October 18, 2009

Global warming?

One of THE moments

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A Beautiful Weekend

I had a meeting last Thursday in Whitefield, NH. The meeting was held at one of those magnificent turn-of-the-century hotels--the hotel was completely renovated just a few years ago. Sue and I took the opportunity to spend the night at the hotel and then, the following morning, drove on to the cabin for the weekend.

While we had the sad task of closing the cabin for the winter, it was a beautiful time to be in Maine. The picture above is a view of Mt. Washington at sunset, taken from our porch. The pictures below show the view from near our dock and two pictures taken at the golf course. It doesn't get much better than this!

Splash!

new pics of daphne (and family....)

the girl's growing - that's for sure! and she sure is feisty. favorite toy 4 feet away? No problem! daphne just log rolls until she gets to it! she's currently full of giggles and coos. it's pretty darned cute. and, she enjoys grabbing her mom's face, which entertains max to no end.

New Flagpole for Sharon Brick Schoolhouse

The old one broke about a year ago, and I offered to cut a replacement from our property in Maine. I cut and peeled the spruce tree in early August. Then, it lay in the driveway for a month or so, curing and drying.

Over the Labor Day weekend I loaded it into the truck for the drive to Sharon. Looks a little precarious, but it was actually quite stable. Made the trip with no problems although we certainly got a lot of amused looks as people passed us on the highway. Even the police sitting by the side of the road chuckled as we drove by (no tickets, thankfully)!

I now need to sand it and shave some girth around the bottom so it fits into the iron rings on the old brick building. Then a sealer, followed by several coats of primer and white paint. And, finally, the ball at the top and the hardware for the rope. A good winter project. Should be ready to mount next spring.


Here is a picture of the Brick Schoolhouse which shows the old flagpole before it broke. The building just doesn't look right with the flagpole missing.




And the last picture shows the new Sharon Meeting House and the 30' flagpole which also came from our property in Maine. Trust me: transporting a 30' flagpole was a lot more challenging than the much smaller one for the Brick Schoolhouse. I couldn't do it with my truck, it required a l-o-n-g trailer!

A note at the cabin

When we arrived at the cabin for the Labor Day weekend, we found the following note in the mailbox by the door. It was signed "Nance M (at Warren's)" [which tells us she was staying at Clearwater Camps, owned and run by Mike and Tina Warren].

We know our little place is special, but it always makes us feel good when others react the same way!

Here's the note (and, of course we aren't "ticked off").

C & S Bowles
8/19/09 Weds
7 pm

I was fishing in kayak, big winds and w-caps. I confess I pulled in sat on rocks til weather subsided: no one here to ask.

Sunset - Large

I did not touch a thing! But must tell you this is the most gone-to-heaven spot I've come across and I have travel/fish Maine, etc. & world A LOT.

I hope you are not ticked off.

NM from Portland

A cool dip in the pool

James Taylor - Tanglewood

Sue and I celebrated our wedding anniversary with a trip to Tanglewood to hear James Taylor. Neither of us had ever been to Tanglewood and James Taylor is one of our all-time favorites--seemed like a natural. Took a picnic lunch, a bottle of wine, and a couple of folding chairs. It was a beautiful, sunny day and a wonderful concert. A very happy anniversary!

Hawai'i!!

David surfing in Lahaina.

stopped off at a gallery driving around west Maui.

the view from our hotel room patio.

Well, so far the trip has been absolutely amazing -- not that we were expecting anything less!! The views are beautiful, the pool incredibly comfortable, and the beaches very nice.  The one down side (if there has to be one) is there is a constant heavy breeze.  We have really lucked out with weather so far, there are lots of amazing looking clouds, but we haven't had that many storms blow through.  A few of the highlights so far: we took surfing lessons, drove around the mountains of West Maui (apparently the rental car companies won't come help you on certain stretches of roads...we took the gamble), and logged several hours and several fruity drinks by the pool.  Here are a couple photos and such until we get home. 

david and amanda