Lots of neighbors turned out at the barbecue in the newly refurbished Roe-Jan Park to help raise money for the new library.  The park is sweet, featuring great community gathering spots, nature walks, a playground, and super views of the Taconics.  The library will be right across from the park, and some of us took time out from chicken and potato salad to walk across the road and enjoy a preview tour (some of us put the time to equally good use, acquiring both brownies and ice cream for dessert).

This year April showers brought May showers, and June showers, and July showers, and August showers… there’s been mold, mosquitoes, and terrible blight on the tomatoes, but the showers also brought a whole host of wonders, including a full Thaddeus house.  Eva visited with her husband Michael and TWO children — Ben and Ana.  Somehow she’s managing to find time to travel, even while raising two children — and a school.  Her charter, Cien Aguas, opens this month!  Michael T. was also up for TWO consecutive weeks, and while here was here, he put on an impressive demonstration of tree-climbing technique.   Contrary to recent reports, he is NOT an astrophysicist, but his recent round in the media spotlight doesn’t seem to have diminished his prowess in the least:

I was quite impressed by the climb, and have been thinking about giving it a shot myself, but I’ve been busy down here on the ground with all the mushrooms that have sprouted in the rain.  One of the nice things about having Eva visit from dry ol’ Albuquerque is that she really appreciates the precipitation — and the mushrooms.  If you do as well, visit my ever-expanding mushroom album).