Author: lis

I know I overpacked. It’s just that the last time the forecast call for a cool week, it turned out to be quite warm and I didn’t have sufficient warm-weather clothes with me. So this time, I’m well prepared.

I hate to return from vacation and have a messy desk, so I always clean mine before I go. This time I even cleaned out the junk drawer–that was an adventure.

This is a ring-billed gull. They are smaller than your more familiar herring gull, but have just as much attitude.

Got my haircut tonight and then decided to grab some dinner at the famous Johnny’s Luncheonette. It was very delicious, but hellooo! look at my parking space!!!!

ladies, you’ll recognize this. guys, here’s what all the fuss is about.

you can’t quite trust a sky like this. it looks like things are clearing but you can never be sure. In fact, as I type this, the rain has started again.

it’s been a while since a posted a picture of unfamiliar produce from Russo’s market. This large tuber is a name (NYAH-may) root. It’s  just a really big yam.

juxtaposition of my summer sandals on the floor and my scarf hanging out of the storage bench

Greg and Jen got a fire pit, and we all made great use of it last night–some by roasting marshmallows, and some just poking at it with sticks. It was certainly a great night for it.

we’ve got a program going on this summer that teaches kids about the area’s marine life. I really liked this image of all these kids jut hanging at the railing with one of the instructors, fishing and talking bout life.