The Battle of the Leaves

Man vs. leaves--who will win?

Okay, was there every really any doubt?

Sweet baby girl turns 5!

Thanksgiving By Ralph Waldo Emerson

For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,
For love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.

  Today is a day like any other: twenty four hours, a
 little sunshine, a little rain.

Listen, says ambition, nervously shifting her weight from
 one boot to another---why don't you get going?

For there I am, in the mossy shadows, under the trees.

And to tell the truth, I don't want to let go of the wrists
   of idleness, I don't want to sell my life for money,
   I don't even want to come in out of the rain.

  ---from Black Oaks, by Mary Oliver

Pumpkin carving and carrmel apples

Apple time

A fun day at the apple farm with Nicole and Ava!  Cruised around in a golf cart, picked a few apples, bought some delicious apples and the best peanut butter I've ever tasted.  All in the sunshine!

Out of clutter find simplicity
From discord find harmony
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

                                      Albert Einstein