Running Out of October

Our local fall colors seemed to last

quite a long time this year.

Fall activities "getting ready for winter"

and "more" which lasted all of October. 

The rock garden (almost all of it) was

given a refresh... in the spring some

weed control will be done.

We got a "new to us" griddle to try

and see if we like it.    The first owners

only used it a couple of times.

Our grass was mowed 2-3 times this fall and

it is still nice and green.

Miss Kitty keeps a good eye on the yard.

Fall, one of my favorite times of the year!

Blogging

The local cemetery earlier this month

full of color.

A doe when I was out on a drive.

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I am looking forward to cooler 

weather (a change in pace from working

on things outdoors to moving indoors).

One thing that gets way behind is my

journaling and blogging.

I struggled this week to get back into

blogging ~ getting some warning

"unsecure" pop ups.

That is all taken care of ~ looks like it

wasn't an issue but I sure hope others

aren't getting that pop up when visiting

my blog page.

 

Smoky Hills State Forest

The fall colors called me for a drive

through the State Forest.

October 6, 2026

It was a little bit cloudy but the colors

and the smell in the woods made

up for it.   We have had some

beautiful fall weather.

My sidekick rode along with

me ~ we saw a couple of deer

running through the woods, a

squirrel and two raccoons 

waddle across the road.

 

Fall in Itasca State Park

We made it up to the park in October.

This was October 4th.

The colors were still vibrant.  We made it

through the park and then had a late lunch

at Lobo's (a restaurant/bar up north).

   Lobo's was busy with people coming 

in on motorcycles, their summer cruisin' cars

and some ATV's.