Tuesday night while setting up my projector at the Southborough Library for my pollinator garden lecture for the Southborough Open Land Foundation I needed a shim to balance the projector. To my surprise and delight, the gentleman sitting next to the projector handed me a GMG coaster from his pocket! He was none other than GMG’s Al Bezanson, there at the lecture, with his lovely wife Phyllis. Joey teases me so much about butterflies we thought he would get a laugh out of seeing a photo of the schooner expert at my lecture. Many thanks Al and Phyllis for coming and it was so great to meet you both!
Hi Kim
Thanks for coming. Your talk was outstanding, and you had me enthralled with your knowledge of our natural surroundings. It is always a treat to read your GMG comments on others’ sightings. From now on I will be taking a much closer look at the details in Phyllis’ gardens. I know something about birds but I am a butterfly novice.
Gloucester is one hour from Southborough if you hit it right. Sorry you experienced the traffic nightmare. That’s one reason Phyllis and I will be back on Rocky Neck this summer. Fifty years ago we lived at 4 Wonson Street with a Tomato Hornworm the size of a small cucumber.
All the best,
Al and Phyllis Bezanson
Good Morning Gloucester 
Kim — I hope Joey is not giving you a hard time about butterflies. If I may say so, a bit more coverage of this topic would add some nice balance to GMG. So ….. I have decided to take a break from the endless boat maintenance and the brutal commute on 128 to lurk in Phyllis’ garden with my camera. I have already discovered that photographing pollinators is a challenge. They always seem to flit away just as I press the shutter. Sooner or later however, Joey will be getting an amateur BP (butterfly photo) from me.
Thanks again for your expert presentation. You opened our eyes to happenings right outside our door.
Al
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Joey loves to tease about the butterflies, seriously though, he was fantastically supportive of our Cape Ann Monarch Milkweed Project-sponsoring the event at the dock, much, much publicising of the event, helping set up, and with Sista Felicia donating coffee and fabulous cookies.
I am looking forward to seeing your butterfly photos. They are not the easiest subject to photograph–I think that is one reason why I am so attracted to photographing and filming them–I love a challenge! I have lots of tips and suggestions if you need a hand.
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Phyllis looks an awful lot like Kim Smith, doesn’t she?
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50 years ago
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beautiful sweet photo of Phyllis
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