Osceola Hike - May 2006

We went from cold and rainy to hot and sunny seemingly overnight... Annie and the girls decided to head for the ocean - that was my cue to head for the hills (I'm really not a beach guy!).
My friend George Argeropoulos and I hiked a 4,000 footer (Mt Osceola). George waited on the summit while I went down/up (steeply!) the neighboring East Osceola (it's on "the list" so it had to be done!). All this to try to prepare for Brendan's upcoming visit/hike. Today my knees are reminding me what I did over the winter (very little!).

Better book than movie?

I finished the DaVinci Code. the last read ended at 4:15 a.m. I found it to be a page-turner, although i was disappointed with the ending - just like his other book. i have yet to see the movie.

I am off to Canada for Memorial weekend. i may get some reading done there between the chores. i think there's been a big chill up north this past week so i may not spend too much time in the water.

B

And Noah said . . .

Whoa! Those waters are awesome - and frightening. Not the time to go rafting. I wonder how many domestic and wild creatures got swept away. I won't ask Eileen; she'll be out on the highways and byways looking for them.
We escaped with just a few showers, but enough clear days for Clare to buy out the entire crop of pansies and plant them here on Mother's day. My kitchen windowsill is a still-life watercolor: pansies primping and preening.
I hope that flood is the end of bad weather for the summer yet to come, but it hasn't warmed up here. Think of Maureen ------ it was 104 degrees the other day!
Thanks for the glimpse into Spring in New England. That's a title for a poem for Sheila to write.

From Central New York - 3 Seasons-in-one-day Paradise, nsm

NH Water

Additional pics

Come on in, the water is fine!

Martin sent some pics from his office. A typical May and May 2006.