Monday, November 10, 2025

Cart With Leaves

 We saw this in the back parking lot of a store. It was too perfect to pass up. Yellow cart, yellow, leaves, yellow tree!


I think I shall recreate it, put it in a museum and charge several thousand dollars. After all, some artist taped a banana to a board and it sold for thousands! So "Cart With Leaves" could perhaps make us a fortune! Ha ha ha...



“A shopping cart full of leaves is autumn’s way of saying even errands deserve a little poetry.”


Sunday, November 9, 2025

The Patch

A few days ago, we came across the first pumpkin patch of the year. It was in front of our Blue Ridge Mountains.



There were quite a few people there. Some had brought wagons.


It brought to mind this photo of our oldest granddaughter at one of her first pumpkin patches. This was about 17 years ago!

“A pumpkin patch is where autumn whispers in orange and gold, and every vine holds a story waiting to be carved."


Saturday, November 8, 2025

Sunday Sunset - Orange Buttermilk

 This sunset was just from about three hours ago. It was what we call a buttermilk sky, but deeply orange. It was stunning to see it overhead.







A pink buttermilk sky stirs like spun sugar—soft, streaked, and sweet enough to make the evening blush.”


Thursday, November 6, 2025

November Full Moon

 We went out tonight to snap the November Full Moon.


This moon is the largest and brightest of the year.




We passed a wreck on the way home.



The full moon looked down on it all.


“The November moon hangs heavy and bright, a lantern for long nights and a lullaby for leafless trees.”




Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Feeling Blue

This fall, a lot of homes have blue lights all over them! These are just the ones in the next two or three blocks!


A blue web.

Blue cobwebs!

Everything but the kitchen sink.

An octopus creeping from the windows.

And a witch flying way up high over the rooftop.

“Blue lights hum like distant stars—cool, calm, and quietly electric, casting mystery on everything they touch.”


Tuesday, November 4, 2025

The Best Of The Rest

 Here are some assorted Halloween decorations that I had not posted yet. I liked all these cheerful orange lights.


The green lights seemed an odd choice.


Gigantic eyes on a house.


The plant stand lady used lights!


This cat turned his head around so he could see everything!



Pirates were a thing this year. There was a haunted pirate ship, and some cute pirates.



“Pirates don’t follow maps—they chase the wind, trust the stars, and let adventure write its own treasure.”

Monday, November 3, 2025

Halloween Eve Part 2

 There were a lot of trick-or treaters on Halloween! The couple across the street sat out with their little dog, and all the costumed kids were drawn to them.


An angel came flying down the street.


Our Mariachi Band saw all of this from the window.


And then we had a witch visit.


The witch turned out to be our youngest granddaughter. The other two were out at parties.


I liked the purple boots!


Just coming through the door.


They brought their dog Vivian, who was always looking for treats!


We got a photo of Phil, me, and Jazz.


Meanwhile, back at college, our oldest granddaughter Anne Marie was off to a party. She was some kind of female Darth Vader.


And so it goes on Halloween Eve 2025.


“Halloween is the only night when a moth in a cape, a gnome in glitter, and a duck with fangs can walk into a party and no one bats an eye.”


Cart With Leaves

 We saw this in the back parking lot of a store. It was too perfect to pass up. Yellow cart, yellow, leaves, yellow tree! I think I shall re...