtNzjlLIhxciqjl-iMU_Xof9cgchlHIsXCBWgJNhSX55rCDsg2sYe-DNmjuIoPTXIRp0CZ10Zkql2c-v5oK0v8oSQBX5PDSSRnZgM_LweVXaQzRHbN5eqAS_8/s640/IMG_8636.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sweet Ginger </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhiFYDadkY1lw0Rt_R8niEWdehGIyd5kKn790XFzz6-Y81MPubJilRVTQqF3a58Ii-5mH4WrHfm05Ft_Dne98cZ4M9_6PS9Dg9MsLCafUCa4BurqbmMO-pj1T6DTQlsZPlbhUK1aYbdPa/s1600/IMG_8767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhiFYDadkY1lw0Rt_R8niEWdehGIyd5kKn790XFzz6-Y81MPubJilRVTQqF3a58Ii-5mH4WrHfm05Ft_Dne98cZ4M9_6PS9Dg9MsLCafUCa4BurqbmMO-pj1T6DTQlsZPlbhUK1aYbdPa/s640/IMG_8767.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">evening house </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTwo4OAN7iz0PsE84kFE9H-f7zRV-_YP0oGb9dkXu9GIj3vEWjmd21YXbi9sNl5V53hZQfp7ZdKLYWiuO6WWKKXRsL8p6Ay3RmX0QxfWjJwCkib6zODOy5_cayUvOq_2md3S2uRHvlA6A/s1600/IMG_8796.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTwo4OAN7iz0PsE84kFE9H-f7zRV-_YP0oGb9dkXu9GIj3vEWjmd21YXbi9sNl5V53hZQfp7ZdKLYWiuO6WWKKXRsL8p6Ay3RmX0QxfWjJwCkib6zODOy5_cayUvOq_2md3S2uRHvlA6A/s640/IMG_8796.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunchokes</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDkTEoWU8fAQ5tgz_1coztndfDvl_yr7TSwOgEvC6UCEV38Z5Rqg6VfHinBuspB1yltFDufVM5P8ua6UskRNIcAiAwx-G749F2FUa6pWldgNg5PZwiLWUT_fwObolZJ9-FxVrWWXmWzRU/s1600/IMG_8797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDkTEoWU8fAQ5tgz_1coztndfDvl_yr7TSwOgEvC6UCEV38Z5Rqg6VfHinBuspB1yltFDufVM5P8ua6UskRNIcAiAwx-G749F2FUa6pWldgNg5PZwiLWUT_fwObolZJ9-FxVrWWXmWzRU/s640/IMG_8797.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">morning house</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHx-mD7KrCzbJqFhTtKtlXyf5xVyGlik2rhJwftumHF23Md8LrM1YJaoDKub5cJ5IP1ClyITKvHB57r0bHLUAzjYom43e7wiigW2FkB7ctCxnwcuHd-HMx4M7gqUUYgs1rYSCORAMRlcO6/s1600/IMG_8805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHx-mD7KrCzbJqFhTtKtlXyf5xVyGlik2rhJwftumHF23Md8LrM1YJaoDKub5cJ5IP1ClyITKvHB57r0bHLUAzjYom43e7wiigW2FkB7ctCxnwcuHd-HMx4M7gqUUYgs1rYSCORAMRlcO6/s640/IMG_8805.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">man finds childhood swim mask </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQf_RC8Y_wi6GZC_sG3Y3JAaJPzyv3E-bEQIatJmZiE-7TiaDWjwlr0tQjLlACOOwXI-mM25FB08A3t03C8cTk8BMdl8wZkDPIJh7qQhLlAcSQZ0jX0qFe_5_9y1oy7q1H_QHpELYrKHDd/s1600/IMG_8823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQf_RC8Y_wi6GZC_sG3Y3JAaJPzyv3E-bEQIatJmZiE-7TiaDWjwlr0tQjLlACOOwXI-mM25FB08A3t03C8cTk8BMdl8wZkDPIJh7qQhLlAcSQZ0jX0qFe_5_9y1oy7q1H_QHpELYrKHDd/s640/IMG_8823.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Claudia exploring</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWLcWOJzzmTO2l8i8cj5araN3QGztz6RYwbvFv2BeZNwG_8dcU7HVYKg8Lfsz74fIfCFNyKRHYV2z0onUcOVxXGoFNSBuWAylKPeFQhO62AimzHcdv5OjZPyJ2a9I-rZ4m3orYmxjF4Kb/s1600/IMG_8878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWLcWOJzzmTO2l8i8cj5araN3QGztz6RYwbvFv2BeZNwG_8dcU7HVYKg8Lfsz74fIfCFNyKRHYV2z0onUcOVxXGoFNSBuWAylKPeFQhO62AimzHcdv5OjZPyJ2a9I-rZ4m3orYmxjF4Kb/s640/IMG_8878.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hello Doris and Dotty</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4xPo67b6MltaaDy7JDxGRzgS1L2tjod9kQT1_6R5dKt5qz_4q4SMlX1n6qlBl_WvbmMmD-JdTrCEUGvqsJ0SZ3GwQoBa_RIXdT1AgKBzJOoYiFKKbsA-EV7POCfTHMfbFvPUc_C0ma9W/s1600/IMG_8880.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4xPo67b6MltaaDy7JDxGRzgS1L2tjod9kQT1_6R5dKt5qz_4q4SMlX1n6qlBl_WvbmMmD-JdTrCEUGvqsJ0SZ3GwQoBa_RIXdT1AgKBzJOoYiFKKbsA-EV7POCfTHMfbFvPUc_C0ma9W/s640/IMG_8880.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mealworm hour</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikO1djnIJ314bSqZbWMxmx5H3fMQzBs0BvfSPpAT4rvtYKuJdXxtiEi8YyIG2p3y3Q0LF1GeFykzSn-_katI48CJ962EDTEqe6EE3BZimP9R0g8L5C1UaeqDQ3B72tA9zudh602d-ej8Qf/s1600/IMG_8917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikO1djnIJ314bSqZbWMxmx5H3fMQzBs0BvfSPpAT4rvtYKuJdXxtiEi8YyIG2p3y3Q0LF1GeFykzSn-_katI48CJ962EDTEqe6EE3BZimP9R0g8L5C1UaeqDQ3B72tA9zudh602d-ej8Qf/s640/IMG_8917.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">final swim in the lake</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTfO6w_qyNhwIKoAwpCVmLRjIkzz18LKCYlEQZvbhns45ud-70BLbyIKK7XbuXjND48_rFRaAGUwB1liWILfNrMSOjb1Qf_poPIfczUAw8tKUhMbgRAaLT6SJc8Y9hObaMYc9FuHO5Qzq/s1600/IMG_8919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTfO6w_qyNhwIKoAwpCVmLRjIkzz18LKCYlEQZvbhns45ud-70BLbyIKK7XbuXjND48_rFRaAGUwB1liWILfNrMSOjb1Qf_poPIfczUAw8tKUhMbgRAaLT6SJc8Y9hObaMYc9FuHO5Qzq/s640/IMG_8919.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September evening</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixugQ6ch_tY-gbIE_rFVz1Qr0ueOqZcA6LAznFuNS7pxt1iecXhLKAx5uETH8U8lYMm9Xsc-EPvRIGl6z6FNmVXO5RLTey4LBNuO1Qi6Q-9SwCQDlZ9NGSXlY6mjC1_i0yyyWZxJCzbHpC/s1600/IMG_8920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixugQ6ch_tY-gbIE_rFVz1Qr0ueOqZcA6LAznFuNS7pxt1iecXhLKAx5uETH8U8lYMm9Xsc-EPvRIGl6z6FNmVXO5RLTey4LBNuO1Qi6Q-9SwCQDlZ9NGSXlY6mjC1_i0yyyWZxJCzbHpC/s640/IMG_8920.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">September lake </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWFcZtrIc9Rccs8Ro8Qr0_HxkojIa1IL5B5VnmZMSg_SastrL6-3Ge7E60HhYG4SeFwXBGaiu87x5B5KhDptsbIROEDQxb4CIOkekwjWbEua0agDy5sZcYCME-nLqPuMpFTiR_UGeLEmC/s1600/IMG_8925.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWFcZtrIc9Rccs8Ro8Qr0_HxkojIa1IL5B5VnmZMSg_SastrL6-3Ge7E60HhYG4SeFwXBGaiu87x5B5KhDptsbIROEDQxb4CIOkekwjWbEua0agDy5sZcYCME-nLqPuMpFTiR_UGeLEmC/s640/IMG_8925.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">firewood season</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERGhcyqx2i8RmEPMpdtyBPWUYlJlJjPCr-SRRnUIA67t5-bNr6pNufs_DNkpTsNooKGTilc-ysavEsq7enYd6_s3rOZfBLm-t1W_LipuvTO2mgP_fjKZVLNdMaHLnyEcs0InT7xWQYoeS/s1600/IMG_8928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERGhcyqx2i8RmEPMpdtyBPWUYlJlJjPCr-SRRnUIA67t5-bNr6pNufs_DNkpTsNooKGTilc-ysavEsq7enYd6_s3rOZfBLm-t1W_LipuvTO2mgP_fjKZVLNdMaHLnyEcs0InT7xWQYoeS/s640/IMG_8928.JPG" width="512" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rogue sunflower</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGq5_vzv3TyBTRcBJblO2a6fJ7Mse3iwlf_pilT7YmzVjD8lBEGfa2MVtONI92BzEER5SXQ0zS_h0jSH1xkc0pI_OuysxeVKUuOAg481FLU-AXJNoFHBu25DqgR1vO7tLuOen7fpdvGDI4/s1600/IMG_8935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGq5_vzv3TyBTRcBJblO2a6fJ7Mse3iwlf_pilT7YmzVjD8lBEGfa2MVtONI92BzEER5SXQ0zS_h0jSH1xkc0pI_OuysxeVKUuOAg481FLU-AXJNoFHBu25DqgR1vO7tLuOen7fpdvGDI4/s640/IMG_8935.JPG" width="512" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">imperious Max</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PcEpxF9hnWsw3DGRCNuPM8O6qdTlfIpUTdjbPaaOlg6_TTjK7O5ckfyUCwxE48qRMNOsyyvPB1vY1GrWX2YTidAoaskAoVf1oYumnky9vACbd-qEMS1a1TtwWYrBQndFALuNtewSQkgw/s1600/IMG_8939.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PcEpxF9hnWsw3DGRCNuPM8O6qdTlfIpUTdjbPaaOlg6_TTjK7O5ckfyUCwxE48qRMNOsyyvPB1vY1GrWX2YTidAoaskAoVf1oYumnky9vACbd-qEMS1a1TtwWYrBQndFALuNtewSQkgw/s640/IMG_8939.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunflower and shed window</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNHg8DwLbV3gL8ddDyzShza_eYA9TGaG_hnOxb-rWdxqYi7baDL7bESXAJJDhpDk2uKMCcCCXpCm4Yw2IvjYi5z7xYwWLUUyNqo87PXhE4apJP05yRDRkHkHzreRaEw_qvegA4IYLjja_/s1600/IMG_8950.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNHg8DwLbV3gL8ddDyzShza_eYA9TGaG_hnOxb-rWdxqYi7baDL7bESXAJJDhpDk2uKMCcCCXpCm4Yw2IvjYi5z7xYwWLUUyNqo87PXhE4apJP05yRDRkHkHzreRaEw_qvegA4IYLjja_/s640/IMG_8950.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">getting in the wood, safety first </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjX2vmy5ED48NkWIyFldBA0rCE6LohzkFQU__-cQs0nPHTmolymfCxsS8xDNyom-RKvZzwf22IzrTBZh9OdOwCK639NlFjWthN1D48-JWN6SatQ1oxh-NvJuffuJkWGJMdRX73kWbZjw-/s1600/IMG_8951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjX2vmy5ED48NkWIyFldBA0rCE6LohzkFQU__-cQs0nPHTmolymfCxsS8xDNyom-RKvZzwf22IzrTBZh9OdOwCK639NlFjWthN1D48-JWN6SatQ1oxh-NvJuffuJkWGJMdRX73kWbZjw-/s640/IMG_8951.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">woodshed light</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gUhvx6t_MNpb_-lQmpUictMjMTeojGJJ4nI-0X-GhmGkuSxhF2tnggmgMrimyfWMsEite79HP8M74KCGUUGSWamvqm7QxSAFCxUsPxV0ou1X-IgAuLPPBJpn4N56gQiPzvyeOsYXJZJM/s1600/IMG_8993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_gUhvx6t_MNpb_-lQmpUictMjMTeojGJJ4nI-0X-GhmGkuSxhF2tnggmgMrimyfWMsEite79HP8M74KCGUUGSWamvqm7QxSAFCxUsPxV0ou1X-IgAuLPPBJpn4N56gQiPzvyeOsYXJZJM/s640/IMG_8993.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hot September day</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gZHwq142hyphenhyphenC0k_6ZoTiOxWK3LCIdO3Vlkc8Hr8-zYypbqiCerhmEAIRHPPpuv-MGc816J_91qePp4erF9dcUkWHvjchXy6___ChjBHPWTnT11nLxJIATz88-4M99Wwg5VTEX9xMIQbYv/s1600/IMG_8995.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gZHwq142hyphenhyphenC0k_6ZoTiOxWK3LCIdO3Vlkc8Hr8-zYypbqiCerhmEAIRHPPpuv-MGc816J_91qePp4erF9dcUkWHvjchXy6___ChjBHPWTnT11nLxJIATz88-4M99Wwg5VTEX9xMIQbYv/s640/IMG_8995.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJN84YbCZIjNm2QCh4lz1ocReNBvGwVAIl9PxekXt8PcTO3TOYhGs9NIEmeoJZILJYeSYb5oRDcUDS8t-KwUlST7zAPhxb6oAHM3_VBW8s2jAHUihXdLZssdZ0EjXb4oNgtLcA1U9dDqNk/s1600/IMG_9002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJN84YbCZIjNm2QCh4lz1ocReNBvGwVAIl9PxekXt8PcTO3TOYhGs9NIEmeoJZILJYeSYb5oRDcUDS8t-KwUlST7zAPhxb6oAHM3_VBW8s2jAHUihXdLZssdZ0EjXb4oNgtLcA1U9dDqNk/s640/IMG_9002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsEECTIwTB_rzc3UKjps1iOghfT4vVqiuDYb8iXk2sa5x0xLHSv0UNCBkBGo-bJ-kUz0oIgccewCa0uXH8NoNsjMi447SYJ0c0S-Y7MzD5eEwjIohwYv98vMaPY6RS_HRwOQoAKrHA4I9/s1600/IMG_9022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsEECTIwTB_rzc3UKjps1iOghfT4vVqiuDYb8iXk2sa5x0xLHSv0UNCBkBGo-bJ-kUz0oIgccewCa0uXH8NoNsjMi447SYJ0c0S-Y7MzD5eEwjIohwYv98vMaPY6RS_HRwOQoAKrHA4I9/s640/IMG_9022.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">blessed Mabon, autumn equinox</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLLpZFetF4Aon8vkFIEzrmtugx_CKcSNNPmkUUbteq5wKq0OlNN0-B73bQN8nbVexNTIfCKN0c4_-lpPjOuDEnMtD5i2KksaAq5kifyWhW_BWRNOq4sqllu03-lY1B4G9jW0hLmJh2K6X/s1600/IMG_9025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLLpZFetF4Aon8vkFIEzrmtugx_CKcSNNPmkUUbteq5wKq0OlNN0-B73bQN8nbVexNTIfCKN0c4_-lpPjOuDEnMtD5i2KksaAq5kifyWhW_BWRNOq4sqllu03-lY1B4G9jW0hLmJh2K6X/s640/IMG_9025.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fresh eggs</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfP00OONDepZYK-gWGhg0eUvD_AsqyhwI5WTx-SN7JISm5saCcA9CIkIrfBzCUWfhSjtK7TRfLX0RJPMCY9txTYucn9m5a-utD9iJFluXBnzdeqMzeN88Qt5gU3W7Bq0p7lx-c0HuahRCW/s1600/IMG_9028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfP00OONDepZYK-gWGhg0eUvD_AsqyhwI5WTx-SN7JISm5saCcA9CIkIrfBzCUWfhSjtK7TRfLX0RJPMCY9txTYucn9m5a-utD9iJFluXBnzdeqMzeN88Qt5gU3W7Bq0p7lx-c0HuahRCW/s640/IMG_9028.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fire glow</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlDQqqNTopTK4s6_aNrrPXt4hfUZOjFjqAiri1U94r2I1T3rfxVT2S-QRC6AlrmKpyi7JQ76uP6no6bjDaamlwFwVQgni5HSLLRjUWfzwUCyZtJPisgnK__5IGxtiLESLlauU4KRceNys/s1600/IMG_9062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlDQqqNTopTK4s6_aNrrPXt4hfUZOjFjqAiri1U94r2I1T3rfxVT2S-QRC6AlrmKpyi7JQ76uP6no6bjDaamlwFwVQgni5HSLLRjUWfzwUCyZtJPisgnK__5IGxtiLESLlauU4KRceNys/s640/IMG_9062.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first fall morning</td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGCUZEN0VGyvgdd792R4_UnklRMlCblN8a2wPNv7FRJTlkSddVNu6xDg0HLVb86Q1eAVCySibCFWDdTpo_s0zPkgfumloWwCVRZlHJIsHGxUEYpW2i9kO9Vzb4xiG089JE4s2yRP1p2KZ/s1600/IMG_9065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGCUZEN0VGyvgdd792R4_UnklRMlCblN8a2wPNv7FRJTlkSddVNu6xDg0HLVb86Q1eAVCySibCFWDdTpo_s0zPkgfumloWwCVRZlHJIsHGxUEYpW2i9kO9Vzb4xiG089JE4s2yRP1p2KZ/s640/IMG_9065.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbgYg0NJF-b6OfcsOicP1NcRjppPVbfj9ZLK8szaito75uN3IwZSl4byNlL3BZp7vOkYgUAekuNzztzNVx6S4OMl_cZkX4Ly8TQ0GGV-GZ1F16i7pioWNMb0KKhRwejEy2gkUwxt0mDnW/s1600/IMG_9067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbgYg0NJF-b6OfcsOicP1NcRjppPVbfj9ZLK8szaito75uN3IwZSl4byNlL3BZp7vOkYgUAekuNzztzNVx6S4OMl_cZkX4Ly8TQ0GGV-GZ1F16i7pioWNMb0KKhRwejEy2gkUwxt0mDnW/s640/IMG_9067.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first days of autumn </td></tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrU0vXbTRJaesqJeUx5twVTZpjN5eszp5oQ9Kv9JJEe2zL2W_AkesDuz5CI-QhcLwPw18zI4ADupuLo9XclRkTuOIRk6Tn1qsknwBddAPe7wLuHJU_IG-b9ckHlq4Q8ivVHDllqr-r-LHv/s1600/IMG_9074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrU0vXbTRJaesqJeUx5twVTZpjN5eszp5oQ9Kv9JJEe2zL2W_AkesDuz5CI-QhcLwPw18zI4ADupuLo9XclRkTuOIRk6Tn1qsknwBddAPe7wLuHJU_IG-b9ckHlq4Q8ivVHDllqr-r-LHv/s640/IMG_9074.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TrOQKmyeSmH92tFXuglyRQcZdOlvIa0SjGipyfI22rc70UUvHF14xQ1Xj7fpdejoOPiJ2tWk0ugpojwDKYOwaa67yCUY2VLjGczoY70QWRk1enVg44Bv7hHPxmO2oxk49u4SfLDDGzHY/s1600/IMG_9103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TrOQKmyeSmH92tFXuglyRQcZdOlvIa0SjGipyfI22rc70UUvHF14xQ1Xj7fpdejoOPiJ2tWk0ugpojwDKYOwaa67yCUY2VLjGczoY70QWRk1enVg44Bv7hHPxmO2oxk49u4SfLDDGzHY/s640/IMG_9103.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the road home from Machias </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-49722316165870557512015-07-17T18:10:00.002-04:002015-07-20T16:33:09.573-04:00Sweet Summer Days <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19092528780/in/dateposted-public/" title="blueberry barrens #207gram #maine"><img alt="blueberry barrens #207gram #maine" height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/354/19092528780_9ac8ac68e0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19359976071/in/dateposted-public/" title="Pride. #howtobepopularinruralmaine"><img alt="Pride. #howtobepopularinruralmaine" height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/299/19359976071_5ae3cc68f8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18797177483/in/dateposted-public/" title="Some of us swam, some of us are rereading Octavia Butler favorites."><img alt="Some of us swam, some of us are rereading Octavia Butler favorites." height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/363/18797177483_9e4dfcfa78_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19254734669/in/dateposted-public/" title="Soon I'll be wading in and collecting timber, too."><img alt="Soon I'll be wading in and collecting timber, too." height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/411/19254734669_cfa83100d2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18818919204/in/dateposted-public/" title="Adventures in Chainsawing - palm-sized spiders and a mouse family who has literally found themselves waterlogged. I'm not afraid of mice but dislike the thought of drowning mice scrambling up my legs. Don't worry, we're doing our best to rescue all creatu"><img alt="Adventures in Chainsawing - palm-sized spiders and a mouse family who has literally found themselves waterlogged. I'm not afraid of mice but dislike the thought of drowning mice scrambling up my legs. Don't worry, we're doing our best to rescue all creatu" height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/473/18818919204_695a124afd_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19262251260/in/dateposted-public/" title="My family really, really could use some good news tomorrow and this week. This past year has been a struggle. Accepting all hugs, love, prayers, and good thoughts aimed our way. Thank you."><img alt="My family really, really could use some good news tomorrow and this week. This past year has been a struggle. Accepting all hugs, love, prayers, and good thoughts aimed our way. Thank you." height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/335/19262251260_20d9814116_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19454127061/in/dateposted-public/" title="Olivia and Alex."