Onion Tree

I love the way this tree (spotted out front) looks like it has so many layers..

Halloween on the Lawn

I love Halloween on the Lawn... a chance to see adorably dressed up children and dogs. What's not to love?

This girl got very excited when she saw Biscuit, because she was dressed up as a dog.



Biscuit got to meet a French Bulldog/Princess.



Bees and Peacocks. Ladybugs and Skunks.



A Pink Butterfly.



Biscuit got to see the Ghost of Halloween Past... or, what he looked like this time last year.



We saw a lone hamburger.



And something to do with Dr. Who, though I've never seen the show.



A Reindeer and a Skunk made friends.



Then the Reindeer took off.



And the Skunk missed his friend..



Biscuit used his bird-dog skills to sniff out a Peacock.



And got some great pets from either a cat, kangaroo, or some kind of rodent.



The house from "Up" was a neat costume.



The lawn was thronged with people.



Though the leaves reflected fall, it was unseasonably warm.

Creative & Fun Pumpkin Ideas

I can't adequately express my feelings about fall or pumpkins. My husband can tell you that I never miss a chance to bake with pumpkin, that I look forward to pumpkin all year and I take an inordinate amount of time to scrutinize each and every pumpkin in the patch until I find the right one.

I don't always carve my pumpkins because I actually have a bit of an allergic reaction to squash! But there are lots of great things you can do even if you don't carve... like these!

Go classy


Go black & white


Go poetic


Or white on black


Go rustic


Be thorny


Be funky


Celebrate fall

Irish Cows

After leaving Carrick-on-Shannon we hit the road for Sligo. We made a number of stops along the way to explore ancient abbeys tucked away just off the road, beautiful lakes and these cows:

View From My Window

It's dusk. And I'm giddy to see that the two fawns I first spotted early last month are still living and grazing happily in our yard.

Buffalo Mountain

I'd rather be...

View From My Window

Sorry, it's through a screen + glass.