The setting was very nice and the food was good. We started at 8AM and the meetings concluded around 8PM. I left dinner early to make the one hour drive back to Concord to play an indoor soccer game and then returned to Atkinson by about one in the morning. It would have been nice to win our game after all that driving but we got clobbered.

 
Today was the first day of a three day management off site meeting held in Atkinson, NH and my first opportunity to meet Avid’s new CEO. I had to leave very early in the morning to arrive on time. As I drove up to the country club where the meetings were to be held, I stopped to photograph these birch trees in the fog.

I returned home after a 12 hour day in the office and the family had just finished dinner. As I sat down to eat, I first heard Kyle playing the piano (rare these days as he is so focused on the guitar)and shortly after Maya joined him in a duet. I was so pleased the hear this music. I had forgotten how well Kyle plays the piano and I was thrilled to see him playing with Maya who he patiently coached. It totally made up for the long day in the office. 

A friend asked me to photograph this diamond necklace for an upcoming fund raiser. It proved more difficult than I thought and I am still not happy with the results. 

The sunrise this morning was nothing short of spectacluar. 

This evening my boss threw a wonderful holiday party for his staff at the Stone Hedge Inn. Wine tasting was followed by a delightful meal and conversation that lasted until midnight. There was little available light making photography a challenge but I did manage this shot of my colleagues. 

Once we had everyone but Jeanine in the beret it was easy to get her to join in the fun. 

Kyle strikes me as ready to play his guitar on the banks of the Seine. 

I set up the lighting and handed Maya the camera. 

I can see Nico walking down the streets of Paris in search of a chocolate croissant. 

This evening the kids all allowed me to photograph them wearing their French great grandfather’s black beret. I think he would have been thrilled to see his chapeau put to such good use. 

I have two New Year resolutions. One has to do with the dimensions of my waist line. The other can be deduced by those close to me and this photo as a hint. 

The year begins with more snow fall, seen here from the Gutwillig’s home atop Annursnack Hill where we enjoyed a very relaxing (and fattening) New Year’s Day party. Click on the photo for a better view. 

Good night to 2007.