the warm glow of fall

the fall has been absolutely amazing. very quiet, surprisingly warm, colorful, and gorgeous.

one of the rare moments before they collected all the hay

this has been an incredible season for loons. we saw more loons than i think i've ever seen. on this amazing morning, i saw 20 at one time. unfortunately my camera capabilities could only capture a few without making them all look like mini specs on the picture.

one of the beautiful (but extremely chilly) evenings, my mom and i went for a bike ride, and she had the genius idea to transport the remnants of a friend's garden in my bike bags :) loaded with onions, pepper plants, a mini artichoke, etc.

and here are just a few more pictures that show how wonderful a fall it has been.

and though it has been relatively warm, we have had a couple snow coverings. my last swim was the week after columbus day weekend, slightly numbing, and then my last kayak was beginning of november. i went knee deep in the water - SO COLD. but beautiful.

summer in sporatic snap shots

per usual, im really bad about computers during the summer....but i was finally sorting photos and thought i would share a quick glance at my summer... (now that its almost winter and all)

i arrived home to be greeted by Greensboro's fabulous funky fourth parade, charity bike rides, and lake fun! the lake was as perfect as ever.

fun fact. this rooster moved around town all summer long, among its locations: town green, up in a tree, and here, in the middle of the lake.

my mom's garden was fantastic, and due to the fabulous arbor that my brother built, we had AMAZING grapes. im overly excited about this fact because we have never really had plentiful grapes, but this year, there were more than i could ever help to eat. and this led to delicious grape jelly!

after the falcons moved from their nesting ground, we were able to go up to nichol's ledge for some fantastic hiking and picnicking.

we then made a trip up to montreal - continuing my global trot in a much lower key travel. it's amazing how close i live to montreal, and yet have hardly ever gone. it's even closer than boston.

obviously a lot more happened. but it's already november. so moving on :)