I didn’t get to post my pictures last night.. so here are a few pics from yesterday.. First visitor was Michael, A long trail hiker who we picked up off the street and fed.. nice guy, used to work in the MIT Media lab where I once worked as well !  he might be ourone of our last long trail hikers as the new bridge will take our house off the long trail route !

by about 10, the house was full of kids.. they all had been sleeping here.. soemhwhere.. I thin I counted 12 of them !

then later in the day, another nice surprise.. Parker was in town.. He, Conner and Eric dropped by right before I left for the phish show. It was really good checking in with them.. Gabe went boating with them on the winosski which sounded fun !

I then drove the 2 hours down to Schroon lake to pick up my buddy Jim for the concert.. here’s Archie who met me as I drove up to Jim’s family’s lake house..   Beautiful !

here are jim and his family.. al really funny and nice folks ..

Jim and I drove down to SPAC and got there just as Chris  and Kim got there..It was so great to see them.. though  They had some very weird/sad news..   It feels strange to insert it here.. but here. goes.

They had tried to go tubing yesterday wth their friends Abby and Adam.. they were all loaded on a converted school bus to haul them to the put-in.. Somewhere along the route, the bus’s breaks failed as the bus was goign downhill. the bus flipped over and one of the young tour guides , a boy named Hunter’ was thrown from the bus… and killed.. everyone had to climb out of the roof of the bus … it was so sad .. they were all still in shock…  they decided to go to the concert anyway.. since there was nothing esle they could do… the story made me so sad… that poor kid.. and his family… The story is here.

and then.. we …..

man.. it seems strange to go on from there….

…. we went into the show..

we had great seats.. (second row).. I got to watch these two deaf interpreters ‘sing’ the songs  in ASL for a few deaf concertgoers

it ws a really nice time… it was so great hanging out with Jim.. I hadn’t gotten to spend much time with him since his accident.. He was in such a great place.. happy, in love with the world and fun to hang out with..

we got back to Schroon around 1.. and I decided to stay the night.. .. here’s this morning..

i got on the road around 8.. and drove back through a perfect picture postcard day..

  I stopped in to say hi to homer as i drove through.. he was making some very cool signs..

I got home around 11.. we took a hike, a swim.. then went over to our friends and neighbors the Quinns. Our dear frind Janet Quinn died a year ago today so the family all came together to remember.. it was great seeing everyone..

Devin was there with his new baby Cameron and really nice GF shantal.

Here’s four generatiosn of Quinns… Cameron, Devin. mie and pat.. pretty cool !

OK.. i gotta sleep.. More tomorrow..

nite all. nite sam

-me