In NY
Taking out our dog, Aesop, for his first morning romp there were quite a few birds on an overgrown part of the property. I saw a gold finch, mourning dove, and maybe a sparrow. Later I also saw either a female cardinal or maybe a red tanager? It was a flying flash of dull red. Now that the summer is ending I want to be outside more. Here are some other happy things from today: -While driving to New York, Gideon and I played the alphabet game. When we had trouble finding the letter J, Gideon started replacing letters in his sentences with J. He made up words like JAmazon when we saw a truck from Amazon. This continued for difficult to find letters. My grandson is awesome. -We drove through Concord, Massachusetts. It brought back memories of Louisa May Alcott and her house that we visited when my children were young. There is (or used to be) a literary tour that I would like to do someday. -Due to various stops along ...