WOMEN'S WEEKEND IN WAYLAND

Two of my friends and I spent last weekend in Wayland, NY, at our home there. We went to paint, but the weather was pretty gray and misty, so we had to paint from photos. We went for a walk to the top of the hill to the potato farm, took photos, painted, had a campfire, and talked and talked and talked. We had a wonderful time. Here are some photos that I took there.

BAY FARM FLOWERS

The fields at Bay Farm were full of these gorgeous mauve flowers. I don't know what they are, but they were all over the place and really made me feel that autumn is coming soon.

VIEW FROM BAY FARM

Took a walk through Bay Farm the other day with my friend. This is one of the beautiful views across Plymouth Bay.

BLUE HYDRANGEA

I went to Nantucket once when all the hydrangeas were at their peak. This is my favorite of the many photos I took.

WOOD

I don't remember where I took this picture of this tree trunk. I think it's a sycamore. I liked the way the bark peeled away from the trunk revealing all the layers and colors of the tree.

BONFIRE AND THE MOON

We had a huge bonfire on the 4th of July. You can see how large the fire was compared to its audience. That is also the crescent moon in the sky.

BAT HOUSE AND BAT

Here is a picture of the bat house and a bat that has left it. It's funny how the bats just fall out of the bottom and then fly away. And it's amazing how many bats are in that little house. We counted over 60 bats that night.

BAT HOUSE AND MOON

My brother-in-law built a bat house on our land in NY and every evening likes to sit and count how many bats fall out of the house. This July 4th, the bats had an audience of about 15. I tried, without much success, to take a good picture of one of the bats. What I did get was this nice photo of the moon and the bat house.

BONFIRE

We spent the 4th of July at our house in NY and had a grand bonfire one night. These photos are of my nephew's girlfriend (a) blowing bubbles by firelight, and (b) taking a picture of the fire.

ROCKS

These lighting on these rocks in Scituate was beautiful as the sun was setting.

ROPES

Went to Scituate this beautiful September afternoon and saw some interesting ropes.

FENCE GARDENS

Just a couple of pretty gardens planted along a river in Duxbury.