Here’s to lunch

Combo meal. My dear wife Karen and I were fascinated by the cafe attached to Sauders on our first trip west this summer. So we timed visit two for lunch time. After a wait on line behind a half-dozen or so other hungry parties, I decided on the combo special of grilled cheese and chicken…

Pumpkin time at the market

Colorful lineup. My dear wife Karen and I decided it was time for a little drive west to take in the sights of seasonal displays put our by Sauders market. They didn’t disappoint us with the pumpkins and gourds out front of the Amish-run establishment. Easy pickings. If the big orange to-carves or leave-on-the-porches weren’t…

Feeling scary

Holiday spirit. I must thank our next door neighbors for showing the Halloween spirit each and every year. And heir decorations are never the same …

On the edge

There’s some color. Taking a little stroll past the neighborhood triangle, I spy a tree-a-changing in this autumn of hanging-on-to-green.

Lonely rose

Lonely. Usually, our backyard roses don’t come out singly. Too many plants, I’ve thought. Caught this one yellow bloom, though, with no pinks, whites or purples to be found.

Autumn look

Interesting October. When, I wonder, will the trees surrounding our backyard decide it’s time to drop their leaves on our lawn. I know more mowing and mulching is needed …

Hanging in there

Still beautiful. When Elisabeth and George gave this plant to my dear wife Karen in May, they were hanging flowers. Now, as October winds on, they are wonderfully hanging-in-there-flowers.

Thank you for some rain

Stay dry, Vinny. We’ve had some rain around our part of the world lately. Enough for water to gather in the overflow behind terrific daughter Elisabeth and George Three’s backyard. Vinny really, really wants to go splashing. Nope.

Settling down from the skunking

Thank you for taking care of me. A few days ago, our cherished rescue mutt let me know she needed to take care of business at 2 a.m. I groggily opened the back door let her out in our fenced yard and retreated to put on my shoes and grab my trusty flashlight to join…