The Halfway Point

mtw and I decided to meet up this weekend at the halfway point between Columbus and Philadelphia, which is Somerset, PA which just happens to be located near Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water and the charming town of Ohiopyle, PA.
We, along with the dogs, enjoyed crisp autumnal weather and thoroughly loved each others company during this much needed reunion! Some highlights from the weekend:

the entrance to Falling Water

mtw by the pool and guest house at Falling Water

md and mt handheld portrait

the wall clan taking a breather during a gorgeous hike

We both return to very busy weeks, including teaching, playing class, composing a new work, flying to Singapore, performing a work-in-progress, and as always, hoping for a call from Central America. Updates to follow...

Live Sculpture

Okay - not really, but my company did perform live in a sculpture garden on Sunday, October 7th. Here are a few candid shots about an hour before the performance. The day was beautiful, the audience receptive, and the settings gorgeous. Here are some of my company members playing among the sculpture that we used as the backdrop for a new work.

On your mark, get set...

GO! So this is the general pace of life chez Wall (both the Philadelphia and the Ohio editions). Academic life is keeping both mdw and mtw busy, challenged, and satisfied. mdw's birthday was last week - and warranted a weekend together in Philly - well mostly in Philly, mdw had to work all day Saturday for an Arts and Humanities Symposium at Princeton, and mtw was gracious enough to join her, and even accompany the class and activities.

We have no pictures to post from the weekend because we were too busy living it, but here are the highlights:

Italian dinner with my neighbors on the actual birthday - fun stuff, that.

Lots of "Happy Birthday" renditions from friends and family, especially the Tolks who called three times!

Sushi dinner on Friday - very yummy.

Many birthday gifts, including...drumroll please, Wii (the gift should reflect the giver, right?)!

Hiking with the dogs in Washington Crossing State Park in NJ, and along the Schulkyll River in Philly - both beautiful autumn outings.

Seeing Jodie Foster's new flick, "The Brave One."

Brushing up on logistics to call upon congressional representatives for advocacy.

All in all, a fantastic birthday weekend. The only thing missing was banana cake with orange frosting!