Sunshine (#15)

Driving home from Kent Sunday afternoon, (after getting the chance to see the Speedbumps play) the sun was pouring through clouds breaking up after a slight rain. Beauty. And again confirms that trying to take pictures while driving is usually not a good idea.

New Additions - pt.2 (#14)

Two weeks ago today, my parents 6-month-old puggle puppy Cameron got loose from her collar, ran away and was killed by a car. While the family is still very sad about the loss, my parents decided that they wanted to look for a new puppy. They found a litter of Beagle/Puggle puppies on a rescue center website and went to see them last monday.

I received a call that evening from my mom telling me that she adopted not one, but two of the puppies. One boy and one girl. The boy, Jack, is more brown in color and is a little bigger. The girl, Lucy, is more black, but has brown spots on her legs and chest. She is smart and quicker.

New Addition - pt.1 (#13)

Friday June 27, at 5:37 p.m., my older sister Carrie gave birth to my first niece, my parent's first grandchild. Claire Vanessa weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and was 20 inches in length. She has blue eyes and a tuft of light-colored hair.

Army of Me (#12)

Alternative/Rock band Army of Me, originally from Washington D.C., opened for Switchfoot tonight at the Amphitheater at Chautauqua.

Switchfoot (#11)

Switchfoot @ the Amphitheater on the grounds of the Chautauqua Institution.

Chilren's School Olympics (#10)

The Children's School on the grounds held an "Olympic games" this morning (notice the "torch" in the top photo). 

Roger Goodell (#9)

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke as this morning's lecturer to a large Chautauqua crowd. Goodell actually grew up just a few miles from the Institution and spent his summers here. The lecture took on the format of an extended interview with Buffalo sportscaster John Murphy. The conversation spanned Goodell's experiences at Chautauqua to his rise from an intern to commissioner to the New England Patriot scandal to the future of football.