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We had a busy February with lots going on. We went to the Peabody Essex Museum for an interesting exhibit where finches flew around and landed on guitars to make music called "From Here to Ear". No pictures were allowed in the exhibt, but the rest of the museum provided some good photo opportunities for Neil. We also went to see the Ice Castles at Loon Mountain with Neil's mom, Kathy, and Neil got some amazing photos . And last, but certainly not least, we volunteered at the FIRST Robotics Competition at Nashua High School South, where Neil was the official photographer.

This year for my birthday we went dog sledding with Barking Brook kennels. It was very cool. When we drove up we got to meet all the very excited dogs. The a team of ten dogs pulled us along a rail trail in Warren, NH. The trail itself was kind of cool and begins at the Redstone Rocket in Warren, NH. The rocket is there in tribute to US Senator Norris Cotton, who was from Warren (more info at Wikipedia). Anyway, we went 6 miles in and then turned around after a hot cocoa break (track is mapped via Google My Tracks). It was really interesting and beautiful in the snow. I was surprised by how quiet it was too. I guess I expected not to be able to hear anything over the dogs and sled. When we returned, the dogs were calm and quiet. Neil's photos, beautiful as usual, are posted in our Gallery. Neil and I on the sled is also posted in our Gallery.

Holiday card from 2013 is posted on our gallery.

We've been doing photo cards since 2009. Here's the list:

• Holiday Card 2012
• Holiday Card 2011
• Holiday Card 2010
• Holiday Card 2009

I headed to England for work, and Neil was able to work from the hotel so he could join me. Afterwards we took a vacation to explore. All of the photos are available in our gallery. Some of the highlights for me were:

• Stonehenge
• The Roman Baths
• Cadbury World
• Chasing the golden hour light at Warwick Castle
• Seeing Antony & Cleopatra at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-Upon-Avon
• Hiking the Cottswold Way, a.k.a. Hiking with Sheep
• Seeing punting in Cambridge
• Standing on the Prime Meridan (0 degrees longitude, where Greenwich Mean Time comes from) and seeing the H1 and H4 clock (key in calculating longitude) at the Royal Observatory
• Seeing the Rosetta Stone and seeing the Bristish Museum courtyard

Neil posted his favorite shots on Flickr as usual. I think he probably enjoyed the Haynes Motor Museum, Morgan Motors Factory Tour, the Lotus Factory Tour, the Lotus Classic Heritage Tour, and the Fleet Air Museum.