From July 1st until tomorrow, Jen and I have been on (and will be) on vacation. It's been an awesome (and tremendously unstructured and un-Jen-like) break from what has been a very crazy work schedule for both of us lately. We put the dog in the kennel and have had the opportunity to just wander and take trips on a moment's notice. These have been a great chance for me to really get to exercise my new 30mm F/1.4 lens (birthday/anniversary gift from Jen) and take lots of great (and even more awful) photos in cool places, so I'll get right to the links:

• Bonfire on my birthday
• Overnight Trips to Vermont and Maine
• Lunch in Boston at the Top of the Hub restaurant
• Hiking in Horse Hill Nature Preserve
• And still more pictures from our garden...

Tomorrow, we're aiming to go kayaking in Silver Lake. I'm sure I'll get some pictures, but then it'll be back to work, so it's entirely possible you won't hear from me again in some time. Sorry in advance!

I'm gonna make this quick because it's about 3:15am and I'm finishing up what I wanted to do tonight before bed.

Old news: Jen and I went to Denver a bit ago and visited with Erin and met her new-to-us boyfriend. We spent some time in Rocky Mountain National Park and then headed to Red Rocks Amphitheatre for a Steven Page/Guster/Big Head Todd concert. Jen and I were exhausted by the time Big Head Todd came on, so we couldn't stay the whole night, but it was a blast.

And here's the evidence of the pumpkin carnage! Thanks to everyone that showed up. And if anyone else wants a pumpkin to carve, we've still got a mudroom full of ready-to-carve pumpkins!