Limin's salt water launch

Just a few shots of Limin's first salt water launch here! The actual launching we captured on video, so I can't post the champagne bath, but here are a few fun shots of our first cruise along the beaufort waterfront.

Here are the wild horses of Carrot Island, which is located directly across a little channel from Beaufort.

Here I am trying to remember how to drive the boat- what's this thing for again?! Behind me are boats at anchor near Carrot Island on the left, and the Beaufort waterfront on the right.

Just limin' along the waterfront!

N's Herb Garden Update

My mini-herb garden is coming along nicely and I thought it was time for an update. If you'll recall, in mid-May my herb garden looked like this:

By late May, the licorice mint had taken off, and the lemon basil wasn't doing half bad:

Now, everything has exploded! I am harvesting mint and basil like mad, and it just keeps coming! The thyme is also doing great!

Another view, where you can see the chives also at work!

Check out the dewdrops on my mint plant!

Airshow

Noëlle and I went to the airshow at Cherry Point (about half an hour from Beaufort) on Saturday and it was a lot of fun. The weather was very hot but the show was worth it. We got to see some amazing acrobatics, neat planes, and a good show by the Blue Angels. I hope you enjoy the pictures! [Edit by N here: Can you imagine the two of US on a military base?? It was downright frightening. But the planes were interesting.]

The Beaufort House

Here are some preliminary shots of the place we're about to rent in Beaufort. This place is very cute and a bit funky inside (pretty much every room is a different color!). We'll get some better photos on move-in day!

This is the front of the house (complete with white picket fence, ha!). Across the street is...another house. And beyond that the water!


Here is a shot of the "workshop" section of the garage. As you can see, the previous people have left a bunch of junk that we'll probably have to clear out. It will then be a useful space!


This is a photo of one end of the living room (the fireplace is to the left and the door and windows are to the right), which opens onto the room that will be my office.


This last picture is of the backyard, looking towards the back shed. As you can see, there is lots of greenery!

Bicycle

Here are some pictures of my bicycle. Over the last couple of years I have been slowly customizing my relatively inexpensive bike. I've only added a bit of weight to the bike but the comfort level, especially on long rides is well worth it. Overall, I really love this bike! So far I've added: spring loaded seat post, big wide cushy seat, seat-mounted rack, headlight, tail light, under-seat bag, under-frame bag, speed gauge, inward turned handlebar extensions, fenders. Check it out!

At long last, finals are finished and I am playing in the dirt!

Well, finals are over for this year and I finally have a few days to relax before we move out to the coast. I have been packing and playing in the dirt! This is the first year I've ever had even semi-healthy looking tomato plants- very exciting! I am going to use this post to show off my plant pics!
First- a couple months ago, the seeds arrived! They started me dreaming of a summer full of delicious vegetables and herbs:


Then came planting time:


Yay Seedlings!!

Transplanted tomatoes:


Check out the tomatoes now!!


And finally, the herb garden! Licorice mint is on the left, thyme in the front, lemon basil in the middle, and some chives mixed in with a mystery plant on the right.

Music Post and Updates

Noëlle is out in Beaufort today checking out the house that we're going to be moving into in a few weeks. We are both very excited since the house is larger than the one we are in now, it has a front and back yard, it has a garage with a workshop, and it is right across the street from the ocean. We can't wait! While Noëlle's been out there, I found some more music videos that I think are fun and interesting. I hope y'all (do you hear the NC accent?) enjoy!

The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
This band has a bunch of other good music too. Check them out on Youtube.

Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
This is still a good song.

The Dixie Chicks - Long Time gone
The Dixie Chicks are fun and I like the energy in this song and video.

The Fifth Element
This is a fun fantasy movie. In this video someone took the opera-like song and put a montage of scenes from the movie together.

Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
Old black and white video of Simon and Garfunkel.

Jimmy Buffett - Take Another Road
What music collection would be complete without a little Jimmy?

U2 - Beautiful Day
This is a good U2 song.

Walking in Memphis
There's no special reason that I put this video in here, it's just good music.

The Life Aquatic
The song is by Sigur Ros and is part of the soundtrack to the movie The Life Aquatic.

The Dixie Chicks - Not Ready to Make Nice
This is an excellent song. I like the way the Dixie Chicks hit back when people threatened them. This is a very good live performance.

Pink - Dear Mr. President
And another song venting frustration with the president.

The Time Machine - Stone Language
There isn't any video to go along with this one, and the beginning is really slow, but it gets better.

Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It
Holy cow! Check out the hair and the outfits from the 80's!

Billy Joel - Piano Man
I like it when the video closely matches the lyrics in the song, as this one does.

Jimmy Buffett - Bama Breeze
And I'll close with one of Jimmy's newer videos.

I hope everybody enjoys these!
-Cory