Stamford CT - Lizzie Graduates

A cool and cloudy afternoon for Stamford High graduation.  An efficient ceremony for sure - less than 90 minutes.
Grandma and I made the trip to the East for the graduation and party.
A great dinner followed after Tommy and I arrived from our walk from one event to the next.

New York NY - Full on Saturday in the City

Full on weekend.  Not only Pro Volleyball but Big Apple BBQ, Puerto Rican Day Parade, Jazz festival and just all the other things that go on day to day on a weekend in NYC.
And I always enjoy getting up early in NYC and going for a walk along the streets - it is a bit like seeing "how the sausage is made".
The streets are generally quiet but then you come across all the street vendors moving their stand back in from who knows where.  And the horses come out and gradually make their way to Central Park.  And those that live on the street are starting to rise and seeing what the day may offer them.  It is always something that reminds you that you have to make lots of things happen in the few quiet hours there are each day to keep the big NYC moving.

New York NY - Short trip to wander and catch up with friends

Had a friend coming in to NYC so found a flight and got a weekend break in the city.
Sat next to a guy who was heading to watch his son play Pro Volleyball on the pier - decided to check it out as well.  And as we talked a bit further we realized we had both graduated from the same school - and neither of us ever run in to people from there.  Interesting coincidence.
Great sunny day - and still on the "cooler" side of things for summer in NYC.

Saint Paul MN - Como Park

Just a great week weather wise.
Got out on bike and on foot many times.
Wandered through Como Park on one sunny day.
They have this new fixture that at first appears as some interesting art but turns out to be a pole that supports birds, bugs and animals.  Wow.