Max and Esme

We retreated from the pandemic to Maine for a long 4th of July weekend this year, staying with generous friends on their little island off of Boothbay Harbor. Following a full round of negative COVID testing we socialized with three families for a few days -  no masks, no social distancing - just sharing some time together feeling "normal."  We arrived before our hosts, and got the Squirrel Island mail boat to drop us off on Mouse Island - they ran a special trip just for us!  The rest of our visit was overcast and cool, but a welcome respite from the heat and humidity we left behind. We spent a few days filling our time with tennis, walking in the woods, playing on the beach, lawn sport "olympics", food, and lots and lots of fireworks!  The kids took a lot more photos that I did, so I'll entreat them to post some additional stories. 

Just sharing another graduation picture because no-one ever posts one of me. Kids have settled into their post-school routines. Max is doing some work for Climate Central and runs every day. He's had a haircut since this was taken and has had two wisdom teeth pulled. Esme is reading and writing and texting with friends. Life is pretty quiet, but it's all good. 

ok, so it's not a photo of Peter, but it was the best option I came up with for a father's day post!  We spent a couple of hours as a family on the boat yesterday, enjoying lunch and clear skies, and catching stripped bass and a fluke. We capped the evening with fresh tuna steaks, and Esme made tiramisu for desert. This particular shot was from a couple of weeks ago as Peter and I watched the weather front move from right to left (in this photo) across Manhatten and around to Long Island. It was really cool that you could see the line so clearly!