Watercolors and Waterfalls

There was plenty of work to be done with the changing seasons, but we knew it would wait.  The leaves were at their peak colors and the waterfalls would be raging after all the recent rain.  We hit the road early on Saturday morning and made our first waterfalls (Dave's Falls) a little after 10 am.  By the end of the weekend we would add about 9 different falls to our trip in two different states and about 300 miles of driving.  Daves falls, to Horseshoe falls, to Pemene falls, to Smalley Falls, to Long Slide falls before finding a cute Italian restaurant for dinner.  Flooded washboard dirtroads were just part of the excitement as we hiked from one beautiful view to the next.  The temps were cool but actually really nice for walking.  Oliver even was allowed to come along and spent the night in his first hotel.  Sunday morning the girls took him up an steep slag and scree hill of high iron rocks and then we headed out on a four and half mile romp along Fumme lake with a few more falls to boot and the first sleet of the season.  An easy drive back home was interrupted only by lunch and a game of pool before turning our attentions back towards the work that awaited.

Faltering Fall...

The seasons change albeit begrudgeling and Fall is upon is leaps and bounds.  late September stayed down right hot and October looks more like Mid November grey and cold.  All of that aside the Autumnal Activities carry on.  Ella is pumping out the tunes during the High School Football games and Homecoming came and went for the older two.  Sophia and Merrick are knee deep in soccer with weekend games and weekday practices.  Grace and Merrick spent time at the Sportsmans club several weeknights and successfully passed their Hunter's safety exams.  We tried twice to get out and shoot trap but to no avail and are still hoping to get out for some squirrels.  We did fill the back of the truck with apples and the dehydrator has been running nonstop and we have lost count of how many two-pie dinners we have had over the last week.  The garden is out after a hard freeze and someone even sneaked in a milestone birthday