The Dog Days of Summer

It's wonderful to be near water when the weather is so terribly hot. After lunch in NewPaltz we took a ride out to Tuthilltown Distillery and walked the grounds a bit. The restaurant there overlooks this stream running under the old mill.

Time spent by the beautiful Hudson River is always rejuvenating for me, this day the Sloop was out in all it's glory!

Lunch with two very dear friends at the Culinary Institute of America in the newly revamped Apple Pie Cafe was amazing! This fountain is out in front of the building and overlooks the river.

I am busy getting ready for the fall with some new artwork and ideas, thankfully my lower level studio is so nice and cool!

Spring is on the Way!

It has been a looooong winter! Generally wintertime has a snuggly peacefulness that I enjoy, but this year it has me itching for spring!

We've had some celebrating, actually February and January seem to have quite a few birthdays to celebrate. This one here is my lovely daughter-in-law celebrating a milestone, with a huge helper!

We went outside this week before the nor'easter hit looking for spring, we found some moss that had been buried under the snow.

The walking trails are clear but just a little muddy, the melting snow has filled the streams.

Of course a rock-skipping demonstration was in order.

Just being able to spend a day outside was rejuvenating.

And the snowdrops were not only peeking out but were standing tall!