Key to the pictures                                         Dec. 13, 2013
Written by Eva. approved by Herman
	                                    
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Dear Family and Friends,

On  New Year’s Day 2013 Oakes, Herman and I made a B-line for Bridgewater
State Prison where we quickly picked up Northern Lapwing, so the year started 
off with a bang.  Herman, Oakes and Karma (one of Herman’s three treasured
Tibetan helpers) birded today, bringing Herman’s year list up to 242. Karma and
Pema are getting interested in birding. Tsomo has a day job so hasn’t gone much.   

Herman’s total is  low because he was not out in the field as much as usual due to
a ton of doctor’s appointments including regular speech therapy, new dentures,
four  hospitalizations (pneumonia 3X and inability to swallow 1X), and 10 days in
rehab. Somewhere in there Herman got a pacemaker, and broke a rib in a fall.
Nevertheless, I, whose birding was also thus restricted because I do most all of
mine with Herman, am at an all-time high. My 2013 birds-photographed-in-MA
list stands at 160.  So we got photographable looks at a high percentage of what
we saw. The red crossbill was seen Dec. 31 2012, after last year’s report in this
space went to press. The black-necked stilt is the first I’ve photographed in MA. 

We did have a two-night vacation this year—Glenn’s annual June trip to the Berkshires.  

We are giving our new front-loader washing machine a workout.   

We both enjoyed the Brookline Bird Club’s 100th Aniversary gala in September. 
Another social event was the Brickbottom  Artist’s Condo Community’s potluck
supper in their garden in May.  Our former neighbor Alice Mahoney invited us
when she learned Brickbottom  manager, Bob Martel, who leads a community
birdwalk to Mt. Auburn every May,  knew Herman since Bob was 13 and spent a
magical weekend on a BBC trip to the Berkshires lead by Herman back then.    

The three Coopers and Sheila Maudsley were houseguests over Thanksgiving.  We
had a fine visit, a lot of laughs, some games,  the traditional food,  and a
snowy owl.   

I directed four Go Tournaments this year.  The Fall one was an adventure. I
learned at the last minute the space was double-booked and the other party had
priority! I made some late Saturday night calls to the Dragon Garden restaurant
across the street from the double-booked venue and arranged for us to play there
Sunday morning until we could get back into our usual space. 

Herman is a hockey fan, and the Bruins made the Stanley Cup Finals in 2013.  We
both watched  the Red Sox win the World Series.
   
Happy New Year!

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