Local Scenery
As in previous years, I planted a small garden this summer - a few tomato and pepper plants, one zucchini plant (don't want too much!), some herbs, and kale. The harvest has been so-so, what with the wet spring and dry summer, but my real focus and joy have been my sunflowers. I've been obsessed with the picture-taking and am considering scrapping the vegetables next year (plenty of farmstands, neighbors, and farmers' markets around here) and focusing on sunflowers instead. Indulge me here with some pictures....
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Short Trips
1. Watkins Glen & Corning NY
I tagged along with John to Watkins Glen NY for a track event in late July, but don't ask me for any track-side coverage or pictures. Instead, a recommendation if you're ever in the Finger Lakes area: one of the days dawned rainy and cold, so we drove to the city of Corning and toured the Corning Museum of Glass.
Due to time constraints, we spent only about three hours there, but could have spent one or two days. In addition to the history of glass as well as a gallery of modern glass artworks, the museum contains interactive displays about optical and tempered glass, and even a workshop for forging your own glass creations. More information at their website, here: CORNING MUSEUM.
2. Cape Cod
We ended our summer with an annual trip to visit old friends living in Cape Cod. Along with the laughs and stories, lots of beautiful views....
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Future Travel
My column in June was posted while we were on an RV trip to Maine and New Brunswick; I followed up in the July GG report about our rendezvous with the Kimble's at a campground in Lubec Maine.
We rented a travel trailer for that trip, trying to determine whether to switch to that mode of camping after 20 years of touring in our 30 foot motor home. What followed were several weeks of research about various makes and models of travel trailers, finally settling on a used 24 foot Lance, which we picked up a couple of weeks ago. We haven't put the old motorhome on the market yet, but here are pictures of old and new:
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| Good-bye to our 20 year-old BT Cruiser - 89,000 miles! |
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| Downsizing to a new (used) 2021 Lance travel-trailer |
We're planning a short inaugural trip up to northern Vermont in a few weeks, and will have to start planning a longer journey come next May-June.
