February 2009

Feb. 5, 2009 - Wells, Maine.<br />Belated (due to sicknesses) Joyce's birthday dinner at Joshua's Restaurant.<br />My duck dinner, which was excellent. Feb. 5, 2009 - Wells, Maine.<br />Belated (due to sicknesses) Joyce's birthday dinner at Joshua's Restaurant.<br />Joyce telling me: put the camera away. Feb. 6, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Boardwalk off parking lot number 3. Feb. 6, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Egils with new found toy (photo by Joyce). Feb. 6, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Sanderlings. Feb. 6, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />One snail's path to the sea. Feb. 6, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />And another's. Feb. 6, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Late afternoon view from boardwalk off parking lot number 3. Feb. 11, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Stadles and ice. Feb. 11, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Mockingbird. Feb. 11, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts. Feb. 11, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Hellcat Swamp observation tower. Feb. 14, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Valentine's Day roses for Joyce. Feb. 15, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Valentine's Day roses for Joyce (photographed the day after). Feb. 16, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Snowy Owl. Feb. 16, 2009 - Along the Merrimack River in Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Canada goose. Feb. 16, 2009 - Along the Merrimack River in Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Canada goose. Feb. 16, 2009 - Along the Merrimack River in Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Canada geese. Feb. 16, 2009 - Along the Merrimack River in Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Canada geese. Feb. 17, 2009 - Deer Island, Amesbury, Massachusetts.<br />Seagull on ice floe. Feb. 17, 2009 - Deer Island, Amesbury, Massachusetts.<br />An iceberg on the Merrimack River. Feb. 17, 2009 - Deer Island, Amesbury, Massachusetts.<br />A beautiful location for a house overlooking the Merrimack River. Feb. 17, 2009 - Deer Island, Amesbury, Massachusetts.<br />Juvenile bald eable. Feb. 17, 2009 - Deer Island, Amesbury, Massachusetts.<br />Juvenile bald eable. Feb. 17, 2009 - Deer Island, Amesbury, Massachusetts.<br />Juvenile bald eable. Feb. 17, 2009 - Deer Island, Amesbury, Massachusetts.<br />Juvenile bald eable. Feb. 17, 2009 - Deer Island, Amesbury, Massachusetts.<br />Mallards. Feb. 17, 2009 - Deer Island, Amesbury, Massachusetts.<br />Mallards. Feb. 21, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Around the house after a fresh overnight snowfall. Feb. 21, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Around the house after a fresh overnight snowfall. Feb. 21, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Around the house after a fresh overnight snowfall. Feb. 21, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Around the house after a fresh overnight snowfall. Feb. 21, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Around the house after a fresh overnight snowfall.<br />"Optimism", Joyce's bronze sculpture. Feb. 21, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Around the house after a fresh overnight snowfall.<br />Joyce's steel sculpture "The Sentinel". Feb. 21, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Around the house after a fresh overnight snowfall. Feb. 21, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Around the house after a fresh overnight snowfall. Feb. 21, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Around the house after a fresh overnight snowfall. Feb. 21, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Around the house after a fresh overnight snowfall. Feb. 21, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Around the house after a fresh overnight snowfall.<br />"G-Force" (Joyce's sculpture). Feb. 21, 2009 - Off Rt. 49 in the White Mountains, New Hampshire.<br />On trail along Smarts Brook (photo by Joyce).<br />Dale and Chris. Feb. 21, 2009 - Off Rt. 49 in the White Mountains, New Hampshire.<br />On trail along Smarts Brook (photo by Joyce). Feb. 19, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Everybody gathered near the fireplace and listening to readings of poems by Robert Service. Feb. 19, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Sasha with Bill reading a Robert Service poem. Feb. 19, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Moe and Fred entertaining us with their music. Feb. 19, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Bill and Carol. Feb. 19, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />John reading a Robert Service poem off the internet. Feb. 19, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Moe's dessert: baked Alaska pie (loaf?) Feb. 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts<br />Me and my shadow. Feb. 25, 2009 - Middlesex Community College, Lowell, Massachusetts.<br />Joyce commenting on her students' drawings of me. Feb. 25, 2009 - Middlesex Community College, Lowell, Massachusetts.<br />Joyce commenting on her students' drawings of me. Feb. 26, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />The "Odd Couple", as seen from behind the maintenance sheds. Feb. 26, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Stadles in the marsh. Feb. 26, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />The "Odd Couple" as seen from the base of Hellcat Swamp observation tower. Feb. 26, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts. Feb. 27, 2009 - Salisbury State Park, Salisbury, Massachusetts.<br />Butler's toothpick. Feb. 27, 2009 - Salisbury State Park, Salisbury, Massachusetts.<br />Joyce, Matthew, and Miranda battling the wind.