8 November 2018 Wellesley

IMG 1358 Rich swears by this model: a flipper designed for use on land and in water IMG 1359 In case you need a pair, just look for Zoomers IMG 1360 the beautiful (and brightly lit) Woerner-Warrich living/dinning room IMG 1361 Rich and Greg taking it easy at the island
IMG 1362 out front the Japanese maple is showing off (nature and art again) IMG 1363 leaf art IMG 1364 18 Hastings Wellesley IMG 1365 Fall
IMG 1366 leaf art IMG 1367 Really! this is what it looked like! IMG 4245 caught gaulking in the leaves IMG 4247 leaf art
IMG 1368 Northeastern hardwoods (we did have to stop and park the car so that Christine could take this photo) IMG 1369 tree art IMG 1370 leaf art close up IMG 1371 come on! don't we have enough?
IMG 1372 is this a photo or a painting? IMG 1373 tree art IMG 4250 bridge over a creek on the Wellesley campus IMG 4251 topiary on the lake shore
IMG 4252 tree art IMG 1374 pause for a self of the Nikki-Austin parents IMG 1375 IMG 1376 water feature
IMG 4253 the trees have been cleared to give those in the mansion a clear view down to lake IMG 4254 understory beech IMG 1377 leaves and water IMG 1378 hardwoods in fall
IMG 1379 IMG 1380 tree art IMG 1381 back at the ranch, lunch will be a salad assembled of mixed vegetables IMG 1382 Going out back for a tour of Rich's garden and root cellar
IMG 1383 Raised beds IMG 1384 But the surprise is found underground in the circular cellar! IMG 1386 Rich emerging from the hidden cellar IMG 1387 Then we were off to the mall to compare cell phone plans and purchase a SIM card. Place was dressed up for Christmas even though it isn't yet Thanksgiving
IMG 1388 And we compared the details and fine print IMG 1389 studying IMG 0320 so many dimensions to the question IMG 1390 Rich was very helpful and everyone was patient
IMG 1391 We thought we had found the best plan with Sprint until... we discovered that Christine's cell phone is not compatible! No kidding! IMG 1392 Back at the ranch, we press leaves (under the World Book) and admired Kelsey's leaf art, model for Val? IMG 1393 IMG 1395 Dining room is ready for our next meal
IMG 1396 Wow! These are some juicy American steaks! IMG 1397 They tasted as good as they look! IMG 1398 Handy cooking thermometer to make sure not to overcook steaks