April 2009

April 2, 2009 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Massachusetts. April 2, 2009 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Massachusetts. April 2, 2009 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Massachusetts. April 2, 2009 - Sandy Point State Reservation, Massachusetts.<br />The toppled tree. April 4, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's log cabin in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Nancy listening and John reading a Longfellow poem. April 4, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's log cabin in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Mark, Joyce H., singing while Moe is playing the lap dulcimer. April 4, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's log cabin in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Joyce and Bill singing along. April 4, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's log cabin in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Aili on the violin. April 4, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's log cabin in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Moe on the fiddle. April 4, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's log cabin in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Fred on the tin whistle (aka pennywhistle or Irish whistler). April 4, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's log cabin in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Chris on the washtub bass. April 4, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's log cabin in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Dale and Sasha. April 4, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's log cabin in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Carol reading us a poem. April 4, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's log cabin in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Fred modeling his outfit for tomorrows festivities at Waterville Ski Area. April 5, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's log cabin in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />Chris sharpening one of Carol's kitchen knives. April 5, 2009 - At Bill and Carol's log cabin in Campton, New Hampshire.<br />The Lansky sharpening system in action. April 5, 2009 - Hiking along Smarts Brook in the Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.<br />Ice falls along the Pine Flat Trail. April 5, 2009 - Hiking along Smarts Brook in the Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.<br />Joyce and Nancy on the Yellow Jacket Trail. April 5, 2009 - Hiking along Smarts Brook in the Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.<br />Smarts Brook from Yellow Jacket Trail bridge.<br />View upstream. April 5, 2009 - Hiking along Smarts Brook in the Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.<br />Smarts Brook from Yellow Jacket Trail bridge.<br />View downstream. Note cairn on rock. April 8, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Snowy Owl. April 8, 2009 - Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Massachusetts.<br />Snowy Owl. April 10, 2009 - Maudlay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Signs of spring: bright green moss. April 10, 2009 - Maudlay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 10, 2009 - Maudlay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Downy Woodpecker? April 10, 2009 - Maudlay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Siberian squill? April 10, 2009 - Maudlay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Deciduous azalea bush/tree? April 10, 2009 - Maudlay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 10, 2009 - Maudlay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Snowdrop. April 10, 2009 - Maudlay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 10, 2009 - Maudlay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Scilla? April 12, 2009 - Easter at Joyce and Egils' in Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Matthew, Carl, and Miranda watching a slide show of Easters past. April 12, 2009 - Easter at Joyce and Egils' in Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Miranda perked up when seeing a photo of one of her cousins, Marissa in this case. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Marissa and Tom playing basketball. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Matthew looking for Easter eggs and finding many. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Marissa is now taller than Egils. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Matthew looking for Easter eggs and finding many. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Miranda was a blur as she searched for Easter eggs. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />TJ haveing one of the many desserts to choose from. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Michael and his girlfriend Amanda. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Arianna checking the contents of her eggs. Some had candy, some money. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Miranda and Ashley checking their eggs. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Hannah enjoying a find. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Carl and Matthew. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Marissa. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Marissa and Joyce with Norma and Marie in back. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Arianna, Jessi, and Laura having fun on an Apple laptop. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Matthew. April 12, 2009 - At Tom and Kim's in South Hampton, New Hampshire.<br />Arianna, Hannah, Jessi, and Laura having fun on an Apple laptop. April 14, 2009 - Salvatore's Restaurant in Lawrence, Massachusetts.<br />Bill, a friend from Bell Labs days. April 14, 2009 - Salvatore's Restaurant in Lawrence, Massachusetts.<br />Oscar, a friend from Bell Labs days, and Egils. April 15, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 15, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 15, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 15, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Last year's beech leaves. April 15, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />A deciduour azalea? April 15, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 15, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />A deciduour azalea? April 15, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 15, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 15, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Skunk cabbage. April 15, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 19, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Pileated Woodpecker in our own back yard. April 24, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Forsythia in our back yard. April 24, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Bowler & Jones, a new florist in town. April 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Skunk cabbage. April 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Skunk cabbage. April 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Tree stump. April 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Skunk cabbage. April 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts.<br />Mallard. April 24, 2009 - Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, Massachusetts. April 25, 2009 - Old Town Hill (Trustees of Reservations), Newbury, Massachusetts.<br />Little River. April 25, 2009 - Old Town Hill (Trustees of Reservations), Newbury, Massachusetts. April 25, 2009 - Old Town Hill (Trustees of Reservations), Newbury, Massachusetts. April 25, 2009 - Old Town Hill (Trustees of Reservations), Newbury, Massachusetts.<br />A visitor's labrador retrieving a stick. April 25, 2009 - Old Town Hill (Trustees of Reservations), Newbury, Massachusetts.<br />Commuter train heading for Newburyport. April 26, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Our only daffodil in the yard. April 26, 2009 - Merrimac, Massachusetts.<br />Egils cooking Fowles sausages, two bratwursts and two kielbasas,<br />over the remains of the brush fire. They were yummy!