peonies & rain

Around here, it's peonies and rain.

When I was in Provincetown I went on a whale watching boat--it was raining and windy, I was soaked and cold, but somehow that made the whole experience more fun, more real, and yes we saw whales which was awesome. Truly.

I love boats and spent a lot of time looking at the fishing boats. That's a hard life, and a dangerous one--commercial fishing is the deadliest job in the U.S. (more on that here) I am fascinated by it though. If you haven't read The Perfect Storm,  you should. It's a page-turner.

The kitties say this is the way to spend a rainy day.

Hope you are warm and dry.

Jen

in Provincetown

Snapshots from my trip to Provincetown. A magical place--I've fallen under the spell...

Will write more about it soon.

Thanks to Steve from An Urban Cottage for tips on the many art galleries.

watching the duck

yesterday after unpacking the car and going to a couple of used furniture stores and unpacking the car again, Luke and I went to dinner at an old-school seafood and steak restaurant. we ate on the deck overlooking Lake Champlain with a breeze off the water, and after dinner walked along the lake and watched the boats and the water and the sunset

and this duck

we watched him for the longest time, bobbing along, alone

here is Luke in front of his new house, a 2-family. he shares his side with 3 friends and there are more students in the other side.

no matter how grown up they are or how happy, I always grow melancholy when I say goodbye to my children, and i think that explains the deficient punctuation and lack of capitals here, though i don't know why ...

boats

We departed from Bayonne, New Jersey.

Across the river is Brooklyn.

I love these working boats. Such character.

I'll be home tomorrow. More soon.

Jen