Shoe shelf

Canada and Japan trained me well.

Carrot-Coriander Soup, over rice

Oliver

College life is weird.

Maiden voyage of the bread machine

Drippy

Back in the rhythm

Quaint

Blueberries

Corn maze

Oliver inspects the new apartment

inside and out.

Smudged

Necklace Storage

Credit for the idea goes to a lovely Singaporean girl. Thanks Lili!

Campus

Pretty, but not as park-like as Mount A. Then again, few campuses are.

Shoes

Buckets

Much of the Festival's budget comes from dropped-in donations.

Too young

A little piece of Seoul

in Bangor, Maine. This is why I love the Folk Festival.

Tie-dye aftermath

Acadia National Park

Peakes-Kenny State Park

Mom's and My Favorite Sign

To get anywhere, get off the road!!

Receipt

Crayons!!

Prickly nap

Why are there Christmas lights in the living room in August?

TP'ed

This is what happens when you make a varsity sports team at Bangor High.

Colorful Tomato Stakes

Seeing Double

Shopping Spree

Showing Mimi Pictures from Japan

New couch.

Best yard sale find EVER.

Dory

Pride.

Our neighbor is the chair of the Bangor gay-straight alliance.

Mt Katahdin

From the scenic overlook along I-95.

H4H

Construction crews and home improvers bring in leftover materials and furniture, which is sold to make money for the local chapter of H4H.

Happy 16th!!

A belated birthday party for Annie.

Cereal!!

More than three varieties!!!

Romeo and Juliet

My sister and I went to see my lovely friend Aimee play Juliet.

Missing Days

I did actually have some photos from the journey home, but they were accidentally deleted. So you will have to imagine my triumphant return without visual aids. Mea culpa.

Shibuya, Tokyo

marbles

Fushimi

Golden Pavilion

Kyoto

Nara

Nara has sacred deer, who enjoy the status of National Treasures. They are quite tame -- until you buy some deer cookies.

Heron

Hiking in Takayama

Bus stop

Sister Shadows

Travelling

Matsushima