We spent all of this week getting ready for the Manchester, N.H. Rubber Stamp Convention. Laura pressed tons of new images and I spent a lot of the day outside on the patio cutting out the unmounteds and getting them ready for the show. Today we packed the van and tomorrow is set up. We are finally ready! My sister arrived today from NC with her two girls to visit with my dad at rehab and my mom at her house. On Sunday they are going to drive down to Manchester to see us. It will be nice to see them all.

Our yard has been a real delight this summer. We have many new families of birds making homes in our birdhouses. One of the families is a pair of Red Cardinals. So far we have only spotted two little ones with them. Laura and Bob were out and Laura spotted this baby one at the bird bath. He waited until she came back into the house to get her camera so she could snap this picture of him.