Missing Genoa

Awhile back I was "friended" on Facebook by someone named Greg Genoa, also living in Boston. He posted this photo, and I decided I needed it, too.

Hydrangeas are in Bloom!

I love how throughout the Spring and Summer, different flowers take turns blooming. Now it's the hydrangeas' turn.


The landscaping in the courtyard in front of our building is always very nicely manicured. All of the buildings in our neighborhood have nice fronts, and especially the ones run by our management company. They recently planted new flowers, and little trees! We have gorgeous mature trees out our windows, and now we have trees about as tall as I am at the front of our walk. And they're in bloom, so sweet! The blossoms below are from our new little tree.

Ithaca, New York

Greg and I drove to Ithaca, New York, to visit our friends Jura and Columbia. They're the ones who got married in Lithuania earlier this summer. It was a quick, but great weekend. There are around 50 pictures, so I put them here.

Hiking at the Schuss!

Greg and I spent another wonderful weekend hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire with friends. This time, we climbed Mt. Chocorua. Here is the link to the photos (there are only 43; you can do it!).

Glass, Sox, and the Park

I went with some girls from work to the Museum of Fine Art to see the Chihuly exhibit. He's an awesome glass artist.
The crowd waiting to get on the T after a Red Sox game.
Greg and I went to our neighborhood park for breakfast and reading. Greg's there, too, behind me.

June 2011

This plant has two different types of flowers; I don't think I've seen that before.

Greg was trying to leave for work one morning, and Billy decided he wanted to lay in front of the door right then instead.

My friend Katia is French, and she lived in Israel for 15 years before moving to Boston last year. This is the shopping list she's jotted on her message board at home. There are often notes in English, too. She said the language she writes in depends on where her mind is. If she's speaking with her husband in Hebrew, that's how the words come out, but if she's thinking in English or French, she'll write that way.

These goslings are late bloomers. This photo is from June 26, but the others started coming out in mid-May.

Billy is often in the window when we come home. This time he was just peeking.
Now that's a deep sleep. Four feet in the air, mouth open. See his tail along his belly?


There was a mondo storm coming as Greg and I raced home, hoping to miss the downpour.

Are you dying of suspense? Yes, we made it home before the rain started. But geez, those were some awesome storm clouds.

Lithuania!

Greg and I went to Lithuania for a wedding (the bride is Lithuanian). We had an awesome time. Click the link below for the photos.

https://picasaweb.google.com/genoa76/LithuaniaJune2011?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMDXws3Dwve6eQ&feat=directlink