FACES OF FALL PART V

This will be my last Faces of Fall. The weather is turning and the wind is causing those beautiful trees to lose their leaves. So I will put the last few interesting pictures on the blog. Changing topics, it has been a very calm and gentle week. There has not been much different going on. I did play 9 holes of golf on Thursday. It was supposed to be a bit sunnier than it was and so we only played the 9 holes. However, anytime I can play any golf in late October is a gift. Last night we went to an Okoberfest party. It was a lot of fun with a lot of people - 85 to be exact. The food was good. The sauerbraten with ginger gravy was excellent. Yesterday afternoon a very dear friend hosted a luncheon to thank all of us who helped after her hip replacement. It is very easy to help those who are gracious and kind to begin with. It was a pleasure to do so. I also went to the movies on Senior Day (ticket was $3.50) and saw Amelia. I know that the movie was panned by critics but as I said after watching Julie/Julia, I did not know much about Amelia Earhart other than snippets about her final flight. Therefore it was interesting to learn other facets of her life. I would recommend the movie to anyone. As I said, a very calm and gentle week. Next week I hope to do some good old fashioned fall cleaning. UGH!!! That is not a favorite pasttime of mine.

FACES OF FALL PART IV

As some point those of you who read this will be tired of my pictures but I enjoy sharing them. An example of alternative math: One 45 degree day with wind at 15-20 mph *plus* one scarf and hat *plus* one Lands End coat that can stand up to -10 degrees *plus* silk longjohns, a mock turtleneck and a cashmere sweater = one third grade final football game. It was very very cold and even JR said he was cold and he is never cold. The game was won in the last couple of minutes by a score of 6 - 0. Our granddaughter is being treated for H1N1. She has not tested postive (she has been tested for flu but not the other one). It is a bit scary for all of us. Seth has had walking pneumonia twice and Brent has asthma. Julie is the only one without too many health concerns but nonetheless the concern for her is not lessened at all. I just hope all goes well.

FACES OF FALL PART III

Today is rainy and gloomy and while I did accomplish some things I thought that I would share some pictures that I took while on a drive yesterday. A friend had been driving out to a meeting and mentioned to me that the yellow trees were beautiful. I knew what her drive was and so went out that way in the afternoon. She was right, it was beautiful. I tried to capture the view from the road (do not ask me how) and hope that you can capture the drift of the beauty of the trees. Today I made Halloween cards for the grandkids, finished another project, made brownies in anticipation of seeing the grandkids tomorrow (weather permitting) and drove a friend to rehab.

FACES OF FALL PART 2

"Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today." Matthew 6:34

This was the bible reading in Monday's Upper Room. I am great about worrying about tomorrow and therefore the reading was a good one for me. I realize that this is Thursday but I did not have any more "color" pictures until now. I am trying to use my pocket camera again but it is taking very blurred pictures and I don't know quite how to correct it. I will have to read the directions again I guess. I did play golf yesterday (temp - 71) and it was nice. I played with a terrible headache and could not swing fully and therefore played like a goat but the fresh air and companionship was great. Here are two pictures from my yard. I thought that it was cool to have one beautiful rose blooming.

FACES OF FALL PART 1

Today is actually a nice day with sunshine so I will be out taking some pictures of glorious colored trees. However here are several pictures - one from September and one from the Pennsylvania mountains on our way home last weekend. On a personal note, I have very weird dreams. Some are just bizarre but others are outright scary. This morning I was telling John about last night's dream. He just looked at me and said that listening to my dreams was sort of like listening to a Steven King mini short story!! He did say that it is no wonder I wake up tired.