Day Two Hundred Ninety Two 2012

Another awesome October day. It sure is going by way too fast. It always does.

Day Two Hundred Ninety One 2012

The human soul is slow to discover the real excellence of things given to us by a bountiful Creator, and not until the shadows of death begin to gather around the object that we love, do we see its worth and beauty. Autumn is the dim shadow that clusters about the sweet, precious things that God has created in the realm of nature. While it robs them of life, it tears away the veil and reveals the golden gem of beauty and sweetness. Beauty lurks in all the dim old aisles of nature, and we discover it at last.  ~Northern Advocate

Day Two Hundred Ninety 2012

The rose bushes around the gazebo in Dogwood Park are still in beautiful bloom in the middle of October. I hope you got to be outside to soak up some of this perfect Autumn day.

Day Two Hundred Eighty Nine 2012

Fall break is over, and it’s back to school for the kids here. Grandson Elijah and his sister Shelby hang out with me after school each day. Elijah enjoyed his usual Bomb Pop while we sat on the front porch swing, waiting for his mom to bring Shelby to the house. He said he and his mom, dad, sister and cousin went to a haunted hayride Saturday night. And it was so scary that he cried. I asked him if it made him have bad dreams. He said, “No. I dreamed about a puppy sliding down a rainbow.” Sounds like a good dream.

Day Two Hundred Eighty Eight 2012

This is the only thing on television right now that Neil and I look forward to watching every week. It is nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat, nothing-else-like-it, must-see-TV.  Season 3 started tonight with the first of 16 episodes.  It’s zombie time!