Hurricane Larry: September 7-11, 2021

Catching Up Part 3: August Heat: On, In, and Under the Water

Catching Up Part 2: August Crane Estate Visit

From Wikipedia: Castle Hill refers to either a 165-acre (67 ha) drumlin surrounded by sea and salt marsh or to the mansion that sits on the hill. Both are part of the 2,100-acre (850 ha) Crane Estate located on Argilla Road in Ipswich, Massachusetts. The former summer home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Teller Crane, Jr., the estate includes a historic mansion, 21 outbuildings, and designed landscapes overlooking Ipswich Bay, on the seacoast off Route 1, north of Boston. Its name derives from a promontory in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, whence many early Massachusetts Bay Colony settlers immigrated, and predates the Crane mansion.

The estate is a relatively intact work from the Country Place Era of the turn of the 20th century, when wealthy families built extensive country estates. The Crane Estate includes architectural and landscape designs from at least seven firms or individuals of national reputation, including the Olmsted Brothers and Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, and is extensively documented.[1] In recognition of its state of preservation and design, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1998. The property is now owned by The Trustees of Reservations and is open to the public.

Catching Up Part 1: July '21 On and Under the Water

Black Surfers Reclaim Their Place on the Waves https://t.co/rq7glcXHIO

— John M. Hintlian (@johnhintlian) September 1, 2021

Lake Winnipesaukee getaway

Mid July - I can see why people love this place. But the whole region is being bulldozed to make way for yet more McMansions and gated "communities". 

2021 Catch-up Part Deux