Snapshots of a Week Past

Paddling in big water.

Two portages around big technical rapids. One portage in a lightning storm.

Poison Ivy.

Sleeping on jagged rocks.

Wasa crackers.

Hot Chocolate.

Evacuation for busted stitches. Poor little paddler.

Rain.

Middle of the night tent moving; "How high's the water mama? Three feet high and rising. How high's the water mama? Four feet high and rising..."

Steering canoes.  Ah sleep.

Back to comfort.

Atlanta.

Andrew Bird concert.  Amazing. Theatrical.

Breakfast with Meghan at this place.

Water lilies and Monet at the High Museum.   And Richard Misrach.  (Mom, this is the exhibition that I told Dad about...).

Great food. Wonderful company. Runs. Pool. Gin and tonics. Wine. Ahh. Now back out there for 10 days.

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Event: Carolina Day School's "moving up" ceremony

Scene: 9:30am.  A bunch of little bankers singing in subdued voices and speaking about falling down and others helping them up... awards, preppy parents, weaving from one grade up to the next.  CDS gymnasium.

While sitting on bleachers, we looked down to see a dad pushing a stroller with a two year old strapped in and screaming to be let out. The mom was pushing another stroller which had a cup holder the pushing handle.  Inside the cup holder was a fresh can of Red Bull.  Ah, the morning.

Like a hedgehog

When I was overwhelmed and teary,  little Ben came upstairs and told us that his favorite animal was a echidna.  He said he'd find images on Google for us to check them out.

I felt better right away.