Anne and I plan to begin a Western Adventure after returning briefly to Pennsylvania to visit kith and kin and provision our motorhome. The purpose of the trip will be to visit Alex and other friends and relatives and to enjoy western scenery, but, as usual, we will also be seeking exquisite glimses of avian fauna.
Evening has fallen at Heritage Cove. My eyes are blurry from a good swim at the pool this afternoon. Bob H. joined me at the pool, but instead of swimming laps, he enjoyed the afternoon warmth in a lounge chair and worked on a novel. Mom, Cathy, and Anne spent most of the day at a quilt workshop in North Fort Myers. Dad played bocce. A good day was had by all.
A fresh breeze howls through the condominium and rattles the silver palm outside the window.Lines of puffy clouds mottle the hazy winter sky.Today is warm, but another cool front is expected on Tuesday, bringing back clear skies and chilly mornings.
LULLABYFrom "The Mistress of the Manse"Rockaby, lullaby, bees in the cloverCrooning so drowsily, crying so low,Rockaby, lullaby, dear little rover!Down into wonderland,Down to the under-landGo, oh go!Down into wonderland go!Rockaby, lullaby, rain on the clover!(Tears on the eyelids that waver and weep!)Rockaby, lullaby - bending it over!Down on the mother-world,Down on the other world,Sleep, oh sleep!Down on the mother-world sleep!Rockaby, lullaby, dew on the clover!Dew on the eyes that will sparkle at dawn!Rockaby, lullaby, dear little rover!Into the stilly world,Into the lily world,Gone! oh gone!Into the lily world gone!Josiah Gilbert Holland [1819-1881]
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Some years ago, Anne decided that we should walk all of the Appalachian Trail. This scheme developed from a less ambitious one of mine that our young family should complete the some 200-mile section of this same trail across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Checking this web site, I notice we have provided no news of late. So, I will post this update and also a report on our hike last month in Shenandoah National Park. We are well. Anne is working this week, filling in for a husband and wife practice of family doctors who have not taken a vacation away from home since setting up shop several years ago. They and their tots are in a warm place this week.
To some people there was some controversy concerning the recent funeral of Sen. Kennedy. I thought I would post a link to this very thoughtful article published in the Fall River Diocese newspaper--Cape Cod is in the Fall River Diocese, btw. It helped clarify many issues about "Catholic teaching", which many of us (myself included) think we know, but upon reflection discover we don't really know, and then wonder where the heck we would look to find out.
Three weddings down, one to go. Jeff and Ann’s wedding events were in downtown Madison where a highlight was the convention center at the lakefront. The dinner the night before, the wedding, and the reception were a delightful blur of greetings, watching the couple, and sporadic conversations in the crowd. We enjoyed recovering on Sunday before starting East on Monday.