Louis Stewart, Block Island, Grandkids

Louis Stewart and I travelled by ferry to Block Island (he had never been) and we had a great tour.  We paid Vin McAloon for an hour's tour of the island, and he gave us more than two.  Tons of tourists, not much up-scale in the shops (disappointing), but a spectacularly beautiful day. 
The trip to Pratt's Farm was on another beautiful, but very hot day. 

The harbor, Point Judith

Typical "traditional" ferry

A ferry Passenger

Block Island from the sea

Lou thinking about Schoenberg, Bernstein, the Three Stooges, Das Lied von der Erde, etc.

Coming into Block Island harbor.

Beautiful lighthouses on the island

The Hyland house.  John and Cynthia Hyland are friends from church

(he sings bass next to me in the choir)

Lou and Vin McAroon

Another beautiful lighthouse

Lovely Victorian B&B

Headed to the trails, Pratt Farm.

Carter, 4, (in red), Alex, 6

It is remarkable how every stone, stick, bug is fascinating!

Osprey and Young

Beautiful nest in Yarmouthport.  I wish I had had my 400 MM, but this is the best I could do with my 16-300 zoom which is pretty fuzzy at 300.
But pretty cute, never the less.

Backyard birding

Susan and I were sitting on the back deck enjoying dinner, and the Catbird came over about 10 yard away, and began to serenade us with its repertoire of chirps, whistles, etc.  It suddenly froze, and I looked up, and above the deck about 100 yards away was what David Ludlow has determined is probably a young Cooper's Hawk, the first hawk I've ever photographed from my deck.  Very cool.

 

Barbara's graduation from the New Hampshire Institute of Art

A moment of great pride as my sister, Barbara, received her certificate from the New Hampshire Institute of Art.
This was followed by a reception with all the graduates and their art.
Barb showed her Southwest (Zion) paintings, and they were wonderful.  She creates all sorts of creatures and faces in the art,
but you have to look for them, and she is very,very adept. Now I wonder if she will try her hand at Western North Carolina
mountains, flowers and waterfalls. (Triple Falls, maybe?)(Looking Glass Rock?)

The top two pictures were taken with the wrong white light setting.  Sorry.
Karl, Susan, Leah, Amy, Sam, Jeff, Bill 

Barb Wauchope
Arches Ancients: Sand Dune Arch Trail

Barb Wauchope
Zion Fantasy: Emerald Pool Trail

Stephen Bykowski
The Church of the Advent, Boston, MA.

I very much liked his architecture photos

 

Stephen Bykowski
Hore Abbey, Cashel, Ireland

Barb Wauchope
Zion Ancients: From Angel's Landing





Barb Wauchope
Arches Rabbitbrush: Devil's Garden

Barb Wauchope
Arches Agave/Devil's Garden: Old Log