Couple in Front of Outhouse Behind Museum

Photo by A. Boyer

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Chicago, 2008

Thirty Fifth Annual Fifth Third River Bank Run

That's a mouthful!  This race is the championship 25K in the country and the largest.  John ran the 25K for the 7th time with 7000 other runners this past Saturday.  They also have a 5K and 10K.

John with some friends before the race.


I took this one at the start, but I didn't have my camera at the finish when he came in at 2:00.53. His best finish ever!

Happy Labor Day

John & I are laboring on Labor Day - painting Bridget's bedroom - but we did take time to celebrate his birthday this past weekend.  Edward & Maria joined us from Calvin for supper and cake Saturday night.

Northern Michigan Adventure

This past weekend, we visited John's sister & brother-in-law at their cottage up north. We celebrated their 29th anniversary with them with a 2 hour kayak trip on the Platte River. Bridget took the above pic as we pulled in after sunset and I also managed to get one of her after the sun set. unfortunately, I didn't take any others this weekend. Such beautiful country!

Father's Day Finish Line

Run With Dad 5K in Reston, VA

Full disclosure: Bridgie ran in at the last minute...

Fave

Well, I'm out of the swing and I forgot to make a post, so I'm quick making one of one of my favorite pix from this trip! Oh, the beach...

Epic OBX!

Sorry to be using the overused term "epic", but that's what I might call this photo ...

John, Bridget & I enjoyed a fun, relaxing time with the family this past week at the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Very fun. We captured our little family pic, too...

Edward had a little bout with poison Ivy while we were gone, but was able to visit the doctor and get some prednisone to take care of it. We were glad to see him in one piece when we got home.

Love Thursday

John & me, Panama City Beach, 2011

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John & Maria, 1999

I will be taking a little break but hope to be back with new images and memories soon!

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May 2003, by the North Sea

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Merry Christmas 2004

Post 1500, Becoming Vintage

When we saw Maria this past Sunday, she asked us to bring her winter coat. We did do that, but John gave her a bonus... his vintage jean jacket from his Calvin years. She was pretty proud! I think. And yes, this is post 1500!

The Halloween Raking Weekend

Last year, these really fun ghosts came to our yard to rake up the leaves. I'm wondering if they'll come back this year. The leaves are so much prettier and it's a beautiful day, so I'm thinking they just might!!!

So Much to See

It's hard to take it all in, but I'll keep blogging slowly along! We went into the Cathedral Square Exhibition Center and saw the piece of a friend of a friend of a friend. With my 50mm lens, I could only get the middle of each painting.


Triptych Meditations by Linda Litteral

We saw this one nearby and John overheard the artist say she paints mostly food. Lately, she has been painting mostly cinnamon rolls.


All American Meal by Beth Jacobsen

We later walked over to the BOB and loved looking at this one - actually, I loved taking John's picture in front of it because it looked like he was looking for his way out of the woods.


See the Forest Through the Trees by Jacqueline Gilmore

View from the Corner of the Pump House

We had supper this past Saturday evening at the Pump House on Kelleys Island and I happened to have my camera with me to use in between bites of my perch sandwhich .

To my left:

Straight ahead:

To my right:

All good!

Love Thursday

One evening last week, we went on a 3 hour cruise on Lake Champlain. It was a perfect evening aboard the "Spirit of Ethan Allen" and we dressed rather nautically quite by accident. We met people from all over who came to the conference John attended... the people who were at our table were from Barbados and Bermuda.

It looks like we found a couple of different people to take our picture with my camera. They all said I won the biggest camera award. Maybe they were really thinking I won the "one who is nuts enough to lug a big camera aboard a ship" award.

But see,,, I had it just in time for another fantastic sunset over the Green Mts.

Amen.

And the Moon Rose Up Over the Green Mts.

We left Church street after a good supper and good music, feeling pretty good. We went down to the harbor on Lake Champlain and saw the sun set...

And then, to add to the good times, the moon rose up over those Green Mountains as we headed back...

What a good day!

Old Roomie

On our way last week to John's conference in Burlington, VT, we took a detour through Albany, NY so we could see my old college roommate Linda and her husband Joe. A few years ago, they bought a house that was built in 1857 on the Hudson River in a little town called Coeymans and are in the process of restoring it into a B & B. We began our evening by going to a restaurant down the river. I took this one with a tripod and we tried to act natural.

Here is what the house looks like from their backyard.

Most of the house has been completely gutted. The bedrooms upstairs though were "sleepable" and the bathroom was usable. Joe did construction for 25 years before his current job as a nurse so he is very capable! Linda has been working on the garden.

I got a kick out of the hydrangeas in a vase in the midst of it all.

We stood for another tripod shot before we left the next morning. What was really awesome is we were able to see it in this stage so we'll have something to compare it to when we come again.

We also needed to have a roomie shot. You can see the Hudson River out back where huge ships often go by.

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So appropriate to do a flashback on our 22nd anniversary!!, June 11, 1988

Happy anniversary to my dear sweet John!