The party was a chance to say (a temporary) goodbye to Ted and Suzy, who built it. We are celebrating a new outdoor space in the shade. The northeast corner team has been working for years, removing an old shack on the property, felling an old snag that had served its last summer as the nesting spot for an osprey family (see photo below), planning and planting many native plants, and finally, a gazebo to enjoy it all from.