TROUTS
LATEST PHOTOS
May,
2010
– Issue #108
Including
the third annual family visit road trip, loads of beets, party in the hood and
obligatory zebra pictures.
BLAST FROM
THE PAST
Camille’s cousin
Barbara stands outside the house where Camille and her brothers grew up in New
Jersey circa 1967.
GETTING
HIMSELF INTO A SPOT OF TROUBLE
Or at least trying
to. Spot stands outside like a spider in a web, just waiting for someone
new to happen by.
ROAD TRIP!
We drove 1500
miles over ten days to spend time with thirty-seven friends and family,
beginning with Ticky and Babe Armentrout in the Shenandoah Valley and fueling up
with Biodiesel along the way. See more here: Annual May Road Trip North
MATT AND
JENN
Matt and Jenn were
our hosts at their Dickinson College Farm. We toured the farm,
collected food for dinner and had a leisurely meal before turning into bed on
their comfy futon. Check out our tour photos here: Dickinson College Farm Visit
BUNNIES
AND DEARS
Our next
destination was Shippensburg, where we stayed with John and Darla and spent time
visiting Mom and the grandkids and great grandkids. Darla shows off her
bunny, Stuart’s sweet lion-like face. Mom smiles during a brief shopping
trip. We also went for a nice hike. See the rest of the photos here:
Cumberland Valley Family Visit 2010
THE HOME
PLACE
Camille spent her
formative years in New Jersey. We headed over to Atlantic Highlands next
and hooked up with cousin Mark and brother Jim for a long walk on Sandy
Hook. The next morning, we spent some time in Camille’s old
neighborhood. Here she is, having an epiphany
in front of the house she lived in for seven years. More on this story
here: Sandy Hook and West Long Branch
NEDS PLACE
We spent a couple
of nights with Ned and Camille took the customary photo of Ned and Bob in their
sunglasses. We gardened, talked, dined, walked and had a great time as per
usual. More photos here: Hanging out with Ned in Cabin John – May, 2010
CAN’T BE
BEET
Beets are one of
those vegetables you either love or hate. We love them, which is why Bob
loves to grow them. On this day, Bob harvested enough for Camille to put
up six quarts of pickled beets. More garden photos here: Sunken Gardens of Moncure – May 2010
BADMINTON
ON THE RISE
Back home, our
neighbors warmed up their badminton court and we took a swing at it. Tami
took these photos.
TICK PROOF
YOUR FRIENDS
Tami tick-proofed
Melissa by applying tape with the sticky side out. And then she gave
herself some sticky tape anklets. They had some gifts to deliver to Rachel on
our side of the woods, including a lamp and a shade so they walked home with Bob
and Camille. And the dogs came along, naturally.
SPOT LOVES
MELISSA AND MARY BETH
And who
wouldn’t?! At least he sure seems happy to finally meet both of these
wonderful women. Or
perhaps he’s laughing because Melissa almost cut her hand off on his sharp
mane. Or maybe he’s shocked that Mary Beth has crawled between his legs. Who can know the secrets of a zebra’s heart?
THIS MONTH’S QUOTES:
“It [BP’s runaway oil]
permeates and undermines the ecosystem in much the same way that big
corporations have permeated and undermined our political system, with similarly
devastating results.” – Bob Herbert in “More
Than Just an Oil Spill” May 21, 2010
“We’re the owners of more
national government than we can actually use – sort of like the ninety-five
percent of SUV owners who never Navigated, Explored, or Yukoned off a paved
surface. If you’re not defending the free world or paving your continent, you
probably don’t need the two feet of clearance and a V-8 engine. An Escort
might do” – Bill McKibben from “Eaarth – Making a Life on a
Tough New Planet”
“A giant oil blob lies
quivering in deep waters off the coast, like some awful amorphous Mopy Dick full
of malice waiting to sink Pequod America – or at least the economies of five
states. A few months from now, the BP Corporation will wonder why it
didn’t go into something safe and predictable like the pants business instead of
oil exploration.” – James Howard Kunstler
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