A busy week in August

Been a busy few days. Most of last Saturday evening was spent recovering from the day's fundraising ride. Sunday was spent, very slowly getting ladders set and some brackets in for our upper level gutters. Monday began with more work on gutters but changed radically as we headed for Tanglewood for a Beach Boys concert. It was a beautiful day and evening and there was a good sized crowd for a concert that was arranged at the last minute and held on a Monday night.

They produced an amazing number of hits in their heyday and they sang most of these, including eight without any stops in between to start the concert. We were there with our friends Denise and Doc. Here are some pictures from the concert.

Tanglewood is a beautiful spot with great views. It also has some very impressive trees including a Norway spruce with more trunks than a herd of elephants.

Tuesday was a great day for a ride, so I rode up through Buckland, and along the Deerfield River, through Charlemont and Rowe in Massachusetts to Readsboro and Jacksonville in Vermont. It was a long, tough ride but the scenery made it worthwhile. The highlight of the trip was seeing a pair of bald eagles perched above the river. I was close enough so that I could clearly hear the female's wings flapping when she took off. I hope to take some pictures of the route soon to post here.

I said it was a busy few days and I meant it. Wednesday we went to Boston to have lunch with Julianne Viola, see the Museum of Fine Arts, and attend a Red Sox game. It was great to see Julianne and to hear of her impending studies at Oxford.

We focused on the impressive collection of American art at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts including some wonderful pieces of Newport furniture from the late 18th century.

Then a walk ( a little longer than necessary due to my map reading error) to Fenway Park for the game. We were there with our son Chris and his family as part of a League of Woman Voters event, so there were about 80 LWV members and family.

The stadium is tightly set within the surrounding city and the streets around the stadium take on the air of an urban carnival. The game was not particularly well played and both teams went through most of their relief pitching staff, partly because the Angel's starter injured himself while covering first early in the game. LA A 8 Bos 3 was the result. We left at the end of seven innings since it was about 11 PM and it takes about 3 hours to get home. The people were all friendly and good natured, even in the extremely crowded subway.