><img alt="Olivia and Alex." height="640" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3819/19454127061_bfcbcfa18e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19493367585/in/dateposted-public/" title="yesterday evening"><img alt="yesterday evening" height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/386/19493367585_0ae60b57b0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19497765031/in/dateposted-public/" title="yesterday"><img alt="yesterday" height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/412/19497765031_69bf1d81a1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18870934254/in/dateposted-public/" title="yesterday evening"><img alt="yesterday evening" height="640" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3721/18870934254_e199c7a6bf_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19493448715/in/dateposted-public/" title="yesterday evening"><img alt="yesterday evening" height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/477/19493448715_5a3ef2fcd9_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19428288519/in/dateposted-public/" title="Olivia looked forward to this all day, she told us."><img alt="Olivia looked forward to this all day, she told us." height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/526/19428288519_29c8120c36_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19589350516/in/dateposted-public/" title="good eats"><img alt="good eats" height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/410/19589350516_807f0f1904_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19444952970/in/dateposted-public/" title="Sunday morning breakfast."><img alt="Sunday morning breakfast." height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/441/19444952970_f5185cfb17_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19479143529/in/dateposted-public/" title="Adam earned his driver's permit! Happy news!"><img alt="Adam earned his driver's permit! Happy news!" height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/531/19479143529_ef0457ac97_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19671217365/in/dateposted-public/" title="Our newest driver (permit)!"><img alt="Our newest driver (permit)!" height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/493/19671217365_987899cf34_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19129917603/in/dateposted-public/" title="little pleasing things"><img alt="little pleasing things" height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/488/19129917603_32472125e6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19590116499/in/dateposted-public/" title="She is settling for me but would much prefer her person, Olivia, who is out. Ginger, we have to talk about the end of August and this place called college... #catsofinstagram"><img alt="She is settling for me but would much prefer her person, Olivia, who is out. Ginger, we have to talk about the end of August and this place called college... #catsofinstagram" height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/482/19590116499_57cdd86be8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/19590725628/in/dateposted-public/" title="cat + their favorite somebody #catsofinstagram"><img alt="cat + their favorite somebody #catsofinstagram" height="640" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/318/19590725628_7cb3b61339_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
It seems like we have been swept up in summer days as soon as <a href="http://www.onbradstreet.com/2015/07/a-new-adventure-for-life-long-unschooler.html" target="top">Olivia and Alex returned from Machias.</a> Olivia found time to stay with friends in Castine while juggling her intern work. Adam spent three mornings a week in Belfast for driver's ed for four weeks. And we got creative managing all of their driving with our one family van. We celebrated the happy news about equal marriage by tacking a rainbow flag to our front door just in time for Independence Day. We've been spending as much time as possible at the camp point and in the water, eating many a meal-lunch, supper, Sunday brunch, at our favorite spot. When they weren't diving into work or the pond, the kids dove into favorite books. Alex spent a morning sawing up the pine tree that had come down during the winter that covered the long rock at the camp. We were both knee deep in water when we realized a nest of mice inhabited the tree as he spotted two swimming for shore and I saw two more scrambling up a floating log. Poor dears. We did our best to not yelp too much and got them to shore with some of their nest. Then it was just the enormous palm-sized spiders we had to look out for. This week, on Monday, Adam earned his driver's permit, so now we have four drivers in our family and that one reliable van. Hmm. So cool, Adam! We're still out in the gardens, of course, and enjoying quiet summer days around the house, too. Some deer visit us each day, usually in the evening, and one mother brought her fawn to see us, last night. The thirty tomato plants we were gifted from <a href="http://blackbirdrise.com/" target="top">Blackbird Rise</a> are huge and thriving and setting on fruit. We have garlic to harvest, and other garden goodies will be coming soon. The nasturtiums and cosmos are blooming. Olivia and I have been out shopping for the first wave of dorm supplies. We all are aware that we'll miss having Olivia around when she's away at school, but at least we will also be excited for her. Ginger kitty, however, will not know. If there's one thing that Olivia is not looking forward to about leaving, it's leaving her pets behind. If only Ginger could understand. Hopefully she'll allow us to love on her a bit more once September arrives. Until then, it's all about swimming, reading, eating grilled and fresh food, sunshine, snuggling and being together on these summer days. Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-72196322059373084832015-07-05T19:53:00.000-04:002015-07-14T20:20:54.915-04:00A New Adventure For A Life-Long Unschooler <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/2325913230/in/album-72157604256457944/" title="seal release"><img alt="seal release" height="480" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2260/2325913230_fd182164d4_z.jpg?zz=1" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
As life-long unschoolers, neither of our children have ever attended school. Sure, they elected to take some courses offered in the community from time to time, but they have never been enrolled in school. The rare times we tried to wedge some sort of classroom in the home into our lives failed miserably, I'm happy to say. There were times, too, when it was appropriate to have conversations about school as an option for our children, and each time our kids decided it still wasn't the best choice for them and we've supported them in their decisions. As they've grown and entered their teen years, we have had similar and numerous conversations about college-should they attend, how could they attend as unschoolers, is it worth going into debt (and maybe never getting out of debt for college), are there ways to make it affordable, what would they study, what would they do instead of college?-all good questions and not too dissimilar to the questions all young people grapple with when planning for their future as young adults. As parents, neither Alex or I expect or urge college, nor do we believe that college is the only path to successful adulthood, especially since we already consider our teens to be successful people. We are also cognizant of the immense societal pressures young people face and know that whether we agree with it or not, having a college degree can bestow certain privileges, be it social or economic. <br />
<br />
And so we've had endless discussions about college. And we've felt validated all the many occasions either of our teens has been complimented on their competency, skill, demeanor, and knowledge. That Olivia has been mistaken for a several-years-in academic too many times to count, tells us that knowledge and insight are free and available from many sources. We understand that intelligence and accomplishment is not doled out beyond wrought iron gates and brick walls for a price. We've also had many discussions about creating a life without college, or traveling instead of college, or combining some of both and what those options might look like. <br />
<br />
In April 2014, Olivia hopped on a bus that would take her to an event held on a small campus in down east Maine. There, she found a lot to like-the small, close-knit community, activism, environmental commitment, and the stunning location. Over the next months, she found herself thinking about this place. By fall, she was weighing the pros and cons of maybe attending and finally, in December, because this college also matched her "heart values", as she calls them, she made the decision to apply. In January, while she crafted her essay and and asked for three letters of recommendation (which she received, with such joy and care), I spent a week writing up a curriculum vitae for her that covered the last four years, and it ended up being quite a nice academic and community resume for her. With her application submitted, she did what all prospective college kids do, and waited. <br />
<br />
In March, she got a call from the school and when she came downstairs to tell me, I burst into happy tears. And then came the mail. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16793979437/in/album-72157604256457944/" title="So my always-unschooled kid made this happen. Her announcement is in her photos @oliviaelemental. Congratulations, Olivia! So proud of you! #unschooling #teen #selfdirected"><img alt="So my always-unschooled kid made this happen. Her announcement is in her photos @oliviaelemental. Congratulations, Olivia! So proud of you! #unschooling #teen #selfdirected" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8739/16793979437_492afcace6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
What's more, she was awarded the Presidential Scholarship and she was returning to <a href="https://machias.edu/" top="">UMM</a> in mid-April for the same annual event, but this time as a prospective student. We're so proud of her! Olivia gave careful consideration to her needs and desires, her passions, her core values and made the best decision for her, and she made it all happen! She absolutely has our love and support and we trust that she will soak up every opportunity UMM offers her, and we know, too, that UMM is gaining a passionate, dedicated student. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmJmXkPVE9AG-Q4ShiVlVjz_p7DBlRaYF95K-UEvXIZcU-ijzOrurrLRx7QyGqa6Kzlx9FTWW9QwFrvS_VyN-dO4qzyuG4oD2ekSmGcwvwTRLlOAQBEJz9SEs1f6BIOeA8E1Zgcz-qdLq/s1600/Graduation-001+%25281280x637%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmJmXkPVE9AG-Q4ShiVlVjz_p7DBlRaYF95K-UEvXIZcU-ijzOrurrLRx7QyGqa6Kzlx9FTWW9QwFrvS_VyN-dO4qzyuG4oD2ekSmGcwvwTRLlOAQBEJz9SEs1f6BIOeA8E1Zgcz-qdLq/s640/Graduation-001+%25281280x637%2529.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUDZtsAxI7TY7INIck5MimjKJKiP4B9TXzuZy2V578mGNIvsL_Wlcau6Qus0Uu3ugvu_-djHlwBOJPr3kEUgPJ7W6zHwTk3unQc1kdSPitEiMdconccS_DBmv7vWxThIX6FvW6SkvhyphenhyphenJY/s1600/Graduation-002+%25281280x637%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUDZtsAxI7TY7INIck5MimjKJKiP4B9TXzuZy2V578mGNIvsL_Wlcau6Qus0Uu3ugvu_-djHlwBOJPr3kEUgPJ7W6zHwTk3unQc1kdSPitEiMdconccS_DBmv7vWxThIX6FvW6SkvhyphenhyphenJY/s640/Graduation-002+%25281280x637%2529.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
In May, Olivia officially completed eighteen years of unschooling and we celebrated with a graduation party with friends and family at the camp point. I wrote then that "some folks think it's pointless to "graduate" an unschooler since they are not in school and learning doesn't just end. To that I say that it is worth celebrating someone adhering to their path, to mark the transition from this life at home to new adventures, to congratulate them for trusting in themselves enough to know that school was not the place for them against all societal, cultural, and familial pressure. As for learning, of course it doesn't end, what a silly thing!" <br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18527527669/in/album-72157604256457944/" title="Olivia graduates!"><img alt="Olivia graduates!" height="427" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/358/18527527669_cb28202d47_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18090556994/in/dateposted-public/" title="congrats"><img alt="congrats" height="427" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/488/18090556994_83d75717ca_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18525856598/in/dateposted-public/" title="cake!"><img alt="cake!" height="427" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/345/18525856598_e70069060f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18527452119/in/dateposted-public/" title="graduate"><img alt="graduate" height="427" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/307/18527452119_3a74631736_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18687390616/in/dateposted-public/" title="good people"><img alt="good people" height="427" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/435/18687390616_e4b04023fc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18715783081/in/dateposted-public/" title="lady's slippers"><img alt="lady's slippers" height="427" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/363/18715783081_f294d89173_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18525808868/in/dateposted-public/" title="swimmers"><img alt="swimmers" height="427" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/306/18525808868_4fff1558ea_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18715956411/in/dateposted-public/" title="out in the canoe"><img alt="out in the canoe" height="427" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/286/18715956411_c603c65da9_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18527034719/in/dateposted-public/" title="getting to know you"><img alt="getting to know you" height="427" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/328/18527034719_ce06139e31_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18708405102/in/dateposted-public/" title="stories"><img alt="stories" height="427" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/400/18708405102_cc50062236_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18525265598/in/dateposted-public/" title="Iris"><img alt="Iris" height="427" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/366/18525265598_634852be1a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18092361923/in/dateposted-public/" title="laughter"><img alt="laughter" height="427" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/448/18092361923_4ca6cfe9a2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
We lucked out with such a gorgeous day spent with family and friends. The camp point was covered in the delicate pink lady slipper blooms. We all had our first swim, we took the canoe out, we laughed and told stories, played cards and roasted marshmallows. It was such a perfect way to honor Olivia's past and future journey. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18967699428/in/dateposted-public/" title="Alex and Olivia are off to orientation for UofME at Machias! Twenty-one years ago we could only have guessed and hoped we'd be doing something like this on our anniversary. I only wish we could all have gone (this is one aspect of farm life I'm not great"><img alt="Alex and Olivia are off to orientation for UofME at Machias! Twenty-one years ago we could only have guessed and hoped we'd be doing something like this on our anniversary. I only wish we could all have gone (this is one aspect of farm life I'm not great" height="640" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3776/18967699428_7585c9b857_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
