In the holiday mood

With a jolt. When I take a certain angle to or from our car in the driveway, I get this creepy feeling somebody’s watching me from our neighbor’s front yard. I may have even cleared the inch or two retired-guy-I’s vertical leap now allows. Just the ghouls set up for the holiday, I recall.

Still scaring them at the library

Still spooky. The Haunted Garage event stood out on the library’s calendar to this retired-guy-I. It was a favorite during my time sharing the word, photos and videos with the community for the Liverpool Public Library. So much hard work. And so my dear wife Karen and I joined a full block of walkers at…

Its job is done

Job well done. The climber that graced our side alcove all summer and the start of autumn has called it a year. Bravo. Bravissimo. See you on the ascent come spring.

Blooming singly

Individual statements. Our pink backyard rose bush seems to be spreading out October’s appearances far and wide. As retired-guy-I meanders, I’m glad for each bloom.

Keep popping, red rose

October production. My dear wife Karen cut down the knockout rose bush up front as she went about her October gardening rounds. The plant quickly pushed out new blooms in response. Great natural cycle, this.

Falling across the street

Starting to let go. The big tree in front of the Town offices provides a pretty view for us three seasons a year. OK, four. Winter snow clinging to the branches can look quite nice in certain light, too. In October, various stages of leave-goodbyes keep my eyes riveted.

Autumn feel right at home

We keep holding on. Smack dab in the middle of our front lawn, the dogwood is attempting to prove that my notion that the leaves are staying up on the limbs longer than usual this year and give us a pop of color all at the same time.

Finally spotting some October red

Ghosts, too. Driving my dear wife Karen to the eye center for her morning shift Tuesday, retired-guy-I spotted some changing-leave brightness to my left on the neighboring block. I quick-parked on my way back home and pulled my iPhone out for a photo. The Halloween’s-coming characters dancing at the bottom of the tree were a…

Still time to consider plants

Nurse them inside these next months. The folks at Ontario Orchards offer plenty for the green thumb in you. There were racks of various plants on display during the October visit by my dear wife Karen and I. Eye-catching? Some were sitting, others were hanging out. I wondered which were supposed to go outside for…