Fall Catch-ip

As I write this, we are experiencing yet another power outage expected to last 4 hours, better than 4 days as some of our other outages have. Still it is cold and dark and I want to wash myself but as we are on a well, no water

As previously stated, I hadn’t blogged since August so I am going through the highlights. As I write it is dark and dead outside and I miss color so much.  Above is a family outing to Northville with my sister in law from Washington State missing Naomi and Maya

Tessa took up cross country running. When I was a kid it was believed that running more than 600 yards was harmful to women. Thinking has changed 

Lots of pretty sunrises on my bike rides

Some of my harvest. Not pictured are zillions of peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers 

Our library 

At an art fair I bought this repurposed French horn as a speaker. I had a close friend who played French horn and it reminds me of him

When the grandkids come, they draw, drink Izzy’s and eat pocky sticks. This is one of Allie’s creations age 9

September blooms 

Lots of praying mantis 

A good year for hibiscus 

Late fall bouquet 

In October went to LA to visit friends helping one take care of dogs and grandchildren 

She was a sweet husky

Also took some bike rides along the ocean

Visited the art museum on Loyola Marymount campus. We had a personal tour by this young woman 

Interesting art deco building near where I stayed 

Bike ride to a great enchilada place in Hermosa Beach

Me helping one of my charges putting together a puzzle

Plane ride over the Colorado River

A salad I made for my Chosen Sisters with some of my harvest

Halloween

Good year for hydrangeas 

And nasturtium 

Mums

Burning bush

Maya and Tessa 

Colors were delayed this year

Melting skittles 

It was a crazy summer. Usually May is rainy but we had a drought but record rains in August when it usually is dry 

We had a mast year, when all the oak trees decide to make lots of acorns. Along with a bumper crop of walnuts the squirrels didn’t need to come raid the bird seed but now that’s it is January they came back