Coming to America…

Sprawling + Raleigh = Sprawleigh

Sharon & Jerry’s house

Sharon & Jerry’s yard

morning glory

…that boat next door might come in handy

‘Nearly harmless Hanna merely soaks Triangle’

‘LOSER’

pre-dinner drinks on the patio

Dinner with John and friends at 18 Seaboard.

view of Raleigh from 18 Seaboard

view of sunset from 18 Seaboard

view of moonrise from 18 Seaboard

Raleigh Wide Open or as Michelle called it Open Wide Raleigh (…and say ‘ah’?).

You can see into the live news studio from the street.

The opening of the new Convention Center

The old town houses are being moved to Blount Street so they are all in one place and not in the way of progress.

this one has been moved already

The old Sents family home

pre-dinner cosmopolitans back at John’s house

The Mixologist at work.

John has visited every state and then some.

Dinner with John and Shane at Mellow Mushroom.

On the road to Myrtle Beach, SC

The vending machine thinks it’s an extra in the movie Over The Hedge and our chips get stuck…

…twice

Huge pumpkin

Sharon and Jerry’s home from home

Great egret

turtle

feeding the turtles

fungi and cones… er… courting?

Southern grass

Field sparrows

Sharon, this pool’s for 6ft folks only!

…that’s what I’m talking about.

They wait; that’s what they do.

And I tell you what: tick followed tock followed tick followed tock followed tick…

Ahab says, ‘I don’t care who you are, here’s to your dream.’

And the fat drummer hit the beat with all his heart.

dredger

temporary dredging pipeline

Dinner at Coleman’s Original Calabash seafood restaurant

view from Coleman’s

Next night, Mexican dinner

The Knights

Jonas is #82 (in white socks)

Ravenclaw (or something)

group hug

Mike and Trini’s house

This is how JT rides his bike.

Wii racing

watching TV

JT sleeps with one eye open

The Chef at work

‘Are you sure you want yours this blue?’

If you see Cara, give her a hug

That’ll keep him out of mischief… wrap him in swaddling

the swaddling escapology challenge

Contestant number 3

Birdwatching in the yard at Teulon Way

Cardinal (female)

A pair of house finches

Turkey vulture

Mockingbird

Cicada