Shades of grey ...

How gorgeous are the buildings in Newport? A beautiful combination of money, style, timber shingles, white window frames and so many shades of grey. Some huge old mansions with sweeping lawns and magnificent, timeless, graceful architecture .... just a shame about some of the high hedges, obstructing blippers from successfully completing their daily assignment.

Today we dropped our daughter at a 3 week residential science camp at a uni campus in Rhode Island. She is so excited at the prospect of sitting in a science lab and learning about everything from new theories about the Big Bang to debates about whether to colonise space. You know your daughter is a science/math geek when the packing list for camp includes a scientific calculator and a desk lamp for doing your homework!