Third floor gallery in the Blackburn Building
Spiral stair to the cupola
The Lofts & Penthouse. Note the location of the circular window.
Fountain and gazebo
The Penthouse
Here's the circular window again, in one of the penthouse bedrooms.
The penthouse patio
June 2026 - 35th Reunion
Friday Night Dinner on the Lawn
Saturday A-School Luncheon - Dean's Address
Sunday Morning Farewell Breakfast at the Guesthouse - Light Sculpture
In March we traveled to Florida to watch a rocket launch at Kennedy Space Center. A SpaceX rocket launched the NROL-69 payload. We spent most of the day out at the launch viewing area.
In July, Preston and Jordan got engaged at the cabin in West Virginia. This picture was taken in Hawai'i Volcanoes Park in September.
At the end of September, we all traveled to the Big Island of Hawai'i. David and Kanoa were celebrating their 30th anniversary. The background of the front side of the card is sunset from the Royal Kona Hotel's oceanfront restaurant, where we stayed a couple of nights at the beginning of the 10-day trip.
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We attended the obligatory luau at the Hilton in Waikoloa. After a miscommunication about the time which led to a wait in the reception area, it was a nice time with good food and an entertaining show.
On September 29 we visited Hawai'i Volcanoes Park and were rewarded with volcanic activity at Kilauea.
On October 1 we traveled to Maunakea. All of us went to the visitor's center (at 9,200 feet above sea level), and later the guys drove up to the summit, which is over 13,000 feet above sea level, and attended a star talk at the visitor's center. Maunkea is home to several telescopes.
For the bulk of our trip we stayed at Castle Resorts' Hali'i Kai at Waikoloa.
We spent many mornings and evenings at the oceanfront pool and restaurant, where there was a nightly sunset ceremony.
After checking out of Hali'i Kai, David and I drove north from Waikoloa to Kapa'au in search of the famous statue of King Kamehameha I which is in front of the North Kohala Civic Center. We continued to drive the whole way around the island, stopping in Waimea for lunch, and then continuing to Hilo to walk in the Lili'uokalani Gardens before returning to Kona to spend one more night at the Royal Kona.
We enjoyed many other things on the big island such as touring a coffee farm, trekking to South Point, stopping at a local chocolate factory store, stumbling across a local farm store, and finding a great local beach to watch a final sunset.
We enjoyed many good meals. We enjoyed fine dining at Merriman's and a couple of local spots: Hawaiian Style Cafe (just down the road from Merriman's) and K's Drive-In near Hilo, and many types of restaurants in between.
In the fall Ian moved back to Virginia from Maryland and is currently working at a bakery in Warrenton. There were many other good times and fun events throughout the year, too many to include in a quick recap.
67/365 | Saturday, March 8, 2025 | #365PictureToday
Phone | Technical Day
My mom and I attended the 90th birthday celebration for our bowling teammate. Her family did a fantastic job with the event, and while she knew there was a party, she was surprised by the extent of it. She moved to Virginia from New York and had bowled there too. Her teammates from there were also in attendance.
56/365 | Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | #365PictureToday
Focus
I went to lunch with my best friend to celebrate her birthday. The focus of my dessert was creme brulee.
46/365 | Saturday, February 15, 2025 | #365PictureToday
Color Pink
It rained for most of the day today so I didn't go outside. Instead, here are pretty flowers and a Lego project that my husband bought for me this week.
5/365 | Sunday, January 5, 2025 | #365PictureToday
Off Prompt
Today at church I presented a blanket to a member of our school board who is retiring after serving on the board continuously for 14 years. This is a picture of the blanket which has a picture of the school's administrative building called simply The Stone House that I took a couple of months ago.
1/365 | Wednesday, January 1, 2025 | #365PictureToday
Welcome | Picture Me
I generally welcome the new year by watching the Rose Parade. As a former marching band member, I just love all of the bands and beautiful floats in this parade. I think this is the 8th year that I have been involved in trying to take a picture every day. Wednesdays usually find me bowling, but as this is a holiday our league is on a break. I am also a math tutor, and I serve on the board of a Christian school sponsored by church. Our head of school resigned last April, and I have had to pick up a lot of slack at the school while we conduct a search for a new head of school. Because of those extra duties, I had very little extra time (or energy to be honest) to focus on photography and rarely posted after April last year. While we haven't quite hired a new head of school yet, I am going to try my best to get back into the habit of taking a picture a day and posting it. Happy New Year!
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