Monday, November 28, 2016

falling leaves to falling snow - oct and nov 2017 adventures

 My beloved little bivalves in the depths of the collections at the Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca. So great to also see old friends (of the human variety) at the museum!
 Adventures with friends in Taughannock State Park
 Exploring Buttermilk Falls on a cool autumn morning.
 Root wedging in all its glory.
 In the gorge at Buttermilk SP.
 Devonian ripples with Lena's hand for scale.

 October jokes at the Wharton Esherick museum with our niece, Izze.
 My 'rents at Longwood Gardens.

 Shofuso Japanese House and Garden in Philly
 Lena was so excited to see this drawing of hers printed in the current issue of ASK magazine.
 Our new grape arbor built by our friend Denison. Morgan is going deep reading up on varieties to plant in the spring.
 Thanksgiving board games in southern Vermont.
 nightime snow carousing (aka looks-like-a-yeti-sighting)
 Hazel and Lena's first adventure on skis, prospect mountain, vt








 exploring Nick Cave's installation at MASS MoCA
 shotgun shells turned into waterfowl, MASS MoCA
 at MASS MoCA
 Sol LeWitt's wall drawings at MASS MoCA

 Anselm Kiefer's 'Velimir Chlebnikov' at MASS MoCA
 lake paran, north bennington, vt
 green mountain national forest, vt
 snowy woods en route to stratton pond, vt
 beaver sighting in green mountain national forest, vt
 beaver abode
I lived at stratton pond for nearly 5 months the summer after I graduated from college. This was my first trip back in ~18 years. Such a wonderful place and grateful to be able to return on a quiet, snowy afternoon.

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