April 2007

April 1, 2007 - Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />As seen from Ring's Island in Salisbury. April 5, 2007 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Winter tries to linger a little longer. April 6, 2007 - Merrimac, Massachsetts.<br />Lobster boat under construction. April 8, 2007 - Mendon, Massachusetts.<br />Easter, Norma's birthday, and Paul and Norma's wedding anniversary.<br />Miranda in her Easter outfit. April 8, 2007 - Mendon, Massachusetts.<br />Easter, Norma's birthday, and Paul and Norma's wedding anniversary.<br />Miranda and her egg carton calculator. April 8, 2007 - Mendon, Massachusetts.<br />Easter, Norma's birthday, and Paul and Norma's wedding anniversary.<br />Matthew and Norma. April 8, 2007 - Mendon, Massachusetts.<br />Easter, Norma's birthday, and Paul and Norma's wedding anniversary.<br />Matthew. April 8, 2007 - Mendon, Massachusetts.<br />Easter, Norma's birthday, and Paul and Norma's wedding anniversary.<br />Carl with his new toy. April 8, 2007 - Mendon, Massachusetts.<br />Easter, Norma's birthday, and Paul and Norma's wedding anniversary.<br />Norma behind the wheel of Carl's new Lexus. April 8, 2007 - Mendon, Massachusetts.<br />Easter, Norma's birthday, and Paul and Norma's wedding anniversary.<br />Paul's dessert. April 11, 2007 - Amesbury, Massachusetts.<br />Model boat building class at Lowell's Boat Shop.<br />A real dory in the classroom. April 11, 2007 - Amesbury, Massachusetts.<br />Model boat building class at Lowell's Boat Shop.<br />Our instructor Paul is building the windshield on the class model. April 11, 2007 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Melody visiting from California. April 13, 2007 - Tewksbury, Massachusetts.<br />At Paul and Norma's to see Melody.<br />Paul and Melody joking around. April 13, 2007 - Tewksbury, Massachusetts.<br />At Paul and Norma's to see Melody.<br />New sink, faucets, and countertop. April 13, 2007 - Tewksbury, Massachusetts.<br />At Paul and Norma's to see Melody.<br />Joyce showing her shrimp wrap to Dominic. April 14, 2007 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Bed time story reading by Joyce to Miranda and Melody. April 17, 2007 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />The "Odd Couple", as John named them. April 17, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />The Patriots Day Nor'easter was still raging the next day. April 17, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />The storm breached new sand dune barriers and flooded many new low areas. April 17, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />The tree that John and I have photographed so many times being battered by the waves. April 17, 2007 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Extra high tide due to the Nor'easter and a new moon.<br />Normally, the water expanse to the left of the road is a marsh, even at high tide. April 17, 2007 - Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />The Plum Island Turnpike flooded by extra high tide due to a Nor'easter and a new moon. April 20, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />These are the roots of plants that grew on dunes before they were washed away<br />in last May's and this Monday's storm. April 20, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Before the May 2006 storm, these trees were well protected by high dunes.<br />After Monday's storm, they are now submerged at every high tide. April 20, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts. April 20, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts. April 20, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts. April 20, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Piping plover. April 21, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Joyce inspecting the fallen tree. April 21, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />View across the mouth of the Ipswich River to Castle Hill and Cranes Beach.<br />The sand from the dunes has been deposited such as to increase the low tide expanse. April 21, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts. April 21, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts. April 21, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />View of Little Neck in Ipswich across the mouth of the Parker River. April 21, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Joyce holding a star fish. April 21, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts. April 21, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts. April 21, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Joyce in contemplation. April 21, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts. April 21, 2007 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />I hand the camera to Joyce to go to the bathroom, and guess what she takes a photo of. April 21, 2007 - North end of Plum Island.<br />Mad Martha's Cafe, a great breakfast and lunch place.<br />We have not yet tried it for dinner on a weekend evening. April 21, 2007 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Lobster boat, my second project at Lowell's Boat Shop, under construction. April 26, 2007 - Vogar, Iceland.<br />Markús and Inga. April 26, 2007 - Vogar, Iceland.<br />Markús in Inga´s arms.