It's skirt weather!

DUCK!

Every year, right about the time when it starts to get hot out, and we start thinking about opening up the pool, we get some very special visitors.

They start out a bit shy for their first couple of visits each season, but by the end they'll eat of our hands.

I need to get a picture of poor Max trying to find a way to get at them.

Hello

from under yet another 18 inches of snow. This winter is starting to break me. I'm dreaming of beaches and swim-up bars.

New Year's, Old City

For New Year's Eve Dan and I planned an action packed weekend, which turned out to be a bit too action packed for us.

We woke up early to take a bus to New York Penn Station, and then picked up a train to Boston.

We checked into our hotel, the beautiful Omni Parker House Boston

And quickly headed out to the TD Garden to watch the Celtics play the Hornets.

We had dinner at the Parker House Restaurant (deets over at my flog), and had all intentions of heading out to watch the fireworks at midnight, but sadly the day caught up with us. We took a nap, woke up to watch the ball drop, then spent most of the night watching a Hung marathon on Showtime.

The next morning we headed out to explore the city.