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August 2012

continued from of our trip to Sebago & Lewiston:

Thursday was the Birthday Gathering. I saw Mom briefly in the morning. Jenn did some furious cooking over on Nichols Street. We then headed out to Sebago. Claire and Tony had already arrived ahead of us.

Mom and Gerry seated together at the birthday gathering table with cake, fruit, and flowers

Jenn arrived shortly after. She had picked up Mrs Shapiro for the outing. Mrs Shapiro is 92 now. She declined a swim, saying that she tires a bit more easily now that she is in her 90s. Lizzie showed some of the wedding pictures.

Mrs. Shapiro and Jenn sitting outdoors side by side with laptop computers on their laps

Jenn and Regis did go in to the water.

Jenn and Regis standing chest-deep in Sebago Lake and holding hands

Regis floating on his back in the lake

It was another beautiful day to be on the deck.

Family members relaxing together on the deck overlooking the lake

Larger group of family members talking together on the deck in the evening

Supper included famous red snapper hot dogs. (I probably shouldn't tell you this, but you can actually order these to be shipped any where in the US. I expect the shipping is slightly expensive, but for a festive occasion it might even be worth it!) Paul assisted Frank with the grilling.

Paul grilling red snapper hot dogs outside by the lake with Frank beside him

Family seated around the supper table indoors during the birthday gathering

Tony seated at the table with a blueberry cake in front of him while others prepare nearby

A piece of Jenn's fabulous Blueberry Cake, and some Vanilla Frozen Custard.

Slice of blueberry cake with a scoop of vanilla frozen custard on a blue plate

After the meal, there was some gift opening by the birthday celebrants (Jenn and Regis, plus Tony from the week before.)

Family gathered in the living room with gift bags and wrapping after the celebrations

Gift-opening scene in the living room with family gathered around Tony in his wheelchair

Paul and Anne, relaxing and watching the festivities:

Paul and Anne sitting together on the floor and smiling during the gift opening

When it came time for Claire and Tony to leave, Paul gave Tony the race-chair version of heading out to the van. (Okay, I'm exaggerating a bit here, but not as much as you might think!)

Paul pushing Tony in his wheelchair toward the van outside

Paul and Diane helping Tony beside the open van door

This next picture is slightly controversial. It is not a bad picture of Diane, although not the best. But she was wielding that fly swatter as a weapon, and not necessarily just against flies! (She was really all talk when it came down to it, but don't tell Jennifer.)

Diane sitting in a rocking chair holding a fly swatter and smiling

On Friday, while Paul did the other two windows, I went out to lunch with Mom and Gerry at Uncle Moes. The blueberry crepes were particularly good that day.

Mom and Gerry seated together at a restaurant booth at Uncle Moe's

We then went to Olin Arts Center exhibit, Starstruck. It features astrophotography: photography of the stars, either from the ground or from space, or of the Earth from space. One of the first pictures seen is of the Andromeda Galaxy, a composite picture by Robert Gendler. (That link is a great version of the picture, but it might take a bit to download.)

Mom and Gerry standing beside a large photograph of the Andromeda Galaxy at the Starstruck exhibit

Mom In Space (I'm in there also). This is the Leo Triplet by Warren Keller.

Mom reflected in the glass of a space photograph at the Starstruck exhibit

I wish he had on the website the caption that accompanied the display. "I desire to give my audience a piece of heaven to hand on their wall and enjoy for a lifetime. I strive to acquire the most interesting and artistically significant objects under the best sky conditions, and exhaustively process the resulting data to bring out its full potential. In the firmament are hidden countless gems. Only through astro-imaging with high-quality instruments can these treasures be revealed. It is my hope that by sharing them, citizens of the modern world will fall in love with them too, and take the urgent steps required to save them for future generations. The scourge of global Light Pollution is taking the night sky away from much of Planet Earth. Whether you believe in the Big Bang, the Big Guy or both, we are deeply enriched by an appreciation of heaven's wonders!"

For more information on light pollution, please visit the Dark Sky site.

After spending some time at the exhibit, we stopped at Dunkin Donuts before heading back to Nichols Street so that I could help Paul finish up the windows.

Mom and Gerry seated together with coffee at Dunkin' Donuts

Unfortunately, I only have one not very good picture of Beau Beau.

Black cat Beau Beau lying in a beige armchair

We left for home on Saturday, stopping with Jenn at a large nursery to look at trees for her yard, and shrubs for ours.

Paul and two women looking at shrubs and trees at a large nursery

Speaking of our yard, Mom wanted me to post up a picture of our little shade garden. Parts are a bit worse for wear after the hot summer, but over all it still looks nice.

The shade garden at home beneath the maple tree with curved stone edging and stepping stones

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