BobSBlog

2006-08-28T20:45:00.000-04:00

Gillian and Willa relax on an old rock.

2006-08-28T20:44:00.001-04:00

More tourists caught in another trap.

2006-08-28T20:44:00.000-04:00

After some fishing lessons, the kids try out their line.

2006-08-28T20:43:00.000-04:00

I wish I had rotated this photo of the woman promoting Moxie, a soft drink invented by A. Thompson, a native of Union, Maine, who moved to Arlington, Mass.

2006-08-28T20:41:00.000-04:00

Blueberry pies at the Union County Blueberry Festival.

2006-08-28T20:40:00.000-04:00

Liberty, Maine, is know for a few things -- Liberty Graphics (which sells attractive T-shirts) and the Liberty Tool Co. (which sells tools and old junk).

2006-08-28T20:39:00.000-04:00

The girls step out on the rocks near Thunder Hole at Acadia.

2006-08-28T20:38:00.000-04:00

The Sprague and Capper kids.

2006-08-28T20:37:00.000-04:00

Bob clothed in his alma mater.

2006-08-28T20:36:00.000-04:00

Our friend Peter and his kids, Gillian (left) and Willa, join us atop Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park.

2006-08-28T20:34:00.000-04:00

We drove to a farm (established in 1838) near Bucksport, Maine, and picked three quarts of blueberries.

2006-08-28T20:33:00.001-04:00

One tourist gets trapped -- between lobster claws.

2006-08-28T20:33:00.000-04:00

Marjorie and Sofia each try out an oar.

2006-08-28T20:32:00.001-04:00

Bob surveys his shaded domain.

2006-08-28T20:32:00.000-04:00

What we saw from the living room -- the back porch and the stream beyond.

2006-08-28T20:30:00.001-04:00

A dramatic shot of the kitchen at Chipmunk Hollow ...

2006-08-28T20:30:00.000-04:00

The dock to the rear of Chipmunk Hollow, the cottage went rented, provides a place for the girls to gaze at minnows ...

2006-08-28T20:29:00.001-04:00

Emily hits the water ...

2006-08-28T20:29:00.000-04:00

Swinging ropes send the kids into the drink at Stevens Pond, near Liberty, Maine.

2006-08-28T20:28:00.000-04:00

A schooner scuds across the bay outside Castine ...

2006-08-28T20:27:00.000-04:00

Real estate agencies define this street in Castine, first settled by Europeans in 1613.

2006-08-28T20:26:00.000-04:00

Bob and Marjorie feel the cool salt air ...

2006-08-28T20:25:00.000-04:00

Em and Sofia join the golden oldies on a boat out of Belfast, Maine.

2006-08-28T20:24:00.001-04:00

I wanna, I wanna, I wanna take you higher ...

2006-08-28T20:24:00.000-04:00

Where going in circles means dropping your shoes ...

2006-08-28T20:23:00.000-04:00

Sofia tries to see who has the softer nose -- she or a baby goat.

2006-08-28T20:22:00.000-04:00

Here come the girls!

2006-08-28T20:21:00.000-04:00

Sofia and Emily whirl away at the Union County (Maine) Blueberry Festival.

Our Maine trip, August 2006

2006-08-28T20:18:00.000-04:00

Our house in Arlington, just painted ...

2006-08-13T18:10:00.000-04:00

2005-07-31T21:30:00.000-04:00

As we leave the falls in Argentina, a butterfly finds a landing place, on Emily's thumb.

2005-07-31T21:25:00.004-04:00

Marjorie masks moments of fright on a beautiful blue-sky day.

2005-07-31T21:25:00.003-04:00

The mist is mesmerizing.

2005-07-31T21:25:00.002-04:00

The noise is deafening.

2005-07-31T21:25:00.001-04:00

From Argentina, Carmen and kids see the top of the Iguassu Falls.

2005-07-31T21:25:00.000-04:00

and then turns tail.

2005-07-31T21:24:00.003-04:00

A coatimundi reaches for a snack ...

2005-07-31T21:24:00.002-04:00

The kids finally manage smiles amid the mist.

