Wordless Wednesday

 

Fall Finale

Fall is coming to an end here.  There are still leaves hanging, but most are on the ground.  I hope you aren't sick of Fall pictures. I've so enjoyed being out in the beauty this season.

We have a lot of trees, so our yard is filled with leaves.  Poor Bob keeps blowing and shredding them, and when he turns around, the grass is covered again!

Here he is on Saturday, this is his 6th time of blowing and I'm afraid it's not the last.

"Autumn, the years last, loveliest smile"

William Cullen Bryant

A day with Connor

Last week our son-in-law, Andrew, had surgery, so Bob and I were on grandparent duty.

Heather and Andrew were heading to the hospital around 8:30 so we got there in time to bring Cassie to school.  

We spent a little time on the playground while waiting for the school to be opened.  Then we sent Cassie off for a day of school and left to take Connor home.

We stopped at a donut shop on the way home and all enjoyed that treat!

Connor has always been a Mama's boy, and likes to have her near him. We weren't sure how a whole day without her would go. But - he did great!  Not a single tear and he didn't even ask for her. We had fun playing together.

He is so funny.  Here he was being "super Bubby", and was running around the kitchen saying "zoom, zoom".  Heather says she has no idea where this came from, he just started this a few days ago. It sure made us laugh.

Connor was having such fun, but he wasn't at all interested in taking his usual afternoon nap. 

When we went to pick up Cassie from school, he was asleep in no time.

In the meantime, Andrew's surgery went well and he was back in his room. He was doing ok, a little painful and very sleepy. At that point, Heather came back home.

We went for supper which was enjoyed by all.  Heather and the kids headed home, hoping to have an early night and a good night of sleep before heading back to the hospital the next day.  Andrew is expected to be in the hospital for a few more days, possibly coming home on Monday.  Prayers for healing are appreciated!

Friday Funny

 

A Day in my Life - November

November is here and Autumn is soon departing.  We have had the most beautiful Autumn I can remember.  It's been a month with lots of sunshine and warm temps, which has allowed us to be out enjoying the Fall color.  The leaves are falling fast, so that color will soon be done, but we're enjoying what's still here.

Here's how the first day of November went for me.

The time change meant it was getting light when we got up. This is a tree across the street from us at about 8:40 am when we were leaving for church. I love this tree in all seasons, but it's especially gorgeous in the Fall.

We have Sunday School before our church service.  There are 3 different adult classes and this is the one I attend.  Bob is one of the teachers and it's a class on Genesis - very interesting. 

Sunday School is done about 10, then we had our church service at 10:15. Our service finishes around 11:45.  After talking a bit, we left church shortly after 12.

On this day, we were invited to friends for lunch, so we headed right over there. This beautiful scene is in their side yard.

Here we are ready for lunch.  We had a good lunch and a good time, then headed for home around 3.

Bob drove us home the long way, taking some back roads to take in some beauty. This is one of my favorite barns in our area.  It's owned by a young family with 2 small kids, one still under 1 year.  They end up out on the tractor or the barn with their parents.

When we got home we noticed how many leaves were on the yard again, although Bob had raked the day before.  He's done it 4 times already and had big piles of leaves - and look at our trees!  Lots still to come.

Because it was so nice out, I decided to go for a walk.  This is our street.

The woods I love to walk in are being blanketed in leaves.

I did a little reading when I got home.  Before supper, Bob and I went for a walk around our yard. This is something we do every night when it's nice, but with the time change, we thought we better do it before supper or we would be out there in the dark.

This is looking at the back corner of the yard, things are fading fast.

But look at this!  This is unheard of on Nov 1.  The roses are flowering, the cosmos are still blooming and we picked a tomato.

Bob has made a new path in the woods in the back of the yard. I thought it looked pretty with the leaves falling on it.

By the time we got back inside, it was nearly dark. We had sloppy joes for supper and then watched some of our British Crime shows which is pretty routine for us on a Sunday night.

Happy November to you all!

Wordless Wednesday

 

Halloween Happenings

Do you get trick or treaters at your house?  We are usually lucky to get 2; little boys that live next to us.  Country roads aren't a place that many people come to on Halloween.  However, we did have 2 special trick or treaters come early in the day.

Cassie and Connor came in the morning so they could be in their own neighborhood in the evening.

Connor was a fireman in a fire truck and Cassie was Woody from Toy Story.

Bob has been working on the never ending leaves outside and the kids wanted to jump in one of the piles.  What fun!

Connor was all about pulling the wagon around.

There's nothing like kids and leaf piles!

After they left, I was working inside when I heard some thumping on the roof.

When I went outside to check, this is what I found.

Bob on the roof!  He was trimming branches that were too close to the roof.

He was successful with his tree trimming and got down safely. The rest of the day was quiet, and we did get only 2 other trick or treaters that evening.

Grand Ledge

Bob and I had such a fun day last week. There's a place in Michigan that I always wanted to go to and when I saw a friend had been there, we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather we've been having and take a day trip there.

The place is Grand Ledge, which is about 1 hour and 15 minutes from our home. It's in the middle, lower section of the state.  It's known for the sandstone rock ledges along the Grand River - the same river that is near my house.

It was a foggy morning, and it looked like this for most of our drive. It suddenly cleared as we approached Grand Ledge.

We arrived at Fitzgerald Park, the place with trails by the ledges. This building was built in 1894 as an Opera House, and is now used as an event space.

We started walking the trail and made it down to the river,

and soon made it to the sandstone ledges.

They were incredible!

The golden leaves added to the beauty.

Look how tall the ledges are!

I'm always amazed by the way tree roots can grow in the rocks.

We came across this train trestle spanning the river.

More beautiful trees.

The path was lined with dry, rustling leaves.

After we finished hiking that area, we went on another trail that took us to a dam on the river.

The view from the dam.

What a beautiful day!  If you are ever near Grand Ledge, it's worth your time to check it out!