2012
We had help manning the welcoming tents at our Open Houses:
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...and with brute labor:
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Lots of Groups Visited
Two antique auto clubs:
The Profile Auto League of New Hampshire
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The Antique Automobile Club of America, Granite Region
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A regional group of The Red Hat Society (Interestingly, the largest women's social group in the world):
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Several Garden Groups. They are plucky people indeed: here is one in the rain:
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and the annual visit by Francine Kontos' Dover High sculpture class: |
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...and Lots of Kid's Stuff
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Check out those independent dudes on the right: no picture for them!
Oyster River Parents and Preschoolers
...and entertainment
We were very lucky to have great talent on some open house days:
The Leftist Marching Band:
The Leftist Marching Band:
Michael and Dave:
It IS a Good Place to Get Married...
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Under the Acrobats at Petit Pond:
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A Happy Couple:
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The Natural World is Always Interesting
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Did this red-tailed hawk make a grab at the bronze stork before taking a rest?
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These turkeys visit regularly and hang around:
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...and this toad has to better in the changing-color department. Hiding in an iron sculpture doesn't cut it. The grey above his head is an old wasp nest.
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Our guineas successfully raised a brood of keats: those are the little brown things that look like leaves at their feet. All adults became great parents, but not all keats survived into adulthood.
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and here is some wild life in our yard:
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Bob had a 70th birthday
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We spent the night at the Zealand Falls Hut on the Appalachian Trail:
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They didn't have heat yet, and we did all the cooking:
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Bob in love with his gift, a LED Monitor for his Mac:
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Jill Made Sculpture
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One of two Totems placed at Southern NH University.
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Other Events
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Jill's music group plays quartets on the round patio:
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Repairs are endless...this one is the on-going Wiggle-Waggle repair:
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We discovered a much appreciated aid to our walk-around visits:
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Nighty-Night
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Cheers, and see you next year...
