Stella and Mabel Jump Into Fall

It is that time of year!

P.S.

They will be on CBS news this Friday, 1 November!

Day 299 of Week 43 October 2024

Going through Blogger photo files is a unique journey through the that last 16 plus years of blogging. There are pictures I don't remember the year, but clearly remember taking them.

The above photo, for example, is a view from the parking lot at the Robert Frost Interpretative Trail. There is an unfinished painting of the scene among my too many other unfinished canvases. 

It is good that I am painting again.

Also, I'm presently learning how to crochet a winter hat. Thus far, my effort looks like a mini sun hat with a pronounced dome. That is the result of not reading the directions. I will take out the stitches and start over.

The idea is to have a knitting and crochet project handy to work on each day. Waiting for laundry or dinner in the oven is just enough time to do several rows. 

I've sat outdoors during the beautiful warm weather we've been having here in New England. I take photos of clouds, watch birds fly by and daydream. As with blogging, a subject I try to not think about when enjoying Nature, is the current political landscape going on in America.

Please, do not under value the danger America is facing if the felon is elected. Many may like his policies, but at what price.

I am resolved to accept whoever wins the presidential election. 
It is important that Americans stand strong and united. 

Stop the bickering. Help America remain great. 

Remain...because America has always been great!

Vote!

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Have a Great Weekend!

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Dance outdoors to the radio

Read about the history of fiber

Have tuna sandwiches & chocolate milk

Sketch your dream cabin in the woods

Draw your hand cream container

Wash your vehicle's interior windows 

Write a scary story

Crochet something

Pumpkin Hunting

Slowed down by age, a seasonal allergy and a lousy attitude, this year I decided to not have a pumpkin hunt to find a roadside stand in the countryside to buy a pumpkin. 

Instead, early on, I bought two pie pumpkins at the Middlebury Agway Farm & Garden (where I also buy every year). The garden center has a country store vibe.

I bake the pie pumpkins. It is more off a treat to me than pumpkin cheesecake or a pumpkin spice latte. 

The foliage at this lower Champlain Valley elevation is near peak. The trees I can see out my window are in various stages of turning to their fall colors.

There is time for me to change my mind to buy a roadside stand pumpkin. Things of autumn aren't all done with for the season. I suspect with ambient temperatures in the 70sºF, there will be folks out and about enjoying the beautiful sunshine here in New England this week (where available). I plan a sit out and read with a light lunch outdoors.

There are still a lot of leaves that will be falling.

Is your autumn all about foliage and pumpkins?