In our East Coast road trip, we visited the picturesque hamlet of Franklin, MA. That is to say, we visited my brother, his wife, and the niece and nephew. It was a fun time at their house for a long weekend; it’s is easy to forget how much time gets sucked out of the day by little kids and how much fun it is to play with them.
We also visited Providence College where my brother works. Sorry, no pictures; just imagine generic East Coast liberal arts college and you are not too far off. We also took the train into Boston because the kids had never been either on the train or in the city. It was fun wandering around as it always is when you are trying to get your bearings in a new city.
On the train ride home, I taught my niece three card monty and I only cheated a couple of times. I think that makes some good points on my unsuitable uncle card.

I did a sketch of the yard landscape. They have daffodils, birch trees, oak trees, and blueberries amongst other plants.