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back on the horse
View of the falls from the Maid of the Mist plaza.
We’re back from our Midwest driving tour, having celebrated with both families and made brief stop at Niagara Falls in between parties. We also appear to have recovered from the head cold we contracted in Niagara and passed between us for a couple of […]
posted: August 13th, 2008 under garden, home, improving, nature, repairing, travel.
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making a loop of Lake Erie
Our rings, made for us by Cynthia Corio-Poli.
Today we leave for our ten day wedding celebration trip, during which time we drive first to Rhode Island and then to Ontario to celebrate our May wedding with our respective families. We’ll be offline for most of that time, as we eat hummus, drink rosé, and […]
posted: July 25th, 2008 under art, travel, various.
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new life birds in London (Ontario)
I spent most of this past week visiting family in the hospital on Western’s campus in London (Ontario). While there, I took the opportunity to walk along the Thames and check out the breeding birds. Many were familiar — Yellow Warblers, House Wrens, Grackles, Robins, Chipping Sparrows, Catbirds, and a Great Blue Heron […]
posted: June 8th, 2008 under birds, meta, nature, new sightings, travel, turtles.
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Boordy Vineyards Wine & Herb Festival
Last Saturday we drove up to Boordy Vineyards, north of Baltimore, for their annual wine and herb festival. I was imagining something ‘a little more California,’ as my friend’s mother would say: linen trousers, platters of complimentary artisanal cheeses with crusty bread, and music wafting on the breeze. It was not like that. […]
posted: May 30th, 2008 under food, travel.
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Even’ Star Organic Farm party
Rhubarb Ginger Galette, round two.
We celebrated Memorial Day by attending a party at ‘our’ farm: Even’ Star Organic Farm, where we’re members of the CSA. We’d had a fun time at the autumn party and enjoyed the drive down, which included stopping on the way for pumpkins and honey at a farm stand in […]
posted: May 27th, 2008 under baking, birds, farm share, food, nature, new sightings, travel.
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new life birds on the Delaware Bay
This week we got up early on Saturday to travel to Delaware for the Migratory Bird Festival at Bombay Hook. Our goal was to see new shorebirds, and we were successful, even with the high water remaining from last week’s storms. After getting up at 4:30am, we were on the road at 5:20am. […]
posted: May 19th, 2008 under birds, nature, new sightings, travel, turtles.
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new life birds on the Eastern Shore
This week I splurged and took the Zipcar to the shore to see the wintering waterfowl before they head back to my homeland for the summer (don’t get me started on the Flexcar buyout and how the new carlords are Teh Suck). This year I’ve decided to take the Go Where The Birds Are […]
posted: March 7th, 2008 under birds, meta, nature, new sightings, travel.
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Redheads at Lake Artemesia
Chilly benches at Lake Artemesia.
This past week I visited Lake Artemesia two more times, hoping to see new ducks or early migrants. My other objective was to determine the quickest and least expensive way of getting to the lake by foot, using public transportation. The quickest way is to take the metro one […]
posted: February 27th, 2008 under birds, nature, new sightings, travel.
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new life birds in Ontario
Last weekend’s trip to Ontario turned out to be excellent for seeing both grandparents and new life birds. Although we only had a short time to catch up with family in each location, the need to drive from place to place was well-suited for nipping off the road and catching sight of Ontario’s winter […]
posted: February 19th, 2008 under birds, nature, new sightings, travel.
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living in the future with XM radio
The phones are small and in your pockets. The music is beamed to your car from outer space. Sure, not all the music, but the music on XM radio is, which is kind of weird and fun at the same time. Not that we normally have XM radio, because we normally don’t […]
posted: January 4th, 2008 under music, travel.
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