Wet Sunday morning.

It's been howling it down with rain and leaves this Sunday morning so I'm not working in the yard. So much to do out there and so little time before winter sets in and I'm curled in front of the fire with a cat on my lap and a nice cup of tea. No matter. I've just been playing with a beta version of a program that I can't mention because I'm sworn to secrecy.  I decided to rehash some photos of Staffa. I mentioned back in June how much I've been wanting to visit Staffa and Fingal's Cave. I want to go back and see it again. Maybe at high tide with dark moody clouds. Yeah.

What to do today?

Difficult decision, there's so many things I need to do. No really. Do I vacuum up the cat hair that Juno is shedding all over the place? Do I go down and clean up the kitty kitchen? Do I get the chainsaw fired up and chop up the remains of the dead Oak at the bottom of the driveway? Cant do that because Kelly is going out and I'm not allowed to chainsaw unless she's here to call 911 if I loose a body part or two. Should I sweep the leaves and Hickory nuts off the decks? How about I get the rototiller out and go over the area I weeded last weekend? Mmmmmm. Decisions, decisions. I think I'll have to ponder over the question with a second cup of tea.

In the meantime here's a Phoebe.

Eastern Phoebe

Vermont Part II

 Here's a few more from Vermont.

Smugglers' Notch

Smugglers' Notch from part way up Mount Mansfield

We tried to do the Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour but it was too crowded.

Water after Tuesday night's 3-4 inches of rain

Another covered bridge.

Cascade on Smugglers' Notch

Smugglers' Notch

Old Tractor

Wouldn't be Fall without Pumpkins

Vermont and Barns go together

Another Barn

Vermont Part I

We were perhaps a few days early for the foliage colors on the North Western side of Vermont but a day trip over to the North Eastern side in search of Moose (unsuccessfully) showed us what fall foliage in Vermont is all about, absolutely stunning. Initially the weather was pretty nice but a series of thunderstorms and heavy rains on Tuesday left Wednesday very overcast. Here's part I of some of the photographs I took during the week.

We went down this dirt road called South America Pond Road for miles.

Not sure exactly where this was only that it was near the birthplace of Calvin Coolidge which we visited.

One of many covered bridges.

Internal construction.

Johnson Falls

I think this is a Thin Leaf Sunflower, there were lots along the roadsides.

Sunset from the cottage overlooking Lake Champlain

Sunrise from the cottage.

Vermont - Fall Colors

Got home late last night. Just downloading my photographs from the week in Vermont to my iMac. Here’s a simple one I like for now.