Adams Stone Library, Quincy, MA

Holy cow, it's a blog post.

My daughter graduated 8th grade earlier this month (parent brag alert: as co-valedictorian!), and that weekend her class took a trip to Boston and Salem to tour some historic sites. I decided to leave the 40D at home and see if I could still operate a point-and-shoot camera. The answer is: not so much. This one's not so bad, though. It's the Adams Stone Library (as in John Adams):

Dumbass chipmunk

This was the most exciting thing that happened at our house all Memorial Day weekend. We rescued a chipmunk that got stuck in our bird feeder.
We couldn't figure out how he got in there at first. It doesn't open unless you pull up on it, so he didn't get in through the top. He must have crawled in through one of the square little holes. Then I bet he ate so much he couldn't get back out. Just like Pooh with the honey at Rabbit's house!
Freedom!

Yellow Tulips

Haircuts

I decided the dogs needed haircuts since I couldn't see Phoebe's eyes anymore. She was looking disheveled all the time. After their haircuts I thought I'd take them outside to try to get some cute pictures.

That didn't work out so well with The Phoebster.
Post haircut, she's still disheveled all the time. She's no supermodel, but we sure love that little puppy.
Baxter gave me his best "look how dignified I am" pose. It's a total act. There's nothing dignified about that dog, but he does pull off the look sometimes.

Orchid

I think I'm busting out of my photo slump, because I've pulled my head out of my...Kindle and am starting to take more photos. I thought I'd capture my orchid one more time before it dies.

A rose is a rose is a rose

Little Critter

I was shocked to see it snowing when I woke up yesterday morning. Then I was shocked to be shocked, since it's March in Maine after all. We had just had such beautiful spring weather, and my crocuses and tulips are coming up, and my little friends are easier to spot on our stone wall: