Maid Marian on Her Tiptoed Feet

July 10, 2009 at 8:07 pm | Posted in Summer Camp | 4 Comments

Maybe you’ve noticed that I haven’t posted photos for a few days. (Or maybe you haven’t.) I do have some photos to post, but they’re not all of Clare—because Clare and I haven’t done anything exciting together since last weekend. And the operative word is “together” because Clare has been doing exciting things—I just haven’t been with her to take pictures.

Since Monday, Clare has been going to day camp. She’s been swimming, playing, dancing, and she’s even tried archery (an elective that she picked—which, I guess, is the definition of “elective”). Next week, she stays overnight once, so Clare’s Mom and I get to go out!

For the past week and the next two weeks, many of the pictures I’ll post won’t be of Clare—but they will be of Clare’s world. That’ll give you—and her when she looks back on this blog—a different look at what it’s like to be Clare. I’ll be backdating some posts for the past week too—not to confuse you, but just to have the post date match the date the photos were taken (and to appease my OCD).

So, what does all of this have to do with “Maid Marian on her tiptoed feet?” When Clare told me that she would be trying archery, I told her to not get stuck being the one who has to stand with an apple on her head. Still don’t get the connection between William Tell and Maid Marian? Take that up with Squeeze.

New Kicks (Summer Photos Day 21)

July 7, 2009 at 6:21 pm | Posted in Summer Camp, Summer Photos | Leave a Comment

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Clare picked up these new kicks for camp. Will she be the coolest kid at camp or what?

Off to Camp (Summer Photos Day 20)

July 6, 2009 at 6:15 pm | Posted in Camp, Summer Photos | Leave a Comment

Off to Camp

Clare just started three weeks of summer camp. She’s going for days only, but there will be one overnight in the second week. This is the camp bus that picks her up down the street from us.

Grampa’s Pool (Summer Photos Day 19)

July 5, 2009 at 8:35 pm | Posted in Summer Photos, Swimming | Leave a Comment

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We partied every day on Fourth of July weekend. On Sunday, even though the water was cold from weeks of rain, we dipped into Grampa’s pool. It wasn’t as cold as the ocean probably is.

Fourth of July (Summer Photos Day 18)

July 4, 2009 at 8:28 pm | Posted in Summer Photos | Leave a Comment

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This blue barn down the road from us makes it look like we live much more rural than we actually do.  I’ve always liked the look of it though—especially with the flag.

Chillin’ (Summer Photos Day 17)

July 3, 2009 at 11:39 am | Posted in Summer Photos, Weather | 2 Comments

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We finally had some sun yesterday. Clare and I even stopped the ice cream man and relaxed for a while outside. Not to break the bad weather streak though, the clouds did roll in and it poured at night.

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More Rain (Summer Photos Day 16)

July 2, 2009 at 11:29 am | Posted in Summer Photos, Weather | Leave a Comment

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It’s been kind of hard to get excited about taking photos when it’s rained almost every day of summer vacation so far. In this Great Gloom of 2009, we haven’t had a full week of nice days since April—and it’s July.

I’ve read that twenty-three days of June brought rain. Of the remaining seven, I’m sure that at least four were overcast with threats of rain. July hasn’t started much better. Maybe we’ll get summer in September and October.

Wooster Street (Summer Photos Day 15)

July 1, 2009 at 11:17 am | Posted in Day Trips, Food and Drink, Museums, Summer Photos | Leave a Comment

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On Wednesday, Clare and I went to the Yale University Art Gallery. It’s not a very large museum, but their collection is really diverse—African, Asian, pre-Columbian, European, American, and every artistic period represented.

I didn’t take any photos at the museum, but I did take this shot in New Haven’s Little Italy where we had shrimp and bacon pizzas at Pepe’s. There’s a lot of heated discussion and strong opinions, but a lot of people consider it the best pizza in New Haven and the country.

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