Susan and I babysat Alex and Carter while Scott and Cheryl went up to New Hampshire for a comic convention.  I took Alex to Ames Lowell State park for a hike on Friday, and then on Saturday we went for a ride on the commuter rail to Boston.  Talk about an excited kid!  We had lunch at South Station..  On Sunday, Louis Steward came for a visit. A few photos from the weekend.

Alex at Ames Lowell State Park

The BIIIIG Rock!
 

:It's coming! It's coming! (Pant, pant)

A kindly lady took our picture at South Station

One of Scott's creations, a poster for the convention.
Absolutley wonderful

Of course I had to throw a few birds in.  On Sunday, Louis Stewart came down
and spent Suuday afternoon.  We went to Duxbury Beach, then to Daniel Webster Farm.
This Phoebe was from the blind.

Daniel Webster's home, Marshfield

There is a term for this move in ballet (Jete, maybe?)
He must have watched " Black Swan"

Louis Stewart at Daniel Webster's grave, Marshfield
Louis and I go back 50 years, as roomates at New England Conservatory

He is composer, pianist,and full -time faculty member at Berklee College
We have done at least 8 recitals together and I premiered his Concerto for Piano and Winds
with the  Hingham High School Band
and his "Folk Music" for solo trumpet and winds, with
Richard Given and the Boston Federation of Musicians Virtuoso Band
He has just completed a CD of his own compositions, recording in Los Angeles
with some of the best studio musicians in the world