Thursday, April 2nd, 2026

tennis against the graffiti board at the skate park

I had so much fun photographing Akiva hitting the tennis ball off the back of the graffiti board at the skate park. I must have taken a few hundred photos. One interesting thing about using a fixed-lens camera (35mm equivalent range-finder) is that I have to get as close as possible to get as much detail as possible. In the case of someone hitting a ball against a board, I was, for most of the best shots, standing right next to and slightly behind the board. Fortunately, Akiva has good aim. I have narrowed down the few hundred shots to just twelve, for your viewing pleasure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, March 14th, 2026

working on the science notebook

 

 

 

Monday, March 2nd, 2026

Akiva, hard at work

Tuesday, January 20th, 2026

a new monster in the family

Pestalotiopsis microspora, the original monster, was born May 2, 2021.

 

 

 

Ruth (the mama) and Elvis (the baby) are new-borns, more or less.

They are made from cashmere, firmly stuffed with scrap wool, lined with thick cotton knit.

Iris spun the hair a number of years ago.

 

 

 

Uncle Pest is happy to meet his new extended family.

 

 

 

He enjoys holding the baby.

 

 

 

Uncle Pest says good bye to Ruth and Elvis: they are off to live in Syracuse, NY.

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, January 11th, 2026

in an old camp building on the Waterville winter trail system

Saturday, January 10th, 2026

Homeschooling 101

I lowered the chin-up bar so that Akiva can reach it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iris studies on the couch.