At the end of June, Olivia and Alex drove the three hours to Machias to spend the weekend at student orientation. There, Olivia became further acquainted with the small campus, the staff, other students and some of her future professors. She explored the art department where she will spend most of her time as an Interdisciplinary Fine Arts major. She also found time to track down the campus radio station and some of its student staff to chat them up about possible programing and she's looking forward to the possibility of having one or two shows in the fall. Olivia and Alex spent some time exploring the area before returning home and visited <a href="http://www.visitlubecmaine.com/" target="top">Lubec</a> and <a href="http://www.westquoddy.com/" target="top">West Quoddy Head Light</a>, the easternmost point in the United States, as well. I think they had a good time together and I'm grateful for that.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6Q3gUJKd8Cp6-dUkphjeOInK-_qnkmKWI8DJI8enWrM2KN2DlvsSq3Z5ftgnE2htwjz-Q7B2vtbRXvquZn7tpxEYLmoTs8e_PdF-q8D-KZFV_m2ZLKKfTZ8gcqvOKeEbf5HtpOO8q3YR/s1600/11206051_10206339367781649_2190451742963956050_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6Q3gUJKd8Cp6-dUkphjeOInK-_qnkmKWI8DJI8enWrM2KN2DlvsSq3Z5ftgnE2htwjz-Q7B2vtbRXvquZn7tpxEYLmoTs8e_PdF-q8D-KZFV_m2ZLKKfTZ8gcqvOKeEbf5HtpOO8q3YR/s640/11206051_10206339367781649_2190451742963956050_n.jpg" /></a></div><br />
As for this summer, Olivia works 25 hours a week as a paid intern doing outreach and education. She's definitely learned the art of networking and keeping contacts with people who are engaged in community and social change and she seems to have a real knack for this type of organizational work. She must, because in addition to her paid work, she serves on two other boards plus is part of a planning committee. Whew! It will be interesting to see where this road might lead her. <br />
<br />
We're extremely proud of Olivia. She showed such commitment to her goals and though it might not look like the path so many other young people have taken, she's laid out her own course and has followed it. This is an exciting time for her and we're happy for her and we will continue to support her on this next part of her journey. Unschoolers can and do choose college and they can absolutely make it there their own way. College doesn't have to be a destination, but for some it may be a good fit. I have no doubt Olivia will shape her time at UMM into something meaningful and wonderful. Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-20998459835920085962015-06-03T22:05:00.000-04:002015-06-23T18:10:12.557-04:00The New Chicken RunNow that we're no longer dealing with snow, we've begun work on the exterior of the old chicken coop. The interior got a <a href="http://www.onbradstreet.com/2014/12/chickens-get-new-digs-yule-day-two.html" target="top">major overhaul</a> (minus a few details we still need to address) last late fall, which served the chickens well through the long winter. Now we are onto removing all of the exterior OSB siding (and ants, which the chickens eat happily), adding house wrap and all new 30-year exterior plywood siding, painting it and then building a large 12-feet by 24-feet run wrapped entirely in hardware cloth. This will provide the chickens with a run three times the size of their current hoop house run. I've been painting the coop and the run structure in Valspar's 'English Tea Party 6004-2C' and we all absolutely love the way this color looks both sophisticated and gorgeous against all the green. I'm sure it will be just as gorgeous against winter snow. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17949192680" title="kaleidoscope by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="kaleidoscope" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8845/17949192680_ce72911c57_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17642874451" title="The chicken coop is getting all new 30-year siding and a fresh paint job, plus a huge new run. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="The chicken coop is getting all new 30-year siding and a fresh paint job, plus a huge new run." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7736/17642874451_03b5d89e2c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17326110853" title="Unfahtunatly, deah, this bug bafflah only wehks for my head. Dontch'ey just drive you some wicked! #207gram #maine #ayuh by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Unfahtunatly, deah, this bug bafflah only wehks for my head. Dontch'ey just drive you some wicked! #207gram #maine #ayuh" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7693/17326110853_e66731e1db_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
Also worth noting-yes, we want our chickens and ducks to have as much fresh air, sunshine, bugs, space, and green as possible, but we are not okay with free-range birds. First, there's the busy road and lack of perimeter fencing, and second, we have bald eagles, hawks, owls, raccoons, fox, probably coyote, and any number or poultry predators also roaming our land looking for a tasty meal. We've invested a lot of time and money raising our birds and do our upmost to provide them a good life in exchange for eggs, and we're not about to let them become disposable animals. We feel it's our responsibility to do whatever we can to ensure they get to have long, healthy lives. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17652415691" title="Building the chicken run begins! by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Building the chicken run begins!" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7797/17652415691_2f4547580a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17763005950" title="Untitled by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" height="480" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7748/17763005950_3822e90e8d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18292570166" title="The new chicken run is finished! by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="The new chicken run is finished!" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8763/18292570166_2eab08719e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18320529751" title="Our fourteen hens are slowly exploring their new run on this rainy day. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Our fourteen hens are slowly exploring their new run on this rainy day." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/538/18320529751_9e3dc26428_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18132942089" title="All kinds of things to explore in the new chicken run. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="All kinds of things to explore in the new chicken run." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7729/18132942089_8fc807eef0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18315268322" title="What do you think, Edna? #speckledsussex by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="What do you think, Edna? #speckledsussex" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7766/18315268322_ff898de50d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18319234565" title="Maude seems to approve of the new run. #jerseygiant by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Maude seems to approve of the new run. #jerseygiant" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8859/18319234565_218955ca60_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
On the west side of the run stood an old smoke house that Alex tore down (also infested with ants). All of us have been out there in long sleeves and bug baffler hoods because the black flies are also out and they are vicious. I paint, Alex constructs, Olivia and Adam help applying all the welded wire cloth, and the chickens cluck at us constantly. They are so curious about what we are doing (and they want to know when their next batch of rotten wood and ants will be arriving.) Also, many of them are broody, despite being rooster-less, and they are cranky. Very. Cranky. We're hoping this new run will be a distraction and much needed change of pace for them. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17687334715" title="Let's see...in the top left we have Avis and Cleona determined to share a nest, Doris in the top middle, and Blanche (furious that we're talking about her), sitting on nothing and not planning to lay an egg, in the bottom left. Dotty the tiny Dominique qu by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Let's see...in the top left we have Avis and Cleona determined to share a nest, Doris in the top middle, and Blanche (furious that we're talking about her), sitting on nothing and not planning to lay an egg, in the bottom left. Dotty the tiny Dominique qu" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8698/17687334715_02cc4c6dc9_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17433068106" title="Avis has been so broody and cranky, poor dear. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Avis has been so broody and cranky, poor dear." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7787/17433068106_fc5b2a6509_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
Avis, a Dominique <br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17272912749" title="Pretty broody Silver Dorking. I still can't tell our three apart. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Pretty broody Silver Dorking. I still can't tell our three apart." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8790/17272912749_949128b674_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
Doris, a Silver Gray Dorking<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17272860859" title="I think this is Blanche. Also broody. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="I think this is Blanche. Also broody." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8864/17272860859_f8c5176eaf_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
Blanche, a Jersey Giant<br />
<br />
Oh, and in other news, one of our sweet Buff Orpingtons, who has been a house chicken since early February due to a touch of frostbite that led to the others picking on her, has successfully transitioned back to the flock. Welcome back, Ethel! <br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16314415499" title="Good morning, Ethel, our convalescing house hen. Thanks for the wake up call! (She's training us for summer-our bedroom window looks out over the chicken coop.) by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Good morning, Ethel, our convalescing house hen. Thanks for the wake up call! (She's training us for summer-our bedroom window looks out over the chicken coop.)" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8651/16314415499_aa3b4504d2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
Ethel becomes a house chicken<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16727474742" title="Alex and Ethel The House Hen, of course. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Alex and Ethel The House Hen, of course." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8630/16727474742_f841745def_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
playtime with Alex <br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17029389793" title="So far so good. Ethel the House Chicken seems to be reintegrated with the rest of the flock. She and this Dorking (Bernice? Doris? Cleona?) seem pretty blissed out in each other's company. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="So far so good. Ethel the House Chicken seems to be reintegrated with the rest of the flock. She and this Dorking (Bernice? Doris? Cleona?) seem pretty blissed out in each other's company." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7661/17029389793_a0e62758c7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
settling in<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18428282541" title="Hugging Ethel. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Hugging Ethel." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8765/18428282541_a837dcf93b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
hugs for EthelAmy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-30242340834873358522015-05-28T16:01:00.000-04:002015-06-23T16:02:15.013-04:00May Flowers On The Farm <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17364556996" title="Opening windows to warm up the house. So good. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Opening windows to warm up the house. So good." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7717/17364556996_28052ef29d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16770289123" title="pretty morning by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="pretty morning" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7702/16770289123_631a8cd24e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17202771008" title="worth the wait by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="worth the wait" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7705/17202771008_9099cfbb09_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17202968330" title="the unfurling by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="the unfurling" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8787/17202968330_b209e6a3b9_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17609961061" title="Grandma Cleona's favorite flower. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Grandma Cleona's favorite flower." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8717/17609961061_789e2c742d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17197673183" title="crabapple by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="crabapple" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8785/17197673183_757c9d577c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17818705121" title="I have plans to create an ornamental garden in this area. That greenhouse needs to go, first. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="I have plans to create an ornamental garden in this area. That greenhouse needs to go, first." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7701/17818705121_456bf55704_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17815495972" title="everything is pretty in May by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="everything is pretty in May" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7732/17815495972_69d5e89c66_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18031180666" title="Lilac time. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Lilac time." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8815/18031180666_ec70fff403_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17514666584" title="Why does lilac season also have to be blackfly season? by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Why does lilac season also have to be blackfly season?" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7660/17514666584_d41348cb24_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17949654780" title="the very old white lilacs by the chicken coop by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="the very old white lilacs by the chicken coop" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8869/17949654780_df3ccd84de_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17977596068" title="swallow peek-a-boo #wildlifehabitat by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="swallow peek-a-boo #wildlifehabitat" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8782/17977596068_7e22e163ec_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/18036214192" title="Hello, gorgeous! by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Hello, gorgeous!" