the mushroom hunter with her quarry

the mushroom hunter with her quarry
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the hunt for the perfect fungus continues! fortunately there is no shortage of ideal environments around our property.

checking out her great grandmother's yard

checking out her great grandmother's yard
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a new trick from my grandmother: "put your hands behind your back when you smell the flowers". this (somewhat) reduces undesired bloom/bud picking

lounging on the ferry

lounging on the ferry
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sometimes you just want to relax, right?

Long Island-bound!

Long Island-bound!
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headed over to LI on the ferry to visit Grandma Anna and Poppy Gio. Happy Birthday, Poppy!

day one: success.

day one: success.
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today was Arwyn's first at her new daycare. as many of you know, Lorri started working part time at the same place as me a few months ago. Arwyn has been watched by a friend (with a 2 yr old son) until now, so this was a big change. of course our child is a social butterfly so she had a lot of fun. she didn't nap though, so she passed out in the car on the way home. is it unreasonably optimistic to hope she won't come down with any of those freaky daycare diseases? :)

in awe of her first campfire

in awe of her first campfire
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see? daddy knows a few useful tricks!

dinner at the camp

dinner at the camp
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here we are having a little dinner (Subway to the rescue!) at the campground where we are staying tonight. we're only 20 min from home, a handy distance should things fall apart later on - which i'm sure they won't. after some s'mores i am sure she'll be ready to pass out in our ridiculously large tent. ah, air mattresses . why didn't we have those in Boy Scouts???