Fall Tree Biking Tour (and leaf samples)

Weston, Part II

*Beer at an Irish pub 30 feet below ground

*Old restaurant and ambient oil lamp lighting

*Perusing downtown, perfect weather

*Apple orchard and goofy photo shoot
*Fabulous friends and a darling baby

= an excellent day trip

Run Fat Boy Run

An unexpected little gem. Surprisingly tender (i.e. balcony scene). I'm a sucker for redemptive coming of age movies.

Weston. Part I

Francis, an adolescent

Camping

The difference between camping when you're twelve versus camping when you're twenty-three is vast. Yes, camping is still boatloads of fun but as my achy body reminded me, I romanticized the whole sleeping-on-the-ground part.

From Bed

Once Upon a Tart...

Pumpkin Tart Fiasco.

My seat mate, an addition

That little lady was a complete stranger. A sampling of our conversation:

Me: What grade are you in?
Girl: First.
*pause*
Girl: I'm seven.
Me: Do you want to guess how old I am?
*pause*
Girl: Umm....84?

My seat mate, Konza Prairie Visitor Day

Carnahan, an outing

Day 7, Haiku week complete

i'm a haiku dream
reeling in discovery
bursting at my seams

-KD

Day 6, Still

driving in the rain
a fleeting bit of silence
found under a bridge

-KD

Day 5

too gray for my state
i long for abundant sun
to lift my spirit

-KD

Day 4, Hannah + The Olive Garden

throwing dinner mints
only keeps us here longer
to see what comes next

-KD

Day 3, 6th grade memory

this will have to do
"the land of far and away"
scrawled out in marker

-KD

Day 2

for my sake, please stop
stop or you will suffocate
being so contained


-KD

5-7-5 Haiku

filling all the space
unbiased in its holding
water comforts us

-KD

The Lioness, before and after

Feels Like Maine