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We met up with friends at the Sandwich boardwalk and had some fun. See some photos.

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It’s time to set up the pool again …

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For the third time, a robin has built a nest right outside our side door. Here, the parent bird brings a giant worm for one of the babies.

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We took the dog to the East Bay Bicycle Path today. All five of us went (including the dog). Ice Cream at the Fruity Cow was a highlight of the trip.

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This is what worked for my son. He was seven when he learned to ride this Spring, which is a little older than most kids, I think. He learned on a kids’ bicycle with 20-inch wheels. Find a sizeable parking lot with a slight slope to it. My son wanted to practice in our driveway, [...]

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Not only did Son get a new bicycle today, he also learned to ride a two-wheeler for the first time. This was just as the sun was setting, so he didn’t get to ride very long. He still has to work on his stopping, starting, and most of the basics. But he can balance! Untitled [...]

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Today we had our first big snowfall of the year. Daughter took the dog for a walk.

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We returned once again (our fifth visit?) to one of our favorite spots, Purgatory Chasm State Reservation, this time with a friend of daughter’s to keep us company. It was our guest’s first hike, and she was duly impressed. Purgatory Chasm is a great little hike, quite challenging in spots and it involves a lot [...]

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The other day, a representative of the Rails to Trails conservancy contacted me because he was doing an online story about the East Bay Bicycle Path. Well, I thought, I should just write my own post on the subject! For reference, here is my Flickr set of my EBBP photos these views are mostly of [...]

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During my recent Cape Cod trip, I got up around sunrise one morning to paddle Stage Harbor, which is in Chatham, in the “elbow” of Cape Cod. My reference for this paddle was AMC’s Discover Cape Cod book. I noticed one little error in the book: the paddle put-in for this trip is on the [...]

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