The mighty fisherman goes for another cast. 

When we arrived at camp, Ethan had not yet mastered the art of casting a fishing lure. By the end of the weekend he was casting like a pro. I'll admit I'm proud of him. 

Hangin' with my 2 buddies in the camp 

We spent the Labor Day weekend in Dexter, Maine. Our friend Steve Olmsted's (the guy in red) uncle owns a camp on Lake Wassookeag (pronounced woss-a-keg) and Steve & his wife Haley were kind enough to invite us along. L to R: Steve, his wife Haley & daughter Sadie; Josh, Kate, & Maggie; Jeff, Emily, Asa, & Ethan 

Cousin Hannah 

Our hostess Aunt Pam with cousin Emma 

Let...me...OOUUT! (Cousin Maggie)

Uncle Joel playing with Josiah & Ethan 

Asa with his Mommy 

Ethan playing in the lake at the cookout 

My (Jeff's) Aunt Pam had all my uncles, their kids, and their kids' kids over for a BBQ this afternoon. Just before we left we stuck all the tired cranky kids in one spot and took pictures of them. I think it will be a few years before we can get them all looking in the same direction. 

Asa in his swing smiling at Dad 

Asa sportin' his new duds from Uncle Ted & Aunt Rachel Ficek 

Two of my brothers spent the morning at my house helping me split & stack firewood for the winter. There were a lot of interesting critters living at the bottom of the wood pile. Here's a closeup of some baby mice we found within a nest of grass & sawdust. 

This blog is about to change

In the past, this blog has contained mostly pictures, with the exception of a eulogy (see the March 2005 archive) that I posted earlier this year. Posts won't come daily, but I have decided to begin using this blog as an outlet for my thoughts on current issues and other things.

You've been forewarned! :)

Here's what it looked like before I started building the wall. 

Here's a progress update on my stone wall. When I had posted my last picture, the wall was only about at the height of the string you can barely see in this pic. 

This is the wall that I have started on the other side of our steps. This one is about 50' long, as compared with about 12' long in the post above this one.

Ethan contemplates the last bite of his s'more. I took this Tuesday night. 

Maggie 

"OK. I think I've decided that having my own teeth isn't really worth the trouble" 

Maggie 

Maggie 

Maggie (my sister's kid) likes to make funny faces. I'll post a few of the more entertaining ones that I captured this evening. 

Another shot of Ethan & Uncle Josh with Ethan's first fish. 

Ethan caught his first fish a few weeks ago, and here's the proof. We were at the Beaver Lodge swimming area and Uncle Josh was letting Ethan use his fishing pole. Ethan was quivering with excitement. Thanks to Nate Ellis for being there with his digital to capture it!