vacation

Hi Everyone,

This blog is a good forum for broad sweeping announcements.
Let it be known that David, Barb and Calley are setting off for the wilds
of Maine for a week vacation. David's grandparents established this
"camp" on Lobster Lake (north and east of Moosehead Lake) over 100 years ago.
Gas lights, outhouse, dark sky, bright stars do remind me of my early years at the Hemlocks.
HIs cousins now own it but every few years, we go up. The above photo
shows the view from the swimming rocks.

We are just following the lead of our daughters who model for
us the idea that you've got to keep moving.

Eliza was home for a few days and unpacked and repacked and set off
for Bates College. She will be leading a freshman orientation trip to
none other than the White Mountains. Taking a group of nervous frosh to
the land she loves and knows so well. Lucky them. Hope they are in shape!

Carrie went from Seeds to DC to visit Tim, arrived home for a few days of turn around
time to finish moving out of her Somerville apartment, unpack and repack, and head off
to New York City to begin life as a grad student tomorrow at Columbia. David is
driving her to the train as I write. We will drive down in a few weeks for a visit
and take her the rest of her stuff.

Thank you all for your GREAT comments on our blog. I'm off to the field to
collect more insights and photos to share.

See you in September!
Love,
Barb