8:30 AM: Arrive Rockefeller Center for meetings with NBC.

7:00 AM: Sunrise over NYC on approach to Laguardia.

4:20 AM: Wake up
4:45 AM: Limo to airport
6:30 AM: Taxi for take-off

Kyle showed some interest in my camera and took this very nice photo of his mother and sister while we were waiting for our dinner to arrive.

When we returned from hiking, we went out to our favorite Mexican restaurant. Kyle had a rare weekend with no soccer games which was very fortunate as he is nursing a turned ankle.

When I retruned home Jeanine and I were both in the mood to be outdoors on this glorious fall day. We grabbed Maya and drove to the Boxborough Conservation area and did a little hiking in the woods. Here we discovered a tiny stone bridge over a small creek.

This morning, I was back in action again after missing one game to a hamstring injury. We beat Cambridge 1-0 despite playing a man down for the entire second half due to a red card ejection of one of our players. Since I was so close, I decided to do a little shopping at Harvard Square. When I arrived, I discovered the entire area closed to auto traffic for Octoberfest. I decided to stay for lunch and sampled the varied open air musical entertainiment.

Question: How long does it take to consume nearly two pounds of Cougar Gold cheese? Answer: It has been 8 days since I received this gift for my birthday. Thank you Larry!

Jeanine and Rudy shared a canoe with good friend Gabe (in the middle – even though you can not see her). I had Maya and Julie with me. I love these girls more than words can express, but when they persistantly dragged their paddles in the water thus thwarting my attempts at propulsion, I was prepared to put their swimming ability to the test.

Maya would have taken the lamb home with her if she could have gotten it in the canoe.

For reasons that are not all together clear to me, there was a lamb at the Old Manse and Maya wasted little time introducing herself.

Today we were visited by Rudy Albachten, one of Jeanine’s childhood friends. We rented canoes and paddled down to the old North Bridge where we put ashore for a while. Here, the two pose in front of the Old Manse.

As the sun went down, we stopped along the Kancamangus highway at a scenic overview where we renewed our marriage vows. For those of you who attended our wedding you will recall that it was set in fall color as well.

Another view on the way down.