Saturday, October 31, 2009

My yard

This part of my yard still has leaves on the trees.

Nobody ever plays on the tire swing anymore. And my youngest didn't trick or treat this year. I'm going to go cry now.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Bumblebee Baxter

It's Halloween tomorrow, and you know what that means...I dress Baxter up and humiliate him! Woot! Woot! Here's how it went down this year.

"Get it off! Get it off!"

"Why do you do this to me? Why? Why?" (insert Nancy Kerrigan whine)

"Ok, I'll wear it. But I will. not. look. at. you."

"Fine. Happy?"

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Monday, October 26, 2009

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Geese

Goose head:

Goose butt:

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Sheep at Fryeburg Fair

My husband and I think this sheep looks like he's in the KKK.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Cranberries

A display/demonstration at an agricultural fair.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Hey, goat

Hey, goat. Say hi to your mother for me.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Cows

What can I say? I like cows.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Autumn Construction Worker

Seen on the side of the road in a construction area.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Autumn meadow

A closer view of the field I posted earlier this week.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Pumpkins

When I went to buy pumpkins this year I mentioned to the lady selling them that I'd heard it was a bad year for pumpkins, and she said, "Shhh...not in front of the pumpkins."

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Red Barns

Three red barns:


Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Cows and Goats

No mad cows today...serene cows:

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

More Mad Cow

More mad cow:

Mad cow actually put on a whole show for my husband and me:

Monday, October 12, 2009

Mad Cow

Everyone's a comedian.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Down the Road

This is why I don't leave the state of Maine in October.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Friday, October 9, 2009

Autumn Scenes

West Paris, Maine:

Thursday, October 8, 2009

How do you like them apples?

I went leaf peeping today and took approximately 2,397,438,649,843 photos, but I'm too tired to edit any tonight, so I'm posting some more apple photos.


Before I picked them off the tree and popped them in a basket:

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Yarn Stash

Just a small portion of my yarn stash.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Colored Glass Bottles

My dollar-a-piece autumn decorations from the Christmas Tree Shop.
Whoops, I forgot to take the sticker off the big one.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Dempsey Challenge

My husband participated in the Dempsey Challenge this morning, a bike ride/5K run to raise money for the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing Dempsey Center . 3500 participants raised over a million dollars. My husband raised over $1100. Yay for Chris!





It was so congested I couldn't get anywhere near the start line, where I might have caught a glimpse of Patrick Dempsey, but I was there to support my very own McDreamy:
That was gross, huh? I think I made myself sick.

Just a little side note/story: Dempsey grew up and attended several schools in this part of Maine, and I have several friends who went to school with him at some point or another. I've never met him, but one day a teacher at my kids' school said to me, "So you dated Patrick Dempsey, huh?" She had me confused with one of the other mothers. I told her no, but feel free to spread that rumor as much as she liked.