hey jud

On Sunday we drove up to Gloucester for a special celebration of Aunt Katherine's 90th birthday. The day was spent with family of all ages, from a five-month old great-grandchild to younger brother Grandpa Hourihan at 87 years, but the star of the day was Aunt Katherine herself. Of course she's Aunt Katherine to us but Gram to most of the other folks at the party. There was great food, lots of catching up on what everyone had been doing and a surprise burst of sunshine just before the kids released the balloons. It's hard to imagine getting to age 90, but if I do, I'd like a celebration just like this one.

Who are these people and what are they doing now?

So I didn't invent the phrase but I certainly have a case of it.

Yesterday started out like a California day, still cold in the morning, but with bright blue sky and sun you knew would warm everything up by midday. And when it did I went walking along the Charles from just beyond Magazine Beach up to the Harvard boathouse. The way the zigzag fence shadow mimiced the erratic white dividing line caught my attention initially, and then I just kept walking and shooting. This is what it looked like.