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We had a lovely day today — cool, dry, and sunny.  The trees are starting to turn, and it begins to seem possible that, some day, the barn roof may be finished.  On Saturday, in the rain, we had a visit from Zach Wolf, who farms at Stone Barns (the Rockefeller place in Pocantico Hills) […]

Ringo visited on Saturday for a playdate with Daisy.  We took a long walk culminating in a visit to the pond. Daisy taught Ringo how to swim. Here they are exiting the pond, ears flying.

We had a relaxing Labor Day weekend with Jen’s parents and with Erica and Geoff.  I let Erica win at Boggle because she is an English professor and it is important to her.  Here, Lew and Sarah relaxed on the back porch. On Sunday we met the Ostroys’ new dog Ringo, who is part Golden […]

We are freshly back from two weeks in the country.  Sarah spent both weeks at the Mill Street Loft arts camp in Red Hook, Jen pottered around her various gardens, and I plied my trade, remotely.  Here are Sarah and Jen enjoying an afternoon dip in the town pool. We had a visit from the […]

This weekend was our last before Sarah returns from summer camp.  Daisy is waiting patiently for her return. This chipmunk likewise has been pining for Sarah.  (Get it?  Pining??) Here’s a Great Spangled Fritillary, feasting on our endless supply of milkweed.

We arrived at the farm Thursday night in the middle of a monsoon, which claimed about a third of a big maple tree in the back yard.  We had no power until 3:30 a.m., which gave us the opportunity to play Boggle by candlelight.  No plaint here.  It continued raining all day on July 4.  […]

It is high season for peonies, and Jen gathered a big bunch to bring home today. Here are some of the varieties, in situ. Many flowers are blooming.  This Silver-spotted Skipper visited a blackberry blossom, a harbinger of jam. The Red-Winged Blackbirds are numerous, and talkative. Here’s a Blue Jay in flight. And here’s an […]

It is springtime, and everything is coming into bloom. Sarah has just two more weeks of school. On Sunday, Jen and Sarah continued their mother-daughter riding lessons.  Sarah had Cookie. Jen had Hero (the Magic Horse™). The barn swallows kept busy. This heron, rather impressively, caught a large-mouth bass in the pond. He tucked it […]

We capped off a long weekend by attending the Memorial Day Parade, something Rhinebeck does especially well.  Here are some images from the parade. Sarah watched from under her fine new hat. Jen’s parents visited for the weekend, as did Erica and Geoff.  We celebrated the publication of Erica’s first book, Intimacy and Family in […]

Sarah had a happy Easter. She received her customary Easter basket. And she enjoyed an egg hunt with her friend Michaela. Other signs of spring abound.  The Ring-necked Ducks are in residence on the pond, together with a pair of Mallards. The daffodils are doing their thing, as are the bees. And, while our Daisy […]