Busy day today between moments of “real life”.

Started my day down at the river which remains a river of a different color after Irene and all the subsequent rain. Some people swear it is running red – Red River – but it looks brown with a hint of red to me.  Unfortunately, it reminds me of incredible damage to farms and farmers caused by Irene and this subsequent rain. We are members of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and this newsletter from the farmers at Roxbury Farm sum up a lot of what has happened.  Newsletter Week 13(1)

Later it was time to swing into some roasting and canning.  Taking a recipe from Kathy Gunst\’s new cookbook, Notes From A Maine Kitchen, I made six pints of roasted tomatoes, 5 pints for canning and I for immediate eating…

I think it came out quite well.  (Excellent cookbook… check it out).

Then I headed back to the river to see if I could catch some post sunset fog and GW Bridge glow.  I am not happy with those pictures but on my way down to the river I did catch our local Quidditch society (Muggle division) hard at play…

Remember to click on the image for a full-sized look.

I wasn’t sure whether to applaud or cry at the seriousness with which they took the game, so I simply shot it and then went on my way.