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.

driving to school in am

These are a little hard to see, but if you look in the distance you can see a blanket of clouds laying on the valley/hillside. Mornings are inevitably cloudy and one frequently finds themselves blinded by driving through them. If you click on the photos and zoom in (with say windows picture viewer or whatever app, you can see a little better, even though the resolution is limited.) I took this with my phone through the windshield while driving. Don't try this at home boys and girls. Fortunately, there is limited traffic on these dirt roads. I travel about 5 miles from my front door before I hit pavement, then the last mile or so to school is paved. Whoo hoo! The views here are amazing. Look in every direction, there is either a valley or Mountain view, or BOTH. I think I need an altimeter in my car!

canoeing in our backyard pond
specimen from pond













granny & tiki

















tiki is always catchin' fish from our pond

Kathleen, Granny, and Bishop

Please buy my house?
Kathleen's 1st communion

cicada park (via kodak)

How Cicadas lay their eggs in branches
Grandma with Claire
















Grandma with Robby over shoulder
Kathleen's 1st cantoring (for the bishop)

squiggly
This is what Mom said she'd miss most!
Claire loves mashed 'taters
17 year Cicada

more sears portrait + home pics from phone