Mom and Dad in town

Claire, I love this photo
Robby and Conor at the factory
Grandma and Grandpa, Happy to see the kids.....
This was at the Vermont Teddy Bear factory tour

So many neat birds!

We've got blue jays, tufted titmouse, black-capped chickadees, redbreasted nuthatches, white-breasted nuthatches, downy woodpeckers, hairy woodpeckers, hummingbirds, juncos. All of these appear pretty much simultaneously! There aren't any non-natives here right now. This is a first for me.
Some eat out of our hands, most come right up to the sliding door, and the more shy varieties stick to the trees 4-10 feet off the deck. AMAZING!

the view changes a little when we're IN a cloud!

Our family, July 07

tikidi with chickadee

chickadees eat out of your hand!

morning post rain cloudscape

makin' friends with chickadees and chipmunks.

At the "Shed" in Stowe.

Claire actually loves the water MORE than the rest! Any we all thought that wasn't possible!
She doesn't even fuss about soap in her eyes. She saves the fussing for other more important communication. (Argh.)

don't forget to check ryple32.blogspot.com too!

I posted these two on the ryple32 site, but thinking not everyone will check there, I'll try to stay mostly to here. But sometimes the files default to that blog, so check!
The descriptions on these two are there. (Up + down the street from our house)

from the backyard
Robby at Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Montpelier also from backyard.

Told ya' the photos will get better as the camera gets better. I'm waiting for a high contrast day to show how many 'peaks' there are. We usually count 5-6.

this am, from the deck

Hairy woodpecker
Hummer

back home photos, not iPhone

Mom friends, love you guys!
Claire and neighbor, Lauren
Kathleen with subsequently and quickly released baby kildeer.