Lowell Folk Festival

Yesterday we drove up to Lowell to go to the Folk Festival

with Grandpa Dean.
We had a great time wandering around the different booths
and listening to the music.

Being big... or not

Colleen and I took the boys to the Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary
the other day where we hiked around and had a great time...
that is until a huge turkey blocked our path back to the car.
We were unsuccessful in our attempt to scare the turkey off
and ended up being stalked for 200 feet or so down a trail
by the strutting, angry bird.
We eventually looped around a different way,
only to run back into the same feathered road block.
In desperation, we finally made
a humiliating and very ungraceful dash past the turkey
whom we left in the middle of the trail
likely feeling very proud of himself.

Daddy long legs party

The other day while hiking in the woods

I stumbled upon a rare sight...
a daddy long legs convention.
I have never seen so many tangled legs on one leaf.
It is hard to see all of the spiders on the underside
but I think there were 8 total.

Sand King

Dog days at Plashes Pond

Night at the pond

Casey and Orin headed to the pond this evening
for a boys fishing trip with Rowan and Cody.
Apparently, they caught 4 fish
all of which Orin reeled in by himself.

Food for the masses

I love this picture because when I took it I didn't
even see the bluejay in the top center waiting to take a turn.