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The Ravens played their last game of the season — perhaps their last game ever — on Sunday against West Point.  They played an excellent, spirited game against a very tough opponent.  While they did not prevail, they should be proud of how they played as a team. Jen cut a few peonies before we left.

It did not actually rain on our parade — including Rhinebeck’s mind-boggling assortment of fire trucks —  although it threatened to do so.  Sarah marched with the Rhinebeck Ravens, likely for the last time.  The team will not continue after this season. All of the Burleighs visited for the weekend.   We would not have minded […]

We spent most of Saturday at Harriman State Park cheering on Jen as she took on the swim portion of a relay triathlon.  After Jen braved the frigid waters of Lake Welch for a half-mile swim, her team turned in strong biking and running performances, finishing second among the relay teams. Sunday’s athletic endeavors were […]

Sylph-like Sarah frolicked on the bench.  We are glad that springtime is here, although it was only about 50 degrees. The lilacs, and many other flowers, are blooming.

Mothers Day was celebrated across the farm, including, we assume, in this nest just outside our front door. Jen enjoyed her customary breakfast in bed, this year featuring a spinach, cheddar and ramp omelet.  Sarah and I got her a gift certificate at the Hudson Valley Seed Bank. But an even greater gift arrived in […]

Sarah kept smiling through her first weekend with braces. It was hard to remain altogether cheerful during today’s 8-1 drubbing by the Cornwall Copa.  However, we were all smiles when a throw-in by Sarah led to the Ravens’ only goal, near the end of the second half. Our new Star Magnolia is more of a Cameo Magnolia […]

The good news is that spring must be around the corner.  Here is as early a pair of mallards as we’ve seen.  The bad news, of course, is that they are being menaced by Canada geese, which are also back in town.  Daisy has been keeping the geese in check. On Saturday, Sarah participated in a Cupcake Wars-themed birthday party […]

Sarah organized her Breyer horses outside so she could take action photographs of them. Here’s one of her shots.

We had a lovely Christmas vacation at the farm, with highly variable weather (often unseasonably warm, as above, but it also snowed) and lots of visitors (Lew, Rinda, and Lewis, for Christmas; Erica and Geoff, for New Years; Lauren (Sarah’s babysitter-for-life), and her dog, Hamilton, for the weekend after New Year; and a drive-by Saturday lunch […]

On Saturday night we attended the Sinterklaas Parade, the centerpiece of Rhinebeck’s annual crypto-Christian holiday celebration.   Some more images are below. Sunday was foggy.