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8788/18036214192_b7a931a927_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17395051924" title="tranquility by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="tranquility" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5349/17395051924_6bfd637c6a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-65494622883935489432015-05-05T22:37:00.000-04:002015-06-17T14:38:06.942-04:00Celebrating Adam's Sixteenth Birthday<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17208440039" title="celebrating Adam by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="celebrating Adam" height="427" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7662/17208440039_8594c8b325_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17378689842" title="Celebrating Adam's 16th Birthday, today! @superadamgalaxy by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Celebrating Adam's 16th Birthday, today! @superadamgalaxy" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7722/17378689842_642e8236e9_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17206837928" title="16 balloons by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="16 balloons" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7760/17206837928_82e036b090_z.jpg" width="427" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17187160827" title="Adam, 16 by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Adam, 16" height="427" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8735/17187160827_95165e6714_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17207021520" title="hugs from Olivia by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="hugs from Olivia" height="427" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8729/17207021520_24344e3c7a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17368619736" title="gifts by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="gifts" height="427" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7701/17368619736_b25c8a44f3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16772067974" title="shock and awe by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="shock and awe" height="427" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8811/16772067974_9801b7f6c6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17193832010" title="Such fun. #16 by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Such fun. #16" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7721/17193832010_976d18951c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17187132797" title="go pro surprise by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="go pro surprise" height="427" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7723/17187132797_9dea5d1a99_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17368588496" title="wishes by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="wishes" height="427" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5335/17368588496_8cb372d43e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17196687508" title="Our early supper view. Long winter? Yeah, but then we have this. #207gram by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Our early supper view. Long winter? Yeah, but then we have this. #207gram" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7716/17196687508_ee843ed5cd_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17358498876" title="Lobstah roll, bub. #207gram by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Lobstah roll, bub. #207gram" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7664/17358498876_d5ae2e1a9f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17384410095" title="My babies are 16 and 18. And I get to be their mom. It's pretty fricken awesome. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="My babies are 16 and 18. And I get to be their mom. It's pretty fricken awesome." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7731/17384410095_fe6eeecb33_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17176972037" title="These two have the best friendship. #siblings #teens by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="These two have the best friendship. #siblings #teens" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7684/17176972037_0fb49c8903_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
Our wee baby Adam, who stands at 6-foot 3-inches, is one, not so wee, and two, is now sixteen years old. Our Taurus baby proves his sun sign true every day, too. He's firmly grounded, fiercely loving, not easily swayed by foolishness, responsible, nurturing, creative, and oh, so funny. And more, he's a remarkable friend. (Recently, the two of us had the house to ourselves one evening and we spent the whole night watching the entire Mad Max franchise and discussing the upcoming installment. That night will forever be one of the Best Things Ever.) <br />
<br />
We celebrated Adam with sixteen balloons, sixteen candles, gifts, surprises, and a cake. Adam thought a crab roll sounded like just the thing so we went over to Young's and sat in the sun by the ocean eating scrumptious seafood for an early dinner. What a perfect evening. <br />
<br />
Alex and I pinch ourselves, occasionally, knowing that not all parents are so fortunate to know their teens and spend time together like we do. Adam and Olivia are also well-aware that not all siblings call each other friends. It is a profound joy to celebrate their teen years with them. There's no going back and I wouldn't want to. Our youngest is sixteen. He's marvelous and we love him beyond measure. Happy Birthday, sweet Adam. <br />
<br />
<br />Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-46062921130828368822015-05-04T22:25:00.000-04:002015-06-17T13:54:05.640-04:00May Days<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17335758985" title="It was a gorgeous day for Fedco! by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="It was a gorgeous day for Fedco!" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8739/17335758985_d7146eb48e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17172094289" title="glory-in-the-snow (sans snow) by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="glory-in-the-snow (sans snow)" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8835/17172094289_a9b2a92e2a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16739427563" title="Our new stone walkway and ornamental hedge looks amazing. Okay, squint. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Our new stone walkway and ornamental hedge looks amazing. Okay, squint." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7666/16739427563_a12d73b651_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17174630538" title="Planting day. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Planting day." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8736/17174630538_fdc384e68d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17347316556" title="Taking the old elm down. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Taking the old elm down." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7667/17347316556_efe5d09108_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17347512616" title="The upper part of this elm essentially disintegrated when it went down. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="The upper part of this elm essentially disintegrated when it went down." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8836/17347512616_9368be6ab5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
Now that spring really does seem to be here for good, it feels so great to be outside, making plans, digging in the dirt, and working on things that don't involve snow removal or walking through snow, or thinking about snow in any way. We picked up our <a href="http://www.fedcoseeds.com/trees/treesale.htm" top="target">Fedco order</a> and proceeded to do like we do annually, which is spend the next week planting everything. We put in some Oakleaf Hydrangea, Ninebark, Higbush Cranberry, and PeeGee Hydrangea along the front of the house with the idea that it will create a lovely hedge along a future stone walkway to the front door. With the snow finally gone, Alex and I measured and drew up a design for the new chicken run, and we'll continue the coop restoration on the exterior this month. Of course, while we were doing that, we got to talking about the old dead elm nearby that seemed a bit hazardous, so Alex went and suited up in his swanky safety gear and sawed that sucker down. It feels good to get things done. Definitely. Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-76747742776561327912015-04-30T23:14:00.000-04:002015-06-17T13:17:38.512-04:00Welcome, April <b>April</b><br />
<br />
April has arrived and Spring has not. It snows as soon as the melting begins. We look for signs and find a few sprigs of green waiting for warmth. A few days of temps in the 40s allows the ducks to have their first pool in months. Mud season is taking place in our dooryard. Winter boots and coats are still by the kitchen door and the woodstove is still in use. The mail comes and with it joyful news. We celebrate my 44th birthday fabulously. We spy the return of the robins with their happy hopping and rosy bellies. Alex boils down maple sap and now we have jars of amber syrup. All of us go see Sufjan Stevens and Olivia and I sit with tears streaming and throats clenching back sobs. We wait. And wait some more. Anxiety boils. This family shit is hard, hard stuff. Then, most of the snow finally melts and we're out with rakes and using gardening muscles. Dear friends suffer a huge loss and we prepare Mermaid House to shelter them. Finally, we see it. Spring has finally arrived. Comfrey and rhubarb emerge, poking crowns through the still cold soil. We still have firewood left. We survived. We made it through a nearly six-month-long winter. Oh, Spring, we're so happy to see you! <br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16997786002" title="Just some turkeys screwing around. #207gram by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Just some turkeys screwing around. #207gram" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7610/16997786002_349830d440_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16821514288" title="Ginger swears she was just sniffing herbs from the co-op and it's my fault for not having put them away yet so there. She then admonished me for my untidiness. #catsofinstagram by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Ginger swears she was just sniffing herbs from the co-op and it's my fault for not having put them away yet so there. She then admonished me for my untidiness. #catsofinstagram" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8739/16821514288_97ea7d4ac0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17020245265" title="signs of life by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="signs of life" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8728/17020245265_23cfdc5f0e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16397839864" title="last bit of the roof glacier by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="last bit of the roof glacier" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7651/16397839864_b459b866c2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16832503198" title="mud mud mud mud mud by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="mud mud mud mud mud" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7640/16832503198_e0ddc283c6_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16834939818" title="Ducks are so easy to love. #khakicampbell #ducks by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Ducks are so easy to love. #khakicampbell #ducks" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7622/16834939818_b9d30c65db_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16413255094" title="Olivia and Alex were out all afternoon shopping and realized they had dressed in identical attire. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Olivia and Alex were out all afternoon shopping and realized they had dressed in identical attire." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7726/16413255094_c114556e62_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16868830418" title="44. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="44." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7675/16868830418_de67063a1b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17055471602" title="cheesecake good. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="cheesecake good." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8696/17055471602_7fda8f27ac_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17058752332" title="Adam @superadamgalaxy designed this gorgeous card for me. Duckie! by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Adam @superadamgalaxy designed this gorgeous card for me. Duckie!" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7695/17058752332_00c67dfdae_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17058831222" title="We all needed this delicious evening out. We all had scrumptious meals. I went with the herbed risotto with scallops, lobster, mussels, and shrimp. Earl Grey ice cream for afters. Thank you, family! by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="We all needed this delicious evening out. We all had scrumptious meals. I went with the herbed risotto with scallops, lobster, mussels, and shrimp. Earl Grey ice cream for afters. Thank you, family!" height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8698/17058831222_4a0024f051_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17052263516" title="Someday we'll be equipped to handle more tapping, but any amount of our own maple syrup is a wonderful gift, thanks to Alex @bradstreetfarmer. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Someday we'll be equipped to handle more tapping, but any amount of our own maple syrup is a wonderful gift, thanks to Alex @bradstreetfarmer." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8806/17052263516_92afec1502_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16881051827" title="I'm gettin' real tired of your bullshit, Francine. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="I'm gettin' real tired of your bullshit, Francine." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8821/16881051827_fffb0587d5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16939581420" title="Love these sunshiny afternoons. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Love these sunshiny afternoons." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7685/16939581420_2eb342f6de_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17150827651" title="Tonight. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Tonight." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7724/17150827651_2be303b6cd_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16965325410" title="Well that was shattering. #SufijanStevens by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Well that was shattering. #SufijanStevens" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7674/16965325410_affe19d86c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17002998589" title="So excited to be cleaning out garden beds and preparing for this year's planting. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="So excited to be cleaning out garden beds and preparing for this year's planting." