Ah! September

Dear Readers....
I'm watching old re-runs of Touched By An Angel as I post this writing. I always liked this tv show. I like gentleness and happy endings when I am entertained.

Here we are on the cusp of autumn. There is a full moon tonight. The moon is in Virgo. My virgo friends and I have been celebrating our birthdays for a few days. We are a joyous group and get along well together. I have been posting lots of pictures on Face Book. There are some good ones of these birthday celebrations.

My work at the orchard has been sporadic. There are others there who want as many hours as they can grab so the rest of us get what's left. Soon we will be very busy and we will all work more hours. The opportunity to be home has been good for me since I have had to put away the veggies from the garden. I also have been preparing the motorhome to make the trip to FL at the end of Dec. The lawn this year must be mowed twice a week. I mow about an acre and a half. And then there is Sebastian who needs me home. This time has given me an opportunity to paint again. My grandson Patrick manages a resort in Sugarbush, VT. He and his companion Sarah very graciously asked me to show some of my work in their lobby. Pete and I went up there for a couple of days and delivered five paintings. The lobby space is lovely. The paintings look great there. Having a nice place to show my work has helped to get my creative juices flowing again.

I have had time occasionally to go for a bike ride too. The weather has been perfect for the last couple of weeks. Cool nights (close to frost one night) and warm sunny days with low humidity. I rode a couple of days ago to N. Granville and back which was about 13 miles from Pete's. I load the bike and start from his place because the shoulders of the road are very wide up there. Here at my house, they are narrow, cracked and weedy. Since my eyes have been in spasm a great deal lately, I need wiggle room. I was riding the bike trail but driving over to Hudson Falls takes a lot more time out of my day. Riding Rt. 40 is right here and Pete's place is 2 miles from me.

If you would like to look at some of my paintings, check out another blog I have made: http://castleandcobwebgallery.blogspot.com

I saw a hawk on the wires as I rode by. See the photo. You can also see what looks like white fencing way back in a field, it is actually white wrapped round hay bales.