Tomatoes

Three varieties are coming in these days. Doug only likes the really red ones - he says the unusual color (on the left) puts him off. More for the rest of us! The girls love to eat these fresh, in salads, on pizza...you name it.

Wonderland

Bridget told me that Bar Harbor was "all closed up now" today. I guess summer has really come to an end? We were talking about our visit to Wonderland, and I remembered that I hadn't put any pictures here from our walk there in July.

It's a little bit of a walk from the parking area to the beach, so we had to take lots of breaks to play in the puddles.

Both girls really enjoyed playing with all the different kinds of seaweed on the beach, and investigating the little creatures they found hiding there. Here's Moriah holding some Irish Moss.

Wire Bridge

Just off Rt 2 to the north of us is this beautiful bridge crossing the Carrabassett River. It still takes car traffic, but there is a small parking area on either side for those who like to walk. Below the bridge on the east side of the river is a small park and beach, perfect for a quick splash on a Saturday morning!

Hiking in NH

Yesterday we met some grad school friends just north of Crawford Notch for a hike up Sugarloaf (north of Mt Hale, west of Mt Washington). There were four adults, three two-year-olds, and a dog - we were quite the expedition.

After cloudy, rainy days before, the view from the summit was spectacular. The hike was the longest the girls have participated in this summer. They were very excited to get to the top and run around after having first lunch.

Bridget, with a view to the east

Moriah, view to the west

The girls and their buddy Caleb

Giving hugs

All four of us!