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5455/17002998589_76a4c504ab_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17002675220" title="I adore neat and tidy spring gardens. #givesmesuchathrill #afewofmyfavoritethings by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="I adore neat and tidy spring gardens. #givesmesuchathrill #afewofmyfavoritethings" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7600/17002675220_e301c62a21_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17201411082" title="We planted this black pussywillow spring 2013. One of my favorite beneficial small trees. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="We planted this black pussywillow spring 2013. One of my favorite beneficial small trees." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7722/17201411082_60bd47787d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17201439872" title="Rhubarb, you kind of have an awkward stage, huh? by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Rhubarb, you kind of have an awkward stage, huh?" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7708/17201439872_b26223e002_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17203136205" title="The ducks and chickens will be thrilled to know that the comfrey is emerging. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="The ducks and chickens will be thrilled to know that the comfrey is emerging." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8811/17203136205_5196eb72eb_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17211938842" title="tidy gardens, tidy house, time to bake #cornerofmyhome by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="tidy gardens, tidy house, time to bake #cornerofmyhome" height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7701/17211938842_934e2ae079_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17137413520" title="We're here getting the house and garden (reasonably) ready for our friends who need a home after they suffered a terrible house fire eleven days ago. Our hearts go out to them. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="We're here getting the house and garden (reasonably) ready for our friends who need a home after they suffered a terrible house fire eleven days ago. Our hearts go out to them." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8897/17137413520_a2e52145b8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17188635151" title="Considering how early our winter and how severe it was, we did well to have a cord of wood leftover. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Considering how early our winter and how severe it was, we did well to have a cord of wood leftover." height="640" src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7719/17188635151_75b9b49502_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/17192203751" title="Evening rain and that odd pink-green-yellow-light that comes with spring and summer showers. Snow is almost all gone. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Evening rain and that odd pink-green-yellow-light that comes with spring and summer showers. Snow is almost all gone." height="640" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8688/17192203751_aeec9d2f67_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-91318527857448866162015-03-13T23:27:00.000-04:002015-03-14T14:21:10.576-04:00Eighteen Today, You've Got This, Kid <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16611276319" title="Look at her eyes for god's sake. Somebody ole would have eyes like that, so I call her ole Livia. ~Alice Walker, The Color Purple. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Look at her eyes for god's sake. Somebody ole would have eyes like that, so I call her ole Livia. ~Alice Walker, The Color Purple." height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8743/16611276319_847d4d81f1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16776270906" title="Olivia's birth flower. #18 by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Olivia's birth flower. #18" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8750/16776270906_fa7964c746_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16615346208" title="We're celebrating @oliviaelemental turning 18, today. This is huge. And so wonderful. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="We're celebrating @oliviaelemental turning 18, today. This is huge. And so wonderful." height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8589/16615346208_542474e683_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16618301300" title="18 candles by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="18 candles" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7626/16618301300_7ed15d8c53_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16805667525" title="Happy 18th to @oliviaelemental! by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Happy 18th to @oliviaelemental!" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8721/16805667525_9cf89f61a1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16183367884" title="Olivia didn't specify what kind of cake she wanted, so I made my white cake filled with lemon curd and raspberry sauce, iced in white chocolate and butter (basically). #fromourkitchen by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Olivia didn't specify what kind of cake she wanted, so I made my white cake filled with lemon curd and raspberry sauce, iced in white chocolate and butter (basically). #fromourkitchen" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7609/16183367884_a4603971e5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
Our little wide-eyed, inquisitive child is now eighteen years old. This detail brings with it an assortment of dichotomies-how did this happen so quickly, in a flash she's grown, and how is every moment of being with her, recorded in every cell and molecule of our being? Our stomaches grow queazy at the many changes afoot, and all a flutter, excited for her, relishing in her success. In wistful moments, memories of her childhood come flooding, and yet she is a tide, forcing waves before her and we could not and would not hold her back. <br />
<br />
We celebrated in our usual way around the table with favorite meal, cake (my white cake filled with raspberry and lemon curd, topped with a white chocolate butter frosting and fresh raspberries), and gifts. Ever the music lover, her special gifts included a birthday evening spent seeing <a href="http://www.ladylambjams.com/" target="top">Lady Lamb and the Beekeeper</a> in concert, and tickets to see her much adored <a href="http://www.statetheatreportland.com/event/768485-sufjan-stevens-portland/" target="top">Sufjan Stevens</a> next month. <br />
<br />
It already looks like eighteen is going to be as, uh, <i>energetic</i>, <a href="http://www.onbradstreet.com/2014/03/seventeen-is-going-to-kick-my-butt-and.html" target="top">as seventeen was for Olivia</a>, and so I'm refining my napping techniques because whoa. (And you thought your sleepless parenting days were over once they hit toddlerhood? HOW'S IT FEEL TO BE WRONG?) Only this year will involve things like car juggling and passports. We're seriously so proud of her. Keep knocking us on our ass, kid. You've got this. Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-77442403922372724692015-03-05T16:55:00.001-05:002015-03-05T16:55:11.911-05:00Teenagers...What A Bunch Of Competent Individuals We're screaming up on the heels of birthday season as it is, but then my wee babes have to go and look all adult-like, suddenly. What the hell? DON'T THEY LOVE ME?<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16468997287" title="He's a fine lad. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="He's a fine lad." height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8578/16468997287_1c067d5612_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
Look at this guy, would ya? Wasn't he in some blockbuster summer movie? No? Well he should be! I took this photo while he was on his 87th run to tend to the ducks and chickens that afternoon, because he does things like that, I guess. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16694703971" title="This kiddo has had her driver's permit since she was 15, but it wasn't until today that she tried for her license because life threw in some major monkey wrenches for us in between and the timing was always off. Happily, she passed, has her license and sh by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="This kiddo has had her driver's permit since she was 15, but it wasn't until today that she tried for her license because life threw in some major monkey wrenches for us in between and the timing was always off. Happily, she passed, has her license and sh" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8668/16694703971_917c01a234_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
Though Olivia has had her driver's permit since she was 15, the last 18 months have thrown us some curve balls here, so Olivia simply renewed her permit and never scheduled her driving exam because life can be tedious that way sometimes. But she sent her card in a week or so ago and got her date and off she went on Monday to take her exam and pass her test all in one go like an almost adult or something (I had to take mine twice, wanna fight?)<br />
<br />
And then she goes out all yesterday afternoon on her first solo trip to run errands and attend the <a href="https://maineyag.wordpress.com/" target="top">Youth Activism Gathering</a> meeting-<i>because she's on the planning team</i>-like she's just trying to prove how responsible and competent she is. (She also designed the YAG poster. Because. Skills.)<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16521128659" title="Someone's being meticulous and cataloging our older seeds and testing germination. She's far more patient than I am. #unschooling #teen #alwaysunschooled by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Someone's being meticulous and cataloging our older seeds and testing germination. She's far more patient than I am. #unschooling #teen #alwaysunschooled" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8666/16521128659_11d767bf7f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
This was after she spent the morning sorting our older seeds testing them for germination. GAWD. Teenagers. With their patience. And abilities. <br />
<br />
Whatever.<br />
<br />
It's not like I'm proud of them or anything. Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-73540344136717116312015-02-05T17:53:00.000-05:002015-02-05T17:53:46.940-05:00February Days <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16249032347" title="Sun's up! by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Sun's up!" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7394/16249032347_80860644bb_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16408970856" title="More snow coming this week, too. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="More snow coming this week, too." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7374/16408970856_5b52f9c481_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15814334394" title="These two sweetpeas are trying to clear an area around the bird feeders so that they can continue to feed the wildlife. For perspective, both of them are tall. The chickadees are zooming around their heads, too, and it's easy to think they must be excited by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="These two sweetpeas are trying to clear an area around the bird feeders so that they can continue to feed the wildlife. For perspective, both of them are tall. The chickadees are zooming around their heads, too, and it's easy to think they must be excited" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7350/15814334394_65dd9c74f4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16437597062" title="Desperate times call for a desperate tri-county search for a big-ass snowblower until it ends in finding one of the three left in the area. #buylocal by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Desperate times call for a desperate tri-county search for a big-ass snowblower until it ends in finding one of the three left in the area. #buylocal" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7410/16437597062_62f434dbe4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16255280090" title="Come to our house, leave with eggs. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Come to our house, leave with eggs." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7328/16255280090_435f0daf1d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15823989213" title="Loving this sunshine. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Loving this sunshine." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7297/15823989213_138a457029_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16448538402" title="It's about time it snowed around here. #207gram by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="It's about time it snowed around here. #207gram" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8681/16448538402_2a8bf0145a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16449390642" title="We easily have an additional eight inches of snow, and it's still snowing. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="We easily have an additional eight inches of snow, and it's still snowing." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7400/16449390642_f61d62b3a3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16426428646" title="415pm looks like this now. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="415pm looks like this now." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7372/16426428646_9f52543e72_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
