UPDATE: Our Trip Photos

 

Julia has sent links to some photos from our trip.

Trevor and Christen's Wedding

Visiting Ann Arbor 

Pennsylvania Family Trip

Ruby (Knox) Carroll is One Month Old

Ruby is almost one month now...! Check out the darling hat!

Lynne Writes: Artists depict Hanover in honor of 250th anniversary - Evening Sun

Hooray we made the front page, second time in 2 months!

http://www.eveningsun.com/news/ci_23496415/artists-depict-hanover-honor-250th-anniversary?IADID=Search-www.eveningsun.com-www.eveningsun.com

(Ed.:  Just 'cuz they have a great PR officer.)

UPDATE: Lori Writes: Cougars!

 UPDATE:  We found a definite track! It rained lots and most were washed out but found one for sure.  Had a hunting buddy  look and it really is.   Great.   Several years ago one was over by county line rd and killed a horse.  hope he wandered on through otherwise we will be on the lookout and get rid of him.


COUGARS! we have cougars on the island! A few nights ago Reckless started going nuts about midnight. He never makes a peep so after a bit we figured we should go check it out. Of course we had no guns handy which was stupid! Went over and he had settled down some, was sitting on the steps to the house. We were looking around some and about to go home when a big commotion with the horses. Totally going nuts. They finally settled down so we went home. Figured it had to be a deer? Coyotes and stuff never bother them. Then yesterday a neighbor stopped by and there had been a confirmed sighting the previous night. Which was the night after our commotion. If it hadn't rained we might be able to find tracks! So we are watching stuff real close and if there are anymore sightings we will try to "tack care of it" ! I think it is probably just a young one wondering through. This is the time the older ones would be chasing the young guys out to find new territory. At least there are the free range chickens at the head of the island so he would like that better than hanging out down here I would think.

Nooksack Solstice with Eason

Lori and John's New Barter

Lori writes to me while riding home in her new hay truck with John:

"John and I are heading home in our new hay hauling rig! A diesel UD!  It's a European cab over flatbed.  Nissan engine.    83 K on it.  Racks come off and hay elevator goes in stake pockets and we are ready to go!  It has a tommy lift on back too.

Our friend that has the Ross Lake Resort had it and got a new one so we horse traded work for the used one.

Really cool guy and his wife too.  We are going to try to make it up to his resort this year, never been there.  He picked us up at our house and drove us up to his home in Concrete to get the truck.  He has some cool stuff there.  Made a real nice seat out of old chair lift ski chairs.  Artistic flair!!"


(P.S.  He remembers the lightning strike when you guys were camping too!  He says the tree is crazy that got hit!)

Me at Schull's Rock Pennsylvania above the Susquahanna River (thanks, Tim)

Julia with Diego Rivera Murals at Detroit Institute of the Arts

Some favorites from the Detroit Institute of the Arts

Gates of Babylon, gold goblets from Peru, a square shamans drum from the Plains Indians, Nortwest Indian masks, a bather by Renoir, a 5000 year old fragment from the Egyptian Book of the Dead, Grecian vase, and me and the ladies.  See if you can tell which is which.

Hanover Day 1

 We meet at the Hanover art guild and view Lynnes paintings and quilting.

Trevor and Christen's Wedding

 

Ann Arbor