A New Generation!

Presenting a new Weddle! He is due in the middle of December to Heather and Ryan Weddle. His name is currently planned to be John Putnam Weddle. This picture above was his first image - from the middle of June. Below is one from July 22.

Ravine View

Photo Enhancement

I used this photo of Peggy's Point Lighthouse, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, that I took in September of '08:
I played with it and came up with this:
I think it has an old-time picture postcard feel.

Katydid

Spencer was nosing what appeared to be a leaf - it jumped and startled him! I Googled it - found out it's a katydid.

Rain

We finally got rain - last night and off and on today. The stream is flowing.

Summer Visitor

This lady stopped by this afternoon. We haven't seen many of her kind recently - they may have been here but we didn't see them. Often when we see one there are others nearby, but this time only one. We see more in the colder months when they have to travel further to forage.

Chicken!

This morning our neighbor John Chandler called to say he was smoking some chickens and would we like one, so after a bad joke I said of course and tonight that's what we had for supper!
Tonight we ate half - absolutely wonderful! We were able to restrain ourselves so, tomorrow - the other half.
Thanks, John!

Independence Day

It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.

- John Adams to Abigail Adams, 3 July, 1776

July 1 - Spencer's Birth Day!

This is how he spent some of his seventh birthday.

Patriotic Breakfast