Photo Albums
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I've gone thru all our old albums and removed all the photos that I thought were embarassing shots of other people... leaving just these embarassing shots of ourselves.

 
Sep 2008 Bruno at the Playground - fun for a dog
Sep 2008 Baby Bruno - Our new goldendoodle puppy
Aug 2008 Germany and Switzerland - Our trip overseas with our little flower-girl
   
Oct 2007 Hoover Dam - A real engineering feat
Oct 2007 Viva Las Vegas - 10 years of marital bliss celebrated with a trip to Sin City
Sept 2007 Apple picking - Shelburne Orchards
Aug 2007 Idlewild Park - Every vehicle imaginable in convienent Kiddie size
   
June-Nov 06 Renovation - Another house, another summer project
Jun 2006 Moving to VT - We had a 26' U-haul truck for the move to Vermont
Jun 2006 Backyard - The last week before we moved, Anna playing in the backyard
Apr 2006 Anna on mulch - taken 2 weeks before Anna's 2nd birthday
Feb 2006 snowstorm - we finally got hit with some snow this February
Jan 2006 New Prius - after waiting 3 months, we picked up our new Prius this month
 
Nov 2005 Apple Picking - Anna loves apples
Oct 2005 Halloween - Anna's first trick-or-treating. She was a bunny, of course.
Oct 2005 the Americana - While in D.C. we stayed at this budget hotel from the 50s
Oct 2005 the Solar Decathlon - the second solar homes competition in D.C.
Aug 2005 Iowa State Fair - our summer vacation to Des Moines, Iowa and Iowa City
Aug 2005 New York City - our very brief trip down to new york city this month
July 2005 Beach Day - the Arlington reservoir beach on a sunny July morning
May 2005 Real Ducks - these guys live in the brook by our house
Apr 2005 Photo Shoot - Anna's 1st professional photo shoot (well, it was at Sears)
Mar 2005 Bill the Duck - we're starting to cavort with overstuffed ducks
Feb 2005 Window Ice - you could say we've got a condensation problem
 
Dec 2004 Baby Jesus - Anna's acting debut at 7 1/2 months
Nov 2004 Macys Thanksgiving Parade - Large balloon animals drifting thru New York City
Oct 2004 Head of the Charles Regatta - Anna slept thru the whole thing
Jan 2004 New Years Fireworks - New Years week at Mt Tremblant ski resort in Canada
 
Dec 2003 Snowstorm - pictures of the first big blizzard of the season
Sep 2003 German Oktoberfest - our final trip as a childless couple
Sep 2003 Salzburg, Austria - a daytrip to Salzburg, the land of Mozart & the Sound of Music
Apr 2003 Patriots Day parade - annual Arlington patriots day parade
Mar 2003 NYC March for Peace - we drove to NYC and joined in the protest against the war
 
Oct 2002 Solar Decathlon - 100% solar-powered houses on the National Mall
Apr 2002 Cairo & Giza - the pyramids of Giza and the historic streets of Cairo
Mar 2002 Mont Tremblant - 90 minutes north of Montreal, where all the snow is
Mar 2002 the Ice Hotel, Quebec - at the Ice Hotel in Quebec it is still very cold
Jan 2002 Scuttlefish gig - The first gig for scuttlefish: TT the Bear's in Central Square
 
Dec 2001 Tree shopping - Bushy Trees for sale in the Walgreens parking lot
 
Dec 2000 Christmas Lights - Our neighbors' houses are lit up every year
Sep 2000 Acadia National Park - kayaking, skinny dipping, and tenting for 5 nights in a row
 
Oct 1997 Our Wedding - Note to self: remember your anniversary is Oct 11th
   

House Renovations: 28 Clark Street
front porch New Front Porch
June 2005 		The front porch got substantially worse over the winter, so we decided to stop putting off what we'd been thinking about doing for awhile: rebuilding the front porch and steps.
kitchen Kitchen renovations 2
April 2004 		The kitchen renovations have hit the point of substantial completion. Time to start cookin'.
kitchen Kitchen renovations 1
February 2004 		Things are starting to come together (after being torn apart). Here are some progress photos from our kitchen renovations.
wallpaper Wallpaper
January 2004 		We're in the middle of renovating the kitchen, and we made a little discovery when we opened up the walls: a variety of wallpapers all in this one room.
vermont salvage Vermont Salvage
August 2003 		Halfway between Arlingon, Mass and St.Albans, VT is one of the larger salvage yards we've been to: Vermont Salvage. On this day we were looking for a bathroom door.
deck Deck construction: Railing
July 2003 		With the stairs and the railing, we finally finished up this project!
deck Deck construction: Framing
June 2003 		With the framing and the laying of the deck boards, the deck is quickly taking shape.
holes Deck construction: Footings
May 2003 		The first step in building a deck is digging the holes and pouring the footings. As we found out, it's also the hardest.
living room Living Room
January 2003 		You know you want to see more photos of our home renovations. This time, look at these pics of the living room.
dining room Dining Room
November 2002 		More renovations to the house - this time we took on the dining room.
master bedroom Master Bedroom renovations
September 2002 		Renovations on the master bedroom are just about complete: more closets, a new workspace, fresh finishes, and a new lighting scheme.
a new door A new door
June 2002 		Our first big project of the summer: We tore out the existing window in the dining room and replaced it with a new glass patio door. Now we just have to build the deck!
renovations Renovations
May 2002 		As we get geared up for the big summer projects, here's a look back at some of the renovations we've been working on over the past six months.
Lexington House The house that almost was
February 2002 		We recently had the chance to see the 1669 Lexington house we almost bought. It is currently under extensive renovation by its new owners and is looking great.
28 Clark Our New House
September 2001 		Our new house is located at 28 Clark Street, two blocks from Mass Ave. in Arlington. It's a little bit of a fixer-upper, but it's in good structural shape and has a lot of potential.
The Long Trail
long trail The Long Trail: Part 6
September 2005 		We finally finished the 270 mile Vermont Long Trail with this short 2-day hike over Jay Peak.
long trail The Long Trail: Part 5
September 2004 		The fifth year of our hike was supposed to be our last, but we were enjoying ourselves so much that we decided to save some for next year. And also, my knees gave out.
snow and ice The Long Trail: Part 4
October 2003 		The fourth leg of our hike on the Long Trail was the most challenging, as we made it over Camel's Hump and Mt Mansfield in snow, ice and wind.
the long trail The Long Trail: Part 3
June 2002 		For the third year in a row, Bird and I took to the Long Trail and continued our trek, making it past the halfway point on our way from Massachusetts to Canada.
baker peak The Long Trail: Part 2
September 2001 		The second leg of our hike started where we left off last year: Mad Tom Notch at the start of section 4 on the Long Trail, 4 miles west of Peru, Vermont.
heavy pack The Long Trail: Part 1
October 2000 		We had no idea what we were getting into as we stepped off and began our hike up the Long Trail. We won't quit until we reach the end.