So much snow. So. Much. We had more this morning. More is coming. It's just going to be one of those Februarys, I guess. And I show you snow and the short-lived sunshine and eggs (so. many. eggs.) and what you don't see here are the conversations that begin at breakfast, that are sustained throughout the day, threads of which are picked up and wrapped with a variety of topics. You don't see the laughing or the yelling, because there's that, too, or the frustration or the fourth or fifth drafts of important letters written, the worry for friends, the tears that spring when we realize we're down to one guinea pig who has been receiving lots of extra devotion, or the cats who follow us, hoping we'll sit and cuddle with them for a spell. You won't see how wishes become concrete plans in a single photo, or even in words because my children's lives are their own. Our days are still as rich, full, intense, and hands-on as parents to two older teens as they were when our children were small. There's a self-reliance about our teens, though, that is different from when they were toddlers, of course. Our teens make meals, tend to the feeding and caring of animals, embark on projects, immerse themselves in media, books, music, and art. They extend themselves to friends. They make profound discoveries about themselves, realize inner truths. And they initiate plans that will take them years and miles beyond our kitchen table. And it's all astoundingly right and good. Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-84212180495327476872015-02-02T14:55:00.000-05:002015-02-02T14:55:12.473-05:00Scenes From My Kitchen Door <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15788382674" title="This stoop was shoveled clear by @superadamgalaxy yesterday. Now it's covered by a 2-foot drift. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="This stoop was shoveled clear by @superadamgalaxy yesterday. Now it's covered by a 2-foot drift." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7293/15788382674_030199d924_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16223226878" title="Hey, what's another foot of snow after the last 2-feet? #nobigdeal #207gram #maine by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Hey, what's another foot of snow after the last 2-feet? #nobigdeal #207gram #maine" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8674/16223226878_6706a0d027_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16409959152" title="The view from my kitchen door. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="The view from my kitchen door." height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8677/16409959152_32ca3d3ff4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16411202415" title="We have a family of fifteen bluejays and a cardinal pair, and six mourning dove pairs visiting our feeders, today. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="We have a family of fifteen bluejays and a cardinal pair, and six mourning dove pairs visiting our feeders, today." height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8570/16411202415_9bacae9f15_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16387157976" title="goodbye, January. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="goodbye, January." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7337/16387157976_a784081b69_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16422152115" title="Sun today, a foot more snow tomorrow. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Sun today, a foot more snow tomorrow." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7439/16422152115_ee352fe5ee_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16242975967" title="Maybe there's mail? by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Maybe there's mail?" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7321/16242975967_8b002ca849_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-59838616594398750592015-01-30T17:56:00.001-05:002015-01-30T17:56:11.518-05:00All About Snow<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16177175728" title="It's a good day for learning to xc-ski. #207gram #maine by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="It's a good day for learning to xc-ski. #207gram #maine" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8674/16177175728_483a7ac0ce_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16185384290" title="A happy sight. #unschooling by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="A happy sight. #unschooling" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7285/16185384290_ffbc5c278c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16187074898" title="It's so blue and cold, today. Beautiful. #unschooling by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="It's so blue and cold, today. Beautiful. #unschooling" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8564/16187074898_4918456819_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16375877505" title="There. @bradstreetfarmer completed the roof and wrapped the duck pen in poly with the goal of keeping the ducks mostly out of 50+ mph winds and 24+-inches of drifting snow during #juno2015 . #farmlife #207gram #maine #mattnoyes #midcoastmaine #waldocount by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="There. @bradstreetfarmer completed the roof and wrapped the duck pen in poly with the goal of keeping the ducks mostly out of 50+ mph winds and 24+-inches of drifting snow during #juno2015 . #farmlife #207gram #maine #mattnoyes #midcoastmaine #waldocount" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7397/16375877505_69b62590a7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16382762355" title="Snowdrifts by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Snowdrifts" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7305/16382762355_fe28da1013_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15765460784" title="And the clearing must begin. #Juno #juno2015 #maine #207gram #midcoastmaine #waldocounty by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="And the clearing must begin. #Juno #juno2015 #maine #207gram #midcoastmaine #waldocounty" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8597/15765460784_b68447a556_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16200670348" title="I flung out some nuts and seeds to the bare spots among deep snow drifts. Now I'm watching the blue jays trying to stuff as many peanuts in their beaks as they are able. #birdnerd #wildlife by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="I flung out some nuts and seeds to the bare spots among deep snow drifts. Now I'm watching the blue jays trying to stuff as many peanuts in their beaks as they are able. #birdnerd #wildlife" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8632/16200670348_07c9814e06_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15770519393" title="That old apple tree has taken a beating in these recent storms. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="That old apple tree has taken a beating in these recent storms." height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8565/15770519393_fa4db88bf0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16393482541" title="When the sun hits our valley it comes in gradations. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="When the sun hits our valley it comes in gradations." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7386/16393482541_8e97e2aba2_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16219001109" title="Refuse to go out in the run because some snow blew in, EATS ALL SNOW OFF OF BOOTS. #heritagebreedchickens by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Refuse to go out in the run because some snow blew in, EATS ALL SNOW OFF OF BOOTS. #heritagebreedchickens" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7348/16219001109_a342252a6c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
This week was all about snow. Playing in it, preparing for it, experiencing it, and coping with it after. The day before storm Juno, the teens were out on skis, enjoying the brilliant January sun and cerulean sky. Alex put more roofing on the duck pen and wrapped what wasn't covered in poly to keep the ducks safe from the impending blizzard. We called our plow guy. The blizzard brought the wind and 24" of drifts, and with it, cancellations and delays. The day after, I fed the birds on one of the bare spots created by the dramatic drifting the day before, and we were plowed out twice, and we shoveled paths. The chickens, grumpy about the little bit of snow that managed to blow into their run, refused to go out in it, but pecked at every last bit clumped to our boots. And today, we're back in it again, as a much calmer storm dumps another 10-inches on us. It's beautiful and a wonderland of white out there, just as it should be at the end of January in Maine. Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-24068871400209178872015-01-21T12:47:00.000-05:002015-01-21T12:47:25.862-05:00Winter Light : Ordinary Days<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16263139875" title="Curious turkeys peeking in the kitchen window. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Curious turkeys peeking in the kitchen window." height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8636/16263139875_6eeb5463a4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15609350394" title="I just put some cranberry orange bread in the oven. #fromourkitchen by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="I just put some cranberry orange bread in the oven. #fromourkitchen" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7582/15609350394_c53d4d7f77_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16269957031" title="Miss Ginger, have I not told you about being on the counter? by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Miss Ginger, have I not told you about being on the counter?" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7464/16269957031_91e9b8f117_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16239696572" title="Napping light. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Napping light." height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8621/16239696572_bc177680e1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16085846917" title="January light is stunning. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="January light is stunning." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7552/16085846917_777a6366b0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16107306488" title="snow squall #207gram #maine #weatherreport by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="snow squall #207gram #maine #weatherreport" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8652/16107306488_3c459a9a48_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16211812906" title="The morning sun in her room caught my eye yesterday. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="The morning sun in her room caught my eye yesterday." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7537/16211812906_ec7cbf7848_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16022322889" title="View from my kitchen door. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="View from my kitchen door." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7511/16022322889_a5d7f5a94d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16137891130" title="But bed is so comfy... by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="But bed is so comfy..." height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8579/16137891130_2d174c92ac_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16087420389" title="Hoping we come home with answers and an adored guinea pig who feels better. This bright sun and clear roads are a good thing. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Hoping we come home with answers and an adored guinea pig who feels better. This bright sun and clear roads are a good thing." height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8628/16087420389_0221b50b72_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16302582266" title="Some of today's eggs. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Some of today's eggs." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7573/16302582266_a6151a6b82_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16138522011" title="In from the cold and stopping to have a snuggle with Max. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="In from the cold and stopping to have a snuggle with Max." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7541/16138522011_37f82965d3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15502709593" title="4:05pm, the days lengthen even now. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="4:05pm, the days lengthen even now." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7530/15502709593_85ec4ec36f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15538233823" title="From the last few days. #farmlife by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="From the last few days. #farmlife" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7477/15538233823_0887962988_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-57813686634180544622015-01-16T18:31:00.002-05:002015-01-16T18:31:06.965-05:00BeatriceTrigger Warning for pet/animal illness, disability, death, grief, trauma, and loss.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/5810018172" title="Beatrice enjoying her lettuce by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Beatrice enjoying her lettuce" height="508" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2017/5810018172_343eb60ecc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/11376693135" title="Pre-Raphaelite with guinea pig. #daughter #cavy #guineapig by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Pre-Raphaelite with guinea pig. #daughter #cavy #guineapig" height="640" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5534/11376693135_3e03454e00_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/6629796649" title="just eating by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="just eating" height="480" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6629796649_e96d302f80_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
We had to say goodbye to our beloved guinea pig, Beatrice, yesterday, a little less than a year after having to say goodbye to her companion <a href="http://www.onbradstreet.com/2014/04/annabelle.html" target="top"> Annabelle</a>, which seems wholly unfair. Beatrice was middle-aged and reasonably healthy until this month, when she began showing signs of weight loss and UTI symptoms. By Monday this week, she began to refuse food and water and so we packed her up and drove her the two hours to our caring and skilled guinea pig vet. There, they discovered she had several bladder stones, one larger than a pea, near the end of her urethra, and the vet was, miraculously, able to flush them out. The procedure went well, Beatrice recovered from the anesthetic normally, and we went home with her. And still, she would not eat or drink unless we force fed her, which we did. Worse, she was not eliminating. Back to the vet we rushed yesterday morning, and our vet kept her for the day and medicated her for pain and attempted to rehydrate her and get more food in her, but it was clear by 5pm that Beatrice was fading. We all knew her prognosis wasn't good, but there was a sliver of hope that with enough fluids and nutrition, she might begin to rally. Unfortunately, that was not the case, and she was in distress. Having prepared Olivia and Adam for this probable outcome, as we did regarding Annabelle, they had said their goodbyes and given hugs and kisses before we left. And with everyone in agreement via text messages filled with sad emojis and many hearts, Alex and I held Beatrice one last time, rocking her and whispering our love to her, just as we did with Annabelle. <br />
<br />
