A Fall Day

The trees fully popped into their brillant reds, oranges and yellows around here. I took my morning walk and was just amazed at every turn of the road. I absolutely love this time of year and it helps that this week the weather has been in the upper 60's to 70's during the day and cool at night.

I returned home and then went to mass and grocery shopping. I grabbed my camera and headed off for pictures to capture the beauty of New England's Fall showing.

Along my walking route, I pass over the town river and love this view. S has a friend who lives by this river and it helps that his dad is a landscaper. The yard slopes right down to the water.

Their sheep they just acquired (personal lawn mowers) appeared seeming to bid me good morning and get in a group photo under the trees!

Later, I decided to take M and a friend off for a hike at a local state park. The weather was to good to sit around cleaning the house or cutting out pumpkins for tommorw's lesson plan... so off we went with Chloe in tow! There were so many people and most brought along their dogs. I love hiking on the trails and grounding myself in nature. M and friend enjoyed one another's company. Its wonderful to see my daughter interacting with her best friend. These two have been friends since they were 18 months old. They confide in one another and cheer one another up and are always together. They are very blessed to have one another.

While we were happy to be out and about, Chloe was anything but. She slowed down, sniffed at leaves, dragged on the leash and finally decided enough was enough! M came up with the perfect solution!

It solved the problem of getting Chloe through the woods...but leaves me to think this dog has issues! How many dogs don't like romping in the woods???

All in all it was a great hike and one I'm glad to have taken the opportunity to enjoy it with the girls.