In and Around

The End of a (Very Short) Era

Remember the house being built in Rockwood Park—the one to serve as the setting for a soon-to-be released mini-series saga? Well, it’s gone. Done and dusty. End of story. Here it is on its last legs—a dumpster nearby—courtesy of Carolyn Reiss.

The Beginning of the End

It will not come as news that, in the past week or so, we have been struggling with a profound heat wave. The evening of July 3 was the first hint of its breaking, and Greg Lozier got in down in before-and-after pictures.

Evening sky before the rain

After the rain

Feathered and Four-Legged Friends

Standing Guard. Photo by Ed Lannert

When You Don’t Have Goats, Bunnies Will Do. Photo by Jane Hart

Getting in a Quick Visit Before Thanksgiving. Photo by Carolyn Reiss

When You Least Expect . . .

Ed and Joyce Lannert have a friend who owns Chappaqua’s Susan Lawrence Bakery/Cafe. Their friend organized a special reception to celebrate another friend and invited Ed and Joyce—and the Clintons. Ed reports it was “a great event and even greater to spend some time with them.”

Photo by Ed Lannert

Meanwhile, From a Kendal Birthday Party

Barbara App celebrated a birthday recently, and her daughter went all out with goodies from Chappaqua’s Les Tulipes. File under the category of “Too Beautiful to Eat”!

Photo by Jane Hart

A Growing Family at Kendal

Naomi Gross has become honorary Grandma to a robin family that moved recently into her patio. Now baby —of the feathered variety—makes three. And Papa Robin is definitely a modern dad, taking on the feeding role to a seemingly insatiable offspring.

Photo by Carolyn Reiss

Salvation from the Season’s Heat

Sweet Summer Rain, photo by Peter Sibley

While Walkin’ in the Park One Day

Carolyn Reiss captured the beauty of a summer morn in the park . . .

And—what do ya know—there’s another Kendal photographer out for a stroll: Ed Lannert.

Photos by Carolyn Reiss

Inspired by the imagery suggested by America the Beautiful, Marilyn Bottjer produced a work of art for our 250th anniversary.

Photo by Marilyn Bottjer