Yesterday was a long day. We woke up in Newport, where we’d spent the night in anticipation of our morning meeting with a potential wedding photographer. I had to run seven miles, to boot, so that cranked back the wakeup hour somewhat. It felt ok, a little sluggish and hounded by traffic on the usually desolate road to the Newport Undersea Naval Training Base or wherever it is I’ve taken to running when I’m down there. The meeting, in Providence, went well, and the photographer seemed thoughtful and normal, with a good eye and an antique camera collection much like my own. We zipped up 95 after the meeting and delivered me to work, only a few minutes late, and I put in the final edits for our fall calendar. After work, it was off to the Esplanade for one of the WCRB Classical Concerts at the Hatch Shell, the Longwood Symphony, featuring Michael on cello. Aside from the ship-like creak of the sign hanging above the orchestra, the sound was great, they sounded great, and they did some nice pieces – “Fanfare for the Common Man” among others. We had to leave at half time in order to pack for our AK trip, which starts this afternoon.