Home Made Granite State Goat House

A Harrisville neighbor's labor of love: A hand made goat house using material from the site.

Dance (or Attack) of the Happy Octopuses (or Octopi)

Olivia draws an underwater scene of cephalopodian celebration. But are their intentions benign or... rotten!

Arches National Monument

The girls pose for a classic tourist shot at Arches National Monument outside Moab, Utah. Bowing to fatherly pressure Olivia does her best to refrain from striking one of her runway model poses (see below, where do they learn this stuff??!!)

Big Yellow Kayak

My mom and dad enjoyed exploring Lake Powell in the Big Yellow Kayak we carried around on the back of the houseboat.

Moveable Waterfront Apartment with Awesome Views

We rented a houseboat on Lake Powell on the Utah/Arizona border. Each day we took the houseboat farther up or down the lake to a new canyon or cove in search of a nice secluded anchorage with great views and a good swimming beach. It was great way to see some amazing scenery and enjoy the water.

The Annunciation in the Kiva

Olivia communes with a beam of Sunlight in a ceremonial chamber called a Kiva at Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling, Mesa Verde, Colorado.

Under the Milky Way Tonight

Standing (very still for the 30 second exposure) by our dying campfire Joana is back-lit by the Milky Way at our evening anchorage between Oak Canyon Bay and Hidden Canyon, Lake Powell, Utah.

Beyond the Gates

Hindu Temple, Malibu, California.

Zashiki-warashi

Out of the corner of her eye Emily catches a quick glimpse of the Zashiki-warashi or house spirit of the Bamboo Retreats. Too bad Olivia didn't get a chance to see her.

Bamboo Retreats, Hollywood, California.

Big Sur

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park along California State Highway 1 Big Sur California.

What's Big and Black and Has a Lot of Legs?

It was morning at our cabin at the Lodge at Big Sur. Olivia woke up and went to the bath room to go potty. A few moments later she called out, "Hey Daddy, what is big and black and has lots of legs?"

"I don't know, what is big and black and has lots of legs?" I responded.

"Well I don't know either but it is climbing in the shower." she calmly informed me through the closed door!




Big Sur spider under glass.

Family Reunion

Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. June 2008

Shaw's Garden

DD, Uncle Joe and my Mom viewing a boatload of Dale Chihuly glass at the Missouri Botanical Garden. May 2006

Finding Tupelo in Athens, GA

Matt signals that Wuxtry Records in Athens passes the "Tupelo Test."

Captain Tupelo is of course as everyone knows, "The World's Greatest Junkie Superhero." and forgotten Punk Rock legend.

Olivia and the Whale

World's Shortest Croquet Field

The Road to Thingvellir

Thingvellir (Þingvellir), which translates to "Thing Field" is the home of the Althing (Alþingi), or National Parliament of Iceland. Having moved to Reykjavik it is still in existence today, making it the oldest such body in the world.

The "Thing Field" sits in a rift valley formed by the pulling apart of the North American and European tectonic plates, part and parcel of Iceland's active geothermal nature.

Iceland-November-2008

The Road to Marrakesh

Dad & Scout on Redbluff

Overlooking Huzzah Creek from the top of Red Bluff.
Davisville, Missouri 1985

Joana & Jellyfish

Monterey Aquarium - Monterey, CA December 2009

Apple Picker

Bishop's Orchards Guilford, Connecticut 2008

Two Loons

A Loon keeps me company as I swim in Harrisville Pond. July 2007 Photo by my Dad.

Vernal Vision

Red Robin perched prettily high on a post
Singing a sweet song of Spring
All Winter long the pale garden ghosts
Await her return on the wing

Cornelius Beltanelorn - 1908

Faerie House

A magical little Faerie House with accompanying Mushroom sorceress's studio for working on magic spells. Hope Trogdor doesn't show up.

Winterthur, Delaware - April 2009

Meadowrue

Daisies and Daylilies

Alpine Tundra

We went for a short hike at the Alpine Tundra area of Rocky Mountain National Park. At 13000 ft above sea level even a short hike can leave you out of breath. September 2006.

The Blue Galoon

3 year old Olivia's preferred pronunciation of "The Blue Lagoon." Iceland 2008

Watermelon

The girls pose with a watermelon from our garden. It was delicious!

Scavenger Hunt

Emily and I follow while Olivia checks off another item from her Nature Scavenger Hunt at Garden In The Woods in Framingham, Massachusetts. September 2009, Photo by Joana.