Return to Normalcy

Just like Warren G. promised, it's been a return to normalcy around here. The past week was great, but kind of a weird existence as it combined near-constant experimentation or rather intense hiking/biking. I'm glad to be back home.

And we're going to be having some visitors for the next 2 weeks: Claire's sister Laure and her friend Benedicte from France arrived in the U.S. about an hour or so after I got back from Maine. Here are some pics from our walk around the nearby U.S.S. Constitution, a.k.a. "Old Ironsides" the naval boat of "War of 1812" fame.

The U.S.S. Constitution was built way back in 1797.

Canons in place and ready to fire!"Sophie, be careful when you're playing with the machine guns!"
Les Filles
Naval Officer Sophie Hellman
Funny old sign in the Charlestown Navy Yards