Beatrice, you were a funny, adorable, fluffy, goofy, and bossy guinea pig and we adored you so. We will miss you.<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/12511507625" title="Oh you know, just watching the Olympics. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Oh you know, just watching the Olympics." height="640" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5538/12511507625_f600e9d357_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/8498013382" title="this is how I find them sleeping this morning #guineapigs #cavy by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="this is how I find them sleeping this morning #guineapigs #cavy" height="612" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8507/8498013382_4d49a58918_z.jpg" width="612" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/11787711796" title="Beatrice needed a break from all her busy-bossing around. #guineapig #cavy by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Beatrice needed a break from all her busy-bossing around. #guineapig #cavy" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7324/11787711796_85b4507b7d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15398468406" title="I mean, c'mon with the cute. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="I mean, c'mon with the cute." height="640" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3927/15398468406_ff4b524972_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/8578420866" title="Beatrice says hello by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Beatrice says hello" height="480" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8099/8578420866_2d3be0dc17_z.jpg" width="640" /></a>Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-17140982998881442672014-12-26T17:23:00.000-05:002015-01-16T17:57:15.377-05:00These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things : Yuletide : Day Twelve<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15564041564" title="cheerful home by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="cheerful home" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7492/15564041564_423ef20e01_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15998961608" title="family will be arriving soon by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="family will be arriving soon" height="427" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8655/15998961608_3dd22bffd0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16000592907" title="sweetest gift by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="sweetest gift" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7516/16000592907_eba2a28302_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16186383355" title="art by Phoebe Wahl by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="art by Phoebe Wahl" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7583/16186383355_ee479a814b_z.jpg" width="427" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16185606572" title="our family room at Yule by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="our family room at Yule" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7547/16185606572_84c9708776_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15563991374" title="Boxing Day sun by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Boxing Day sun" height="427" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8631/15563991374_24f3938248_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16000300719" title="the book was a gift by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="the book was a gift" height="427" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8656/16000300719_5db58ee9e4_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16000295239" title="cozy family room by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="cozy family room" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7555/16000295239_e17d8669c8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16000282719" title="festive family room by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="festive family room" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7505/16000282719_9313ebc524_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15998898178" title="solstice tree by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="solstice tree" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7465/15998898178_f5db163670_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16184452281" title="Boxing Day kitchen by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Boxing Day kitchen" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7511/16184452281_6f16fc98ec_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16000240099" title="Aunt Carol by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Aunt Carol" height="427" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8588/16000240099_57c347d66b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16160507116" title="Aunt Jane by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Aunt Jane" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7501/16160507116_eb5bc525ca_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16160514176" title="siblings by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="siblings" height="427" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8589/16160514176_362c01e586_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
This was one of those days when it was a true pleasure to wake up with the sun, as there was actual golden sun gleaming through the trees and in through our windows, which was most welcome after a long stretch of gray days. With family arriving at noon, we got busy in the kitchen preparing the ham, potato leek soup, more Yule bread and filling cookie boxes for family to take home with them. With everything ready ahead of time, I grabbed my camera because the sunlight was so beautiful, and I went around snapping the house, singing carols and fluffing pillows, as needed. Doing so, I was gratified to see our treasures, amassed over two decades (and longer if you count the things from both my and Alex's childhoods), that help us mark the season, looking so sweet and lovely through my camera lens. The painting by my mother, the glove finger puppets from my childhood, the snowflakes our children cut (three to a window), <a href="http://www.phoebewahl.com/sculpture/" target="top">my new Santa and Reindeer</a>, our basket of Yule books that keeps being added to, the paperwhites in the American pottery, and the hundreds of special ornaments that adorn our tree. Later, it was family, gathered in the kitchen, and then at the table, and eventually around the tree to exchange gifts. These are a few of my favorite things. This our Yuletide, may we always keep it well. Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-10187719787218493592014-12-25T21:30:00.000-05:002015-01-15T09:00:30.413-05:00On Not Hurrying: Yuletide : Day Eleven<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16184658671" title="Yule morning by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Yule morning" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7539/16184658671_c8973ebe1d_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16184669501" title="stockings by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="stockings" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7493/16184669501_a984fa3cff_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15916649197" title="New and old cards. Some of those cards date to 1860. #yule #yuletide by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="New and old cards. Some of those cards date to 1860. #yule #yuletide" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8595/15916649197_71bc5276c5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15999205290" title="early morning by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="early morning" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7504/15999205290_09a8037601_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16077101476" title="We've just opened stockings in the kitchen where Alex's Yule bread is rising. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="We've just opened stockings in the kitchen where Alex's Yule bread is rising." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7530/16077101476_bd5e850031_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15480059454" title="Smss Smss Smss! #yule #yuletide by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Smss Smss Smss! #yule #yuletide" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7581/15480059454_c0feffec5a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
Today started out both early and gray. We had our usual chores of feeding the chickens and ducks, guinea pigs and cats, and Alex started his Yule bread dough rising. We woke to some the mildest weather in weeks, and it's been so gray this entire month, so we were looking forward to the sun that was meant to show up in the afternoon. The kettle boiled and three of us sat to have cups of dark tea while carols played, and one of us slept in just a bit longer. Soon, all of us were together, eggs were scrambled, more tea was poured, and someone said we should do stockings. Oh, yes, of course, stockings! Then we sat at the kitchen table, opening our stocking gifts and drinking more tea, and we loved one another. Alex checked his dough, punched it down, and some of us went to brush teeth and properly dress for the day. Not one of us hurried. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16160706456" title="cowl by Olivia for Adam by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="cowl by Olivia for Adam" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7573/16160706456_0845e96366_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16160701806" title="cowl by Olivia for Alex by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="cowl by Olivia for Alex" height="427" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8598/16160701806_af556f2042_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15488408643" title="The Claudia ornament @oliviaelemental made us. #guineapig #handmade #yule #yuletide by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="The Claudia ornament @oliviaelemental made us. #guineapig #handmade #yule #yuletide" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7513/15488408643_09b2c7dc48_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16185749072" title="happiness by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="happiness" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7554/16185749072_1aae725b01_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16186488755" title="trying to read in German by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="trying to read in German" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7497/16186488755_24857041a8_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
The not hurrying turns out to be our favorite part of Yule and Santa Day in particular. There's no need to end the day by 9am, and we all relish the postponement of opening the gifts, wrapped so charmingly. The anticipation is sweet, and we wanted to savor it. Late morning, however, we all made our way to our tree, settled into our seats, and passed each other gifts. Olivia, <a href="http://www.onbradstreet.com/2013/12/surprise-and-delight-yule-day-eleven.html" target="top">as she did last year</a>, had made us all something personal; hand-knit cowls for Alex and Adam in colors that bring out their eyes, and a darling felted portrait pin of a Speckled Sussex hen for me. For the family, to go with our felt Beatrice and Annabelle ornaments she made last year, she gave us a Claudia. Now we have a trio of guinea pigs to hang on our tree. Adam made us laugh with his attempts at reading German in the booklet that came with his new wood carving set. Olivia was so pleased with her wireless speaker, music lover that she is. Alex received his usual mixture of geekery and the practical, and this year it was Terry Pratchett and chainsaw gear. And then there was me, also as usual (I think my husband delights in finding the gift that will make me cry), sobbing over the gorgeous hand painted box with the soft sculpture Santa and Reindeer inside, made by our friend, <a href="http://www.phoebewahl.com/sculpture/" target="top">Phoebe Wahl</a>, and even more sobbing when Alex read her note, aloud. I adore her art and even more, the way she captures the magic that I so love about Yuletide in her so many of her works. These pieces will forever be a whimsical and charming part of our Yuletide tradition.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16000436689" title="huge surprise from Alex by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="huge surprise from Alex" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7529/16000436689_363961c55e_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
By noon, the sun was streaming in and we were down to the last box, which was long and narrow and leaned against the wall. It was for both Adam and Olivia.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16160647986" title="it's a big box by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="it's a big box" height="427" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8683/16160647986_8c119aa9da_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15999024138" title="opening one end by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="opening one end" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7549/15999024138_00f156a532_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16160640426" title="skis! by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="skis!" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7571/16160640426_cd4e8cbc5b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15998990928" title="xc skis by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="xc skis" height="349" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8660/15998990928_a87de80e40_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16185690742" title="Adam with his new skis by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Adam with his new skis" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7583/16185690742_116b459b11_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
We gave the kids cross-country skis, knowing they will be put to good use here on the farm. Of course, we will need snow. This day has turned bright and sunny, and oh so green, outside. Since we had quite a bit of snow in November, we weren't very disappointed not having a white Yuletide, and I'm quite certain snow will return. <br />
<br />
There's no hurry, after all. Not this on this day, when everything feels good and magical and precious. Blessed Yule! Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-31867943238085920532014-12-24T23:50:00.000-05:002015-01-13T12:57:13.052-05:00Where The Lovelight Gleams : Yuletide : Day Ten<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15998860078" title="Yuletide kitchen by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Yuletide kitchen" height="427" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8654/15998860078_7a048515bc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15566812753" title="paperwhites by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="paperwhites" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7473/15566812753_24aa6147c5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15566805703" title="shiny brite by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="shiny brite" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7512/15566805703_29e8a64427_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16160780966" title="vintage cookie tins by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="vintage cookie tins" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7532/16160780966_170bc70090_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16073772026" title="And miles to go before we sleep... #yule #yuletide by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="And miles to go before we sleep... #yule #yuletide" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7471/16073772026_f67c66c23f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15913081548" title="Christmas Eve will find me, where the lovelight gleams. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Christmas Eve will find me, where the lovelight gleams." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7568/15913081548_47011322c3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
