My art shot for the day.

 
It is really not difficult to predict how this maneuver is going to end. Nicolai seems to believe himself able to defy gravity indefinately.

 
It is unclear to me why my children seem incapable of going to a beach and simply admiring the beauty. Every visit will predictably result in soaked shoes and clothing resulting from races lost with the sea. Nicolai employs his crutches to good advantage but even he succumbs to a total drenching in the end.

 
Nico and I shared this moped so we could keep up with Jeanine, Kyle and Maya on their bicycles. When we arrived at Surfside Beach I let Kyle take the moped out for a spin in the vacant parking area. The size of the smile on his face does not bode well for his future with motorized vehicles. That said he demonstrated excellent control and looked like a pro tooling about the lot.

 
My interpretation of Kyle’s setup.

 
Today begins with another portrait session. This time Kyle has selected his paired siblings as a subject. He is shooting black and white film while I shadow him with my digital camera.

 
Many of our friends have summer homes on Nantucket. This evening we are invited to dinner with the Himinez family who we bumped into on the ferry ride over. They have four girls and Maya was in her element with so many little friends.

 
Kyle plays around with his shadow on the beach. Click on the photo to see what he is holding.

 
We encounter a pair of osprey and possibly a chick in the nest. I make a mental note to return with a longer lens for a closer shot.

 
Beach combing turned up many treasures including this horseshoe crab shell.

 
We biked out to the Nantucket Field Station for the University of Massachusetts which includes a fresh water lake, ocean beach, and salt water marsh.

 
Jeanine is always her most beautiful when she is relaxed. It only took a few hours before we had all forgotten the worries of the mainland.

 
Credit for the lighting idea goes to Nicolai but Kyle once again captures a great photograph. This is probably my favorite from the whole vacation.

 
Day two starts with homework. Kyle is taking a class in photography and his assignment this week is portraits. Here he makes use of morning window light to capture a portrait of his father.