October 31, 2024

It's time to take care of leaves.  Our yard isn't too bad yet, though we have more leaves each year.
 

October 30, 2024

The burning bush was trimmed last weekend.  It seems only the outer leaves are red.  The inside is still green.
 

October 29, 2024

He likes to find the center of any pathway and lounge in that location.
 

October 28, 2024

 

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October 25, 2024

This is my daughter flying a plane (with an instructor).  She sends me her plane ID when she flies.  Today she flew close enough to home we could run outside and see her.
 

October 24, 2024

 

October 23, 2024

My backyard red maple tree gets yellow leaves.  At least we got the cover on the pool before the leaves started really falling off.
 

October 22, 2024

 

October 21, 2024

A balloon floated over the front yard this evening.
 

October 20, 2024

We got the winter cover on the pool today.
 

October 19, 2024

A comet is in the sky right now.  It's faint and barely visible.  It can be seen in the center of this long exposure photo.
 

October 18, 2024

My father-in-law passed away last week.  His calling hours were today and this is one of the flower arrangements.  He will be missed.
 

October 17, 2024

This was my daughter's flight today.  She did some loops (I guess is the proper name is tight turns).
 

October 16, 2024

 

October 15, 2024

Today had a mix of sun, then rain, then sun, then rain.  All day.
 

October 14, 2024

The potato patch just needs to be disced and then we can plant a cover crop and be done for the winter.
 

October 13, 2024

Potatoes!
 

October 12, 2024

The kids and I got the potatoes dug today.  They weren't as big this year as in the past, but at least there aren't too many with holes from slugs.  They're still quite tasty.
 

October 11, 2024

October 10, 2024

We were able to see the auroras again.  It wasn't as bright as last time, but cameras could pick it up.  This is what the colors looked like, but fainter.  It got brightest around 10:00.  My son took some drone shots, and I liked these four he took facing north, south, east, and west.  You can see how it was spreading from the north in his photos.

 

East

South

West

 

 

North

October 9, 2024

Marigolds.
 

October 8, 2024

There are still cosmos blooming in the field.  I found this one with pink edges.
 

October 7, 2024

The trees to the east have quite a bit of color already.
 

October 6, 2024

 

October 5, 2024

I chopped up and ground this squash today.  It made 14 cups of puree.
 

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