We got out and adventured today before the rain came thundering in. No matter how many trails we get out on here there seem to be just as many that we haven’t hiked yet. Today was Blackwater Pond in West Tisbury with Meg. From this spot we saw two beautiful Osprey!

Beach days with friends are good. Beach days with friends in a convertible are just better.

It was my great pleasure tonight to pass on the ages old game of “hide the glowstick” to a new generation. Esme, Catherine and our neighbor V had a grand old time playing!

Quick shot of Esme and her self-imposed typing lessons.

I routinely check out a ton of random library books that I think the girls might find interesting that they might not have found on their own. Most of the time I just include them in the stack and set them out with the other books and see if they pique anyone’s interest.

Many times I tote those same books back to the library unread. That’s okay. There are plenty of things to read and I don’t always get it right. But I do really love the times that they pull out and read that book that I knew they’d love, but didn’t want to push on them.

I found this one left by a favorite reading spot this afternoon and she brought it up in conversation tonight. Perfect!
Sometimes reading riddles makes me happy too, like this one, check it yourself.

Four Woods in a convertible, beach hair and sunnies. The way life should be.

Most of the younger cast of Cinderella. One is already in character 🙂

These kids have a TON of energy between them and I’m sure that rehearsals throughout the summer were tough on them AND the director, but they pulled out a fantastic play, deepened their friendships and had a fantastic time!

I can never really find the words to describe my love for Built on Stilts. It is by far my favorite event of the season on MV (maybe because I am merely a spectator?) and we look forward to it every year. Dancers of all shapes and sizes and ages and abilities dance. They bring hip hop and ballroom and jazz and ballet and contemporary styles alive. They are creative and loving and are very much loved by the audience. Nothing pretentious, just dance and the passions that come with it.

Over the years it has fostered a love of dance in our little family. We find ourselves talking about performances we have seen well after the summer has ended and even years later. The dances are beautiful and provocative and sometimes really weird, but they all have value and meaning and they have added so much depth to our enjoyment and understanding of dance.

She and I hit the beach for a quick swim and cormorant viewing. And a little photo filter fun!