Boston, day 3.

Freedom trail, coffee in the North End, and a nap by the river.

Boston, Day 2.

Mount Auburn Cemetery and Harvard.

Boston, Day 1.

Boston Commons.

Walking in the NH woods.

I just startled a wild turkey. He was disgruntled.

Around Plymouth, NH.

I've been really missing mountains since moving to MI, especially since it is so flat there- not even as hilly as MN! So I am really excited to be in New Hampshire for the week for a conference, especially since the terrain is slightly more varied. I can pretend these are mountains, right?

Lake Erie cruise #3 on a sparkle day.

The water was so calm! We also saw the first evidence of toxic algae for the season (we think), plus swarms of mayflies. When I started studying chemistry, I never thought I'd end up studying toxic algal blooms on Lake Erie and fighting off mayfly contamination of my samples! Life is so interesting sometimes...

Cruise #2 on Lake Erie.

A field of peonies at the UMich Arboretum!

Trip up the UMich bell tower.

First day working on Lake Erie.