Great weather here.

What does autumn remind you of?  For me it is school and Friday night football games (I was a majorette and loved twirling those batons of fire! Very cool back then!).  It is my favorite time of year!   I loved school and reading and was a total nerd back then, except for twirling.  We got to go to the other schools in the region and Washington-Lee HS had a great football reputation back then.  So it was all just too much fun.

Anyway, here is a shot of the after-rain fog which forms up here.  I took this last week.   I continue to love our view and our humbling experience with Mother Nature's awesome power.  On the right side we are seeing the leaves just beginning to turn.  They will put on the best show between now and November 15th.  We used to tell people at the B&B when inquiring about "the exact date" when Asheville's leaves would be at their best,  to come in November.   The mountains are good in October, but the city leaves really don't turn until the first week in November . . .a 10-year data collection report!  It is amazing we have lived here almost 10 years.

We went to Dave's funeral (our next door neighbor) on Wednesday and it was done so well. . with so much food at the parish hall there was enough variety and quantity to feed an army.  He will be missed and was such a nice guy to have as a neighbor.  Maryann will be lonely but we are having her over and hopefully will be there when she needs us.

I am reading "The Rogue" (on my Nook)  about Sarah Palin by Joe McGinness of "Fatal Vision" fame (my first true crime novel).  Most of his quotes are validated so the hype you might have read about unsubstantiated references is not true.  I believe what he wrote.  Brother, it has shed some major light on the Palin family. . one of the most dysfunctional in the public eye.

I await all my Thomas Jefferson books from BooksFree (that is the rub with this service in that you have to wait more than a few days to get your books -- different from Netflix which has them to you faster.)

Congrats to the St. Louis Cardinals (I live with the #1 fan in the country) for their wild card berth for the World Series.  I love their coach, Tony LaRusa, who is a huge dog lover.  He has established a rescue facility in California and maybe I should call him to see if he would be our spokesperson for ChainFree?  ;-)

Have a great weekend!