Boo Time

The village Pizza shop has this Ghost Rider outside every year. Two weeks ago he sported a clown mask n wig- but after that bad clown stuff in the news, they took it off.

I like the pets in the window too!

Note: I don't believe these animals have ear bones - just cartilage, so to be consistent, the human skull should have them too!

Here's some perfect Autumn colors - which always make me want to eat pumpkin Pie...

The machine I.m on at the library is too dark for them- they look so much better at home.

Erica gave me pics from Western MA last week- I used one for these altered pics after I cropped it. next is the original- Just beautiful anyhow...

At work the other day I asked everyone this question:

If I made green Troll Balls (donuts) , what flavor would you expect them to be? 

I'll update later some answers.
Now I really want to make some...

Better than None

We are getting some Autumn tree colors here n there in little spots around town.

As usual the poison Ivy seems to be the brightest noticeable red vines around.

I've only seen a few of my fave leaf type vines in my travels this year. (shown twice in this round of pics.)

On these organic-looking altered versions I didn't change the colors. It's way easier to notice the tones are more muted than years before. Still beautiful anyhow-  

MB drives around alot in Western MA where the drought wasn't as severe n offered me some of her pics to use here. We'll see what I can get too...

Mucho leaf peeping competition!

I'm working on a different type of pic-taking project n I just realized I don't have everything needed to begin yet. Back to the store...  Hoping it doesn't take too long to get to testing my plan, n having creative fun.

A vine-covered fence on my way to work this week...

Definitely I need to make more effort to have fun things besides work to talk about-

Darn Halloween will be another difficult work-week for me. Without blogging to aspire to, I probably wouldn't get much motivation for the extra fun stuff.

Well, it was bliss-full, record warmth for Days Off this week. I went to my old village wearing shorts for a walk thru the water before errands. That's what I miss most about not being able to salt soak when I want. My feet have been alot more sore since I moved further from the beach. They feel alot better now- So does my mood.

My Fave vine here...

Wow- I so like this one!

A small Maple tree in the market lot last week...

Back to trying not to get cut off-line before I comment this time-

Busy not Getting much

Nights n mornings have been pretty cool here this week. I covered up flowers n the herbs to protect them for a couple nights until I had time this week. Most of the Thyme is picked n hanging up to dry or in a glass of water with the Lavender. I'll miss the weekly fresh picks. But at least I won't have to pay $8 for a tiny container at the market.

I've been busy as a bee trying to get nectar out of teeny-tiny daisy s...

Actually there are about ten small bumble-like  bees in the original pic, but they were moving so fast only a few are visible, n only one was still enough to be usable. So I used her cropped close-up to produce the altered pics here.

 There were other bunches of the Shastas (also known as Fleabane), all around the road-side, but bees were only concentrated around this one bush, where the sunflowers had been weeks ealier. It seemed quite strange to me. Maybe they had directions from several weeks ago...

 Silly move watching "Hannibal Rising" directed by Peter Weber from the Library-  It was good, but I guessed the surprise news at the ending - well before the middle of the story. Yep, lots of cringing at squeamish, bloody scenes. But if you liked "Silence of the Lambs" it did a great job of explaining why he got that way. Directing n acting were first class.
I always want a horror film around Halloween time. Now it's out of the way

 . At the other extreme, I also watched "Five People You Meet in Heaven" with Jon Voight, which had an interesting concept. Yep, it would be nice if we all get to learn why our seemingly unimportant lives affect others outcomes.

 I hope blogging counts that way too- I know without it I'd have so many fewer interactions n positive thoughts. I wouldn't be doing these pics on a regular basis, without feeling rewarded that someone else gets to see them. I appreciate all I have met here, n love reading all you have to say n create. Time is so limiting this year for me.

 I want to get more done with my life, (like the character in the film), but am having a tough enough time just getting to work, store, n home these days. Getting older takes a toll I hadn't anticipated.  Exhausting physical n mental work isin't helping much. The money does tho... Time just seems more precious than the money.

 The light is fading earlier, n daylight savings time soon will put me in the dark when I need daylight motivation. But it is a nice change to want to sleep in the cool temps. I just closed the window two days ago, n I'll be firing up the crockpot to help keep me warm tonight. Shying away from the little electric heater until I have to- My sinuses are already too dry.

I'm more motivated to walk than clean my room, but got to do it, before the dark takes over, n I have to be quiet all night.

Off I go to find that big flower score the map said would be right here... Bzzzzz

Blogtober already

Still I haven't been feeling inspired to write much lately, n work is still too taxing. Been over-sore after machine breakdowns all week have given me new ways to kill my back n use up more energy I didn't know I had. Just very relieved to reach free time this week. Got the hot water bottles working out some arm n shoulder kinks too.

 TG the current hurricane, Mathew, will probably miss my area, but feel bad for all the folks around Florida, Georgia, n The Carolinas who will probably not avoid the storm. I keep my fingers crossed for you. May you not flood, lose power, or cell service.  

Not doing much besides walking outside this week.
Almost everything in the garden except 5 small carrots n 3 small green tomatoes are toast. Out back something ate all my impatiens...  In front tho my flowers are doing ok.

This week I heard that the local turkeys (previously featured on ESR) jumped the neighbors fence n ate everything in his garden. He had thought it was a rodent issue until he saw them doing it.

That may be where all my plants not protected under chicken wire out back went. Probably the drought has wild animals doing unusual foraging this year. Still awaiting to see if we get any good tree color or not. The vines are just starting to turn slightly this week.

Those at least should get pretty. In case there aren't good leaves for pics I sprung a buck at the Dollar Tree for a pack of weird plastic ones to play with. Maybe time later for those. 

 Some folks are so gung-ho on fall decs they are all set-up for the end of the month already. I was gonna save these, but guess I'll do it early too, in case the end of the month gets away from me again.

Have some fun with orange out there!