This landscape was taken at the Scarborough Nature Preserve where I spent a good bit of time.

 
Every Memorial Day weekend we drive up to Ferry Beach in Maine where we join members of our church and the neighboring Lexington congregation for a family retreat. This year we took two cars so Jeanine and the kids could get an early start and I could put in an extended day in on the new job. Each morning I woke up with the sun (5:30am) and treated myself to two hours of nature photography. I was able to get very close to this heron and captured a very nice series including this shot as he took flight.

 
Jeanine had another healthy cooking class this evening featuring her own creation which Maya has named the Highly Nutritious and Very Delicious Veggie Wrap. During class I am banned from the kitchen but waited patiently like a vulture for the tasty leftovers.

 
I decided to try the train for my commute today. I boarded at the West Concord station and switched to the T at Porter Square. Nothing could be easier, but even with the express train, the trip took about 70 minutes. I think my final solution will be to use the car and avoid rush hour.

 
This morning Maya was intrigued by the these shadows and asked if she could borrow my camera for this shot.

 
I was hoping to get a picture of the Charles River during sunset but it was already dark when I left work. I decided to grab this shot of the lobby of our building.

 
Although I liked my office at Avid, I do enjoy having a big window and lots of sunlight. I bought myself a plant and will try to keep it alive for more than a week.

 
Today was a 15 hour work day. I left home at 6:30AM to beat the traffic and returned home by 9:30PM. I was introduced to the Sonos Board of Directors and invited to attend their meeting this morning. I was extremely imppressed by the group and saw even greater potential for the company than I did when I made my decision to join. I snapped this photo of the building as I drove by in my car on the way in.

 
Today was my first day on the new job at Sonos. This is the view out my 6th floor office window overlooking Cambridge. The inbound commute leaving at 7:30AM took 90 minutes. The return home at 8PM took 35 minutes (the same as my Avid commute). I am definitely going to time shift my day to work around rush hour or may opt to take the commuter rail and work on the WiFi enabled trains. The company has a great vibe and I can already tell this job is going to be a very good fit for me.

 
This evening for family night we went to the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in search of a family of foxes that have been seen in the area. We did see a ground hog and a mallard duck but no foxes. Nico grew bored and suggested a sequence of interesting photos which we post processed at home.

 
On the way back from the match I ran across this fellow grazing in a field and had to stop for a quick photo.

 
Kyle took this picture of me this morning as I was leaving for my game. We played Lexington on their home field which has artificial turf. This surface plays very fast and favors my style of play. I scored a pair of really sweet goals to help my team to a 4-1 win and we remained undefeated on the season. The sun was out and it was surprisingly hot. I downed a gallon of lemonade when I returned home and was still thirsty.

 
Kyle has taken on the job of mowing our lawn. Apparently he thought he would work on his tan at the same time. He displayed an interesting finger gesture when he discovered I was photographing him from the porch. Kyle is certainly no red-neck, but you can get a very nice look at a soccer tan by clicking on this photo for a larger view.

 
Maya, every bit as tough as her older brothers, fends off a much larger opponent during her game this morning. By establishing inside shoulder position she is guaranteed to win this ball. Maya had her first chest trap and full volley in this game which ended in a 3-3 tie.