Santa Eve. Readying for tomorrow, tidying corners, making things beautiful. We wrap, as we do every year until the wee hours, hoping that the treasures collected months or weeks ago still speak to our children, let them know they are understood, cherished, and adored. Alex and I recall other years, how funny things strike us after midnight, how much we grumble about this ritual but secretly love the squirreling away of items and folding them into gorgeous paper, tying bows, all with the knowledge about how ephemeral it all is. That in a handful of hours, the paper will be torn, the bows will be cut. That our children grow before our eyes and these years are precious and things will change. We know this. We know these rituals are important and more than being about material possessions and surprise. We know it to be about nurturing spirits, honoring the individual, loving on them just a moment longer. This is home. This is family. This is where the lovelight gleams. Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-57133328210237703262014-12-23T22:32:00.000-05:002015-01-12T14:39:54.817-05:00The Season Of The Heart : Yule : Day NineI knew it was going to be a good day of making and elving when I got out of the shower by 830am and Alex already had a tray of peanut butter balls (Buckeyes) made. Getting up an hour before the ducks (that's 6am), has its benefits, I see.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15465179904" title="I just got out of the shower, yet Alex has these made already and it's only 830am. #slackerwife #yule #yuletide #fromourkitchen by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="I just got out of the shower, yet Alex has these made already and it's only 830am. #slackerwife #yule #yuletide #fromourkitchen" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7579/15465179904_631c41e1f1_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
Later this morning, Alex and I went out to do some final bit of elving and the teens, who had sugar cookie baking plans stayed at home. A few errands later, we realized we were essentially on a date, so when our stomaches were growling as we zipped by a known but never visited diner, we turned around and pulled into the lot. We were not disappointed. Avocado green booths, faux bois brown Formica, teased hair-the <a href = "https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hi-Hat-Pancake-House/117829741575975" target = "top">Hi-Hat Pancake House</a> has it all. It looks and smells exactly like a thousand other diners I must have eaten at as a kid. It was perfect, and it was as if we had traveled back in time.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15901897970" title="For today's lunch, we've gone back in time forty years. #maine #207gram by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="For today's lunch, we've gone back in time forty years. #maine #207gram" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8634/15901897970_743f734f9c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15469773133" title="Diner #207gram #maine by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Diner #207gram #maine" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7556/15469773133_3d0167198b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
Of course, we didn't realize just how far back in time were were until we went to pay our bill the usual way, with our debit card, only to discover the diner only accepts cash or checks. CHECKS! Oops! And sure enough, we had about $3 in cash between us. Another oops! Our only hope was that I had the checkbook in the car and so I ran outside, found the checkbook and we were good. Whew! Yes, Maine is one of those rare places left in the world where checkbooks still come in handy. We'll definitely return to the Hi-Hat, next time with the kids, and cash.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16063665576" title="So this is just how back in time we went - we go to checkout and find they only accept cash or checks. Oops! Good thing the checkbook was in my purse. #maine #207gram by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="So this is just how back in time we went - we go to checkout and find they only accept cash or checks. Oops! Good thing the checkbook was in my purse. #maine #207gram" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8671/16063665576_b2ae47aa0f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
Finished with our errands, (we kept it local by shopping downtown <a href="http://themainemag.com/travel/48-hours-in/2496-hallowell-gardiner.html" target="top"> Gardiner and Hallowell</a>, which proved extremely fruitful), we arrived home and were greeted by the good scents of butter and vanilla, and the voices of our capable children enjoying each other's company in our cozy kitchen. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15474886893" title="kids have been baking by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="kids have been baking" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7471/15474886893_f54a584986_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16093852912" title="icing cookies by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="icing cookies" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7470/16093852912_ea408705fd_z.jpg" width="427" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16090854265" title="The kids are just cranking the cookies out. #207gram #yuletide #yule by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="The kids are just cranking the cookies out. #207gram #yuletide #yule" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7515/16090854265_5461c6501f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16091417385" title="It is the season of the heart...make it last all year. #yule #yuletide by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="It is the season of the heart...make it last all year. #yule #yuletide" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7512/16091417385_5c31ea8f04_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
It was a good day, filled with small pleasures, some nostalgia, togetherness, and purpose. We finished the day with the contentment of knowing we are tucked in with no place to be but home for a week or more, and cookie tins are filled to the brim, too. We snuggled together and watched the Muppet Christmas Carol and got choked up from beginning to end. This is the season of the heart, make it last all the year.<br />
Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-74005669759415238242014-12-22T21:24:00.000-05:002015-01-06T19:28:26.183-05:00Of Head Colds And Filling Out Forms: Yule : Day Eight Today I whiled away the hours by the wood stove, writing messages in the Yule cards that went out in the last postal pickup this afternoon. I hadn't intended to leave this task quite so late, and I had ordered the cards a week ago. However, in a move I'm absolutely blaming on my having a nasty cold, the message was a bit off. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGt_Js1LEAAZ5zi9AOUHC0u9S-rv7RJpWnBBK2w4f1ssYT4F51CeZ-8cntXVMtGDxX8sqeCo40ZLGl1nn9jH9-xqmXUoVrOZsfUR9ybszbZu1t8Sbjf7-wyMQUYdjxt-Es_Pyh7a35_lU4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-06+at+7.05.50+PM+-+Version+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGt_Js1LEAAZ5zi9AOUHC0u9S-rv7RJpWnBBK2w4f1ssYT4F51CeZ-8cntXVMtGDxX8sqeCo40ZLGl1nn9jH9-xqmXUoVrOZsfUR9ybszbZu1t8Sbjf7-wyMQUYdjxt-Es_Pyh7a35_lU4/s320/Screen+Shot+2015-01-06+at+7.05.50+PM+-+Version+2.png" /></a></div>
<br />
Oh, dear. While a certain friend to whom I related this story found this incredibly funny and begged me to send these incorrect cards out, I just couldn't. I realized I had not changed the template name on the order form, so back to the drawing board I went. Which brings us to a week later and me filling out cards today. <br />
<br />
To all our dear ones, friends and supporters, of whom I lack addresses, please know we send wishes for joy, peace, cheer, and love, and blessings for a Happy New Year. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1lPXkpIzIz1lknbJ_dMA4J1XK4CNoK-JH5Oe991xkIUEfn-RdU762HjwECgfi9ADLJNYvZ0tQx49dbPBgfm17zUDOWJyXHfT-pS2A8o2-iq_ILu-4OA1L3GeU_9e1zfj7M8_dauUdRvd/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-06+at+7.10.34+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS1lPXkpIzIz1lknbJ_dMA4J1XK4CNoK-JH5Oe991xkIUEfn-RdU762HjwECgfi9ADLJNYvZ0tQx49dbPBgfm17zUDOWJyXHfT-pS2A8o2-iq_ILu-4OA1L3GeU_9e1zfj7M8_dauUdRvd/s640/Screen+Shot+2015-01-06+at+7.10.34+PM.png" /></a></div>
Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-67206395861586147072014-12-21T22:09:00.000-05:002015-01-06T18:42:44.655-05:00One Little Solstice Tree : Yule : Day Seven<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15886456790" title="shortest day #yule #solstice by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="shortest day #yule #solstice" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7465/15886456790_db395d4a69_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16092772801" title="with our tree by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="with our tree" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7570/16092772801_c444e888dd_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16094683155" title="dusk by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="dusk" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7529/16094683155_fc78422d2c_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16048528096" title="Home by dusk. #solstice #yule by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Home by dusk. #solstice #yule" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7485/16048528096_501791c00f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15907394430" title="ducks on the solstice by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="ducks on the solstice" height="427" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8623/15907394430_91423b6c65_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15907383820" title="sweet ducks by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="sweet ducks" height="427" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8610/15907383820_4f7b058a42_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16068838166" title="hello by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="hello" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7515/16068838166_f6a1c827a7_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15472294304" title="hello, chickens by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="hello, chickens" height="427" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8633/15472294304_04c6b83f49_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16068810606" title="winter is here, chickens by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="winter is here, chickens" height="427" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8578/16068810606_a185813008_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15908496609" title="sweet Ethel by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="sweet Ethel" height="427" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7495/15908496609_20649aa45f_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15452965104" title="Pressed cookies and pomander making. #yule #solstice by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Pressed cookies and pomander making. #yule #solstice" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8618/15452965104_1de43234ea_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16076028565" title="Merry Yule! #yule #yuletide #solstice by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Merry Yule! #yule #yuletide #solstice" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7526/16076028565_de0101b616_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15890282769" title="One little solstice tree... #yule #yuletide #solstice by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="One little solstice tree... #yule #yuletide #solstice" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7535/15890282769_f08b61eb71_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
This afternoon, we went into the woods to find our Solstice tree. This is a new tradition, one initiated by Olivia a year ago, and it fits nicely in with our pomander making and Solstice cake eating. It didn't take long before we found a little tree, one too shaded by oaks or growing too close to its siblings, and we said our blessing, cut it and walked back home, where we decorated it with dried orange slices and little snowflakes.<br />
<br />
On our walk out of the woods, with the sun behind the hills, we stopped and visited with the ducks and chickens and we told them that winter had arrived. It seems even more Solstice-y now that we have our beloved fowl in the barnyard. (I'm still on the lookout for a duck cookie cutter; we have a chicken.) It makes me think of long-ago people who would have kept their animals close by, preparing for winter, grateful for the returning light, shaping bread into animal shapes, bringing greens inside to remind them, that yes, green would return. <br />
<br />
Blessed Solstice from our home (and barnyard) to yours! Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537804131900093649.post-64726771215264527342014-12-20T19:57:00.000-05:002014-12-23T08:16:32.678-05:00Smooth Yule? Just What I Needed : Yule : Days Three - Six <br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15860406449" title="I came downstairs and found Adam baking. #teen #unschooling by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="I came downstairs and found Adam baking. #teen #unschooling" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7518/15860406449_6da3287c94_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16056906741" title="I was just sitting here drinking my cup of tea and now everything is blue. (It's nice to see you, Sun.) by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="I was just sitting here drinking my cup of tea and now everything is blue. (It's nice to see you, Sun.)" height="640" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8641/16056906741_ea8a392a46_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/16051632351" title="Tonight we have gingerbread. #fromourkitchen by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="Tonight we have gingerbread. #fromourkitchen" height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7475/16051632351_70c2f53bd0_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/merbabies/15878963068" title="The dark lithograph behind this vignette was a gift from Alex last Yule and it's of a reindeer calling in the night. by Amy Bradstreet, on Flickr"><img alt="The dark lithograph behind this vignette was a gift from Alex last Yule and it's of a reindeer calling in the night." height="640" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7546/15878963068_e529e1082a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
I normally don't lump my Days of Yule together like this, but I'm making an exception this year. Over the weekend, I came down sick with a pretty nasty cold that laid me flat. Despite that, things have been running smoothly. The house is decorated and reasonably clean, which means these four days have looked rather similar. I've been working at my computer a great deal (as well as doing a bit of shopping) holed up in our bedroom, because it's about all I've been up to, and it helps keep my germs away from the rest of the family. The teens have been in the kitchen, mixing up cookie dough, baking and decorating huge batches of cookies. Alex has been wrapping up his work before he takes vacation for two weeks and making candy when he's not working. The days have been gray mostly, but for the burst of sunshine as the sun set, on Friday afternoon. Saturday, I folded five baskets of laundry while listening to Yule music, and listening only, as I sound a bit like Harvey Fierstein at the moment, which works for Harvey, but not so much for me. I do feel a bit better, however, and I even cleaned a bathroom. Also sans singing. <br />
<br />
Overall, things have been peaceful. It's not every year I can say that about this final stretch up to Yule and Santa Day. I'm grateful for a smoothly running household and the chance to lay low when I've needed to. Amy Bradstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912770586738069413noreply@blogger.com0