Jul
29
2018
Daisy, battling an ear infection, has been off her feed. Picking up the slack, this diabolically industrious chipmunk devoured not yet ripe blackberries for which Jen had other plans. Jen was consoled by her stargazer lilies, blooming in front of the house. While Sarah was at the town pool, we took a walk and were […]
Jul
22
2018
On Thursday, Sarah returned to New York from Hidden Valley Camp, and by Saturday she was safely installed in the pond with her mom. It is great to have her back with us! Daisy, very pleased to be reunited with Sarah, barked encouragement. Other pond visitors included this Great Blue Heron. One is never too […]
Jul
08
2018
We returned from an impromptu long (seven-day) weekend in Croatia, where we toured walled cities and Roman ruins and sampled the general pleasures of the Adriatic. Some kind of hot air balloon confab was held in Rhinebeck this weekend. Jen caught this balloon over East Market Street while she was buying a loaf of bread. […]