Preparing for Departure

"The heavens declare the glory of God; he skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.  There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world." Psalm 19: 1-4

With the departure for AuSable just a day away the last two weeks has been full of bringing the school year to a close and spending time with close friends enjoying New Hampshire.

Mt. Morgan and Percival: 
After a morning of teaching Chemistry, I escaped with Grandma Philbrick to enjoy an afternoon hike of Mt Morgan and Percival in the Squam lake Region. While traveling to the mountain I couldn't help but about all the summers our family visited Aunt Thelma on the lake.  Little did I know then, that one day I would do research on lakes.  The two peaks included fabulous views from their exposed granite tops of Squam Lake and the Sandwich Range.  While walking we enjoyed a concert from several song birds: Red Eyed Vireo, Oven Bird, White Throated Sparrow, Yellow Rumped warbler to name a few.

View from Mt. Percival of Squam Lake

 
JRHS - Portfolios and Graduation
No June is complete without the all important Portfolio reflection experience that JRHS students and teachers walk through together.  I am proud to say all my students persevered and illustrated great growth.  Before leaving to AuSable it was a joy to read their work!

Grading corner!

Every graduation feels bitter sweet.  Over the years I have seen this group of students grow and mature in faith and leadership. Now was the time for celebrating and sending them off. Below are two of the students who will be heading off to Geneva in the fall!

Mt. Osceola
Laura, Frisco, and I conquered the Osceola's via the Greenly and Mt. Osceola trail!  This trail being steeper and a bit longer is the less traveled path to the summits.  However, for those of you whole life in NH and enjoy hiking it was a very rewarding and beautiful trail.  We enjoyed lovely views down to Greenly Pond, North towards the Presidential range, and South toward the Sandwich Range.

We even managed to navigate the very steep Chimney section of the trail.  This hiked marked Frisco's 4th and 5th 4000 foot peaks!  

Haying
One thing I will greatly miss this summer is haying and gardening.  The teamwork and joy that comes through working the land must encourage us that we were made to be Stewards of Creation.  Fortunately the weather cooperated and I was able to join in the hard work for a few afternoons!