Fine wine, vegetable garden, Ben and Megan's engagement and Summer Camp.

On my return to Connectictu, this was for dinner. Thanks to Graham Weerts for putting us onto this fine wine label. Reisling was our choice for dinner. Graham is the Chief Wine Maker at Stone Street Cellars and the principle wine grower for the Kendal-Jackson Estates in Sonoma, California.

Of course there were some Sam Adams and Bass before dinner!

Potatoes in bags and Peppers, Beans and Broccolli.

Tomatoes in cages with straw mulch and Basil

Peas, Turnips, Beetroot and Spinach.

One of my favourite American plants - Hosta's. Easy to grow and up to 3 meters in width with leaves up to 60cm long and anything from yellow to all the greens and white highlights to blue leaves with white, pink and blue flowers on long stems. Very tough and rewarding.

Ben and Megan with Ben's Orange Birthday cake made by Barbara, his mom.

Part of dessert. Berries, berries and more berries!

Ben's Birthday cake is cut and someone gets to have a MASSIVE slice!

The Haag siblings with Nancy hidden by Rick on right. Judy standing back right, Bob, Kerrin, Ben, Megan and Tim with Barbara cut off the left corner. Oops!

Megan and Ben, the happy newly engaged couple.

Into the Adirondacks and at Tim and Barbara's lake house on Lake George. Foundations for the new house..

Tim and Barbabra's present lake house on Lake George in upper New York State with the foundation hole for the new house right alongside.

The new utility pole effectively destroying the view from the front of the house!

Back at my Summer Camp, Camp Read in Brant Lake. This is Lake Waubeeka where I began my love affiar with this amazing place in 1986 at my first Summer Camp as Field Sports Director. Feels like a part of my soul is here.

Something I remember from Camp so many years ago was the amazing variety of really large and colourful moths. BIG 'eyes' to scare off predators. Nearly 15cm accross the wingspan.

Eager Beaver weekend and our 5 guys job to build a Horse corral at the Old Farmhouse next to the Horse Barn.

Instructions from Steve Hammond, the Reservation Director, on what we need to do at the Horse Barn for the day - build a Horse Corral.

Another beautiful moth at Camp Read. Also about 15cm long.

Bob Newton Dining Hall at Camp Buckskin where I was Director for two years 1987/88.

The new Trading Post at Camp Buckskin.

One of the many 'old' Ford trucks at the Central Office driven by Tom Chluosa, the IT expert and telephone rigger at Camp Read.

The new Handycraft Lodge at Camp Waubeeka.

Job well done. Horse corrall complete 2 hours ahead of schedule. Thanks to Steve, Tim, Tom and Dedrick and me too for a job well done.

A view of the Horse corral from the Old Farmhouse above.

Tim spotted this massive Snapping Turtle on the side of the road moving from one swamp to another. He was totally unperturbed by our presence. Make sure you get nowhere near that beak!

The weatjer up here was so perfect today and working in the heat through the day was magic. Started 08.00 and finished 15.30 with building the Hirse Corral. we then had time to look at all the new buildings and to just sit and enjoy a magic evening in this really beutiful part of the USA. We go back again in 2 weeks for the 53rd reunion of the Alumni and then Tim and I will be involved in building at his new Lake house which is nearby on Laek George. a good Summer awaits.