Fall Flowers, Leaves, and Parks

Cool building on the Alfred campus, where Walt took his Math GRE

Ready for picking, the recent colder nights seemed to sweeten them up.

Due to the weird summer weather, this was the only gladiola out of 30+ that bloomed

Hurry up, Pappy! This is the East rim trail  at Stoneybrook, we've never hiked this side before.

End of the East trail, near the campgrounds. Post Labor Day, the park is free, and free of people. Just a couple young hikers and old people with dogs.

Back yard, October 3, trees are finally turning. It looks like ours are the earliest, it's still fairly green around town and towards Bath.

By the mailbox, October 4. I picked a bunch of apples across the road yesterday, looks like they're smaller than normal, but plentiful.

Can you see the woodpecker on the trunk? He was huge. Time to put out the pecker feeders.

These turkeys spent the better part of 3 days wandering around the back yard. It was driving Buffy nuts. We finally let her out, and she happily chased them. They'd make a horrible racket, fly up to the trees, then come back. Either they are a fan of dogs or incredibly dumb.

All she could retrieve were a couple feathers, which she proudly carried around and then spent a long time licking.

Catching Up, Summer's End

Early Morning Annoying

Checking out the butterfly-bush

Skinny Legs

The boat has a nasty name and two Confederate flags, but it's just Southern pride, you know

Very little water this summer

From the dragonfly sun-catcher

It makes me happy to think he lives in my porch flowerbed

Last flowers to bloom, zinnia seeds from Sharon

Last of the tomatoes

Getting more purple-er

Post Labor Day is the best time to visit the parks, mainly old people with dogs or vacationers who also shun crowds. We've had the river to ourselves both times; pack a picnic, take a hike and let her swim, drive home in time for a long nap before dinner.

Make America Goat Again

Watching the train

Passing an extra potent barn!

First purple tinge

Wishing

Sunflower seeds from birds or squirrels

Back to School

Hey, dumb dog-- I'm in your pool, and there's no water for you!

Saying goodbye

Yeah, he looks really sad at leaving his mama, doesn't he? His own room in a townhouse, two minute walk to class, 6 doors down from his sweetheart, life is so tough.

Keuka Park

That's our boy--never very skilled at climbing trees

More Evening Drives

We have been wasting so much gas lately, going for drives nearly every evening. I took the first picture because it was so odd, there are hills all over the place, but this was actually right before a steep decline down the hill. The raccoons ran across the road in front of us, then climbed the tree. The third pic had 6 or 7 deer, all standing so still and watching us. Their ears were glowing in the sun. The last one is of a super happy pig. It lives in this field with 2 cows. Buffy was thrilled to see it.