2005-07-31T21:24:00.001-04:00

A lover of Damon approaches the base of the falls in Brazil.

2005-07-31T21:24:00.000-04:00

Emily ponders the mist.

2005-07-31T21:23:00.003-04:00

But the kids don't seem to appreciate the grandeur ...

2005-07-31T21:23:00.002-04:00

As we get closer, the camera clicks.

2005-07-31T21:23:00.001-04:00

The Iguassu Falls as seen from Brazil.

2005-07-31T21:23:00.000-04:00

and so does Emily.

2005-07-31T21:22:00.003-04:00

Sofia gets a handful ...

2005-07-31T21:22:00.002-04:00

A strange, colorful bird sports a heady concoction.

2005-07-31T21:22:00.001-04:00

Some lazy iguanas tolerate human intruders.

2005-07-31T21:22:00.000-04:00

Snakes alive! Looks closely, but don't get too close.

2005-07-31T21:21:00.001-04:00

Walking through an enclosed jungle.

2005-07-31T21:21:00.000-04:00

A toucan comes closer for a look at some humans.

2005-07-31T21:01:00.000-04:00

Feathered friends turns flips at Emily.

2005-07-31T21:00:00.001-04:00

Emily, Sofia and Carmen talk to the talker.

2005-07-31T21:00:00.000-04:00

A sanctuary for birds and other wildlife in Brazil, near Iguassu.

2005-07-31T20:59:00.002-04:00

A street scene in Ciudad del Este.

2005-07-31T20:59:00.001-04:00

In Paraguay, on the road to Brazil, a place that makes chipa.

2005-07-31T20:59:00.000-04:00

Cooking lunch on an outside grille ...

2005-07-31T20:58:00.002-04:00

Bob relaxes in the Gran Hotel del Paraguay.

2005-07-31T20:58:00.001-04:00

The girls become more comfortable with one another.

2005-07-31T20:58:00.000-04:00

Emily's pencil-sharpening warrants a smile.

2005-07-31T20:57:00.003-04:00

Bob and Marjorie on Lake Ypcarai

2005-07-31T20:57:00.002-04:00

Emily and Sofia find an afternoon on the water to their liking.

2005-07-31T20:57:00.001-04:00

Lake Ypcarai, Paraguay's largest.

2005-07-31T20:57:00.000-04:00

In the church at Caacupe that is a national shrine.

2005-07-31T20:56:00.002-04:00

The kids make themselves at home.

2005-07-31T20:56:00.001-04:00

A blurry shot of some magnificent Guarani carving in a 1777 church.

2005-07-31T20:56:00.000-04:00

and some fishing.

2005-07-31T20:55:00.001-04:00

A hot day on the farm include some horseback riding ...

2005-07-31T20:55:00.000-04:00

and the girls have a gander at it.

2005-07-31T20:53:00.000-04:00

A regal parrot shows off his colors ...

2005-01-24T23:38:00.000-05:00

Emily uses her new plastic sled -- no Flexible Flyer -- as the snow falls Saturday night, Jan. 22, 2005.

2005-01-24T23:29:00.000-05:00

Sofia hangs out in her Sofia Loren winterwear on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005.

2005-01-24T21:54:00.000-05:00

Door to the Boston Globe newsroom from the roodeck parking lot on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005.

2005-01-24T21:53:00.001-05:00

Our 2003 Taurus sleeps, covered with a blanket the blizzard left us.

2005-01-24T21:53:00.000-05:00

Exciting view of front steps at 150 Washington St.

2005-01-24T21:52:00.001-05:00

And the plows heading up Washington just keep truckin'.

2005-01-24T21:52:00.000-05:00

Plows head up snow-covered Washington Street on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2004.

2005-01-24T21:51:00.000-05:00

Emily and Sofia at the bottom of our steps.

2005-01-23T13:53:00.000-05:00

The happy pair of girls slog about in waves of snow 3 feet deep.

2005-01-23T13:52:00.001-05:00

Emily takes a slide.

2005-01-23T13:52:00.000-05:00

Emily lies down on the job, and Sofia smiles.

2005-01-23T13:51:00.000-05:00

Sofia and Emily play in the backyard.