Pictures...

I haven't posted any pictures in a while... and that's mainly because I haven't been taking many pictures.  

Things have been busy and when they haven't been busy in the last couple of weeks, I have been sick and have been at home when not at work... 

But at the end of last week, I started feeling a bit better... and went for a walk in my neighborhood and took my camera along... 

The sunlight was really beautiful and the leaves that had yet to fall on the ground ... I love where I live... 

As I was walking I heard the geese... this is only part of the string that was crossing the sky... 

A tulip? In the fall? Amazing!

So that was a glimpse at some of the sights around my neighborhood... 

Today, sadly, I put my kayaks in storage, at a friend's house... but before packing them up for the winter I wanted to get another paddle in... (Secretly hoping for maybe another day where I could get it out of storage and get on the water again, but not sure.... but also, with hurricane Sandy coming through, I thought it best to have the kayaks under cover...)  

So here are some pictures from my adventure today.  I intended to be on the water for a couple of hours, but got lost in taking pictures and ended up on the water for three hours.  Take a look: 

Many of the leaves have fallen... 

I saw this hive not far up the river... I had not noticed it earlier this year when on this river... the artistry is amazing... 

A few trees are holding tightly onto their leaves...

Sorry Jill, no naked toes here... 

Yes, this picture may look familiar... it is the same tree I check on each time I kayak here.  And as I did last fall, wished her luck in surviving the winter.  

The colors were interesting today, in some ways kind of drab, but in other ways there were a lot of colors in trip...

This was the closest I got to this heron today, but it was nice to catch a glimpse...

This bird kept circling overhead... I think it was a hawk, but I cannot be sure.  

I tried to get a better picture of this nest, but they did not come out well...

The leaves on the water were cool.  I like the ways they float ad dance on the surface of the water and love the reflections...

I love this river, because there is only one place where there are  houses along the river.  This was posted on one of the trees there... I feel such peace when on the water... 

A few times the wind blew and the leaves fell quickly... looked like a leaf storm!  

As the leaves were falling I kept trying to get some good shots of them... these are the best I got... 

As you can see... the water was covered...

On my paddle back down the river... I was pleasantly surprised to see this little guy enjoying the sun..

Then...not much further down the river, another turtle was also enjoying the sun... I was so happy to see them... 

After kayaking I stored the kayaks... and said good bye to them for the winter... then I got ready and went to a marching band competition for the kids in my school.  

They did great!  As I was there I was thinking about what I would do tonight.  I was invited to a Halloween party... and I kind of wanted to go, but I didn't really have any costume ideas... but then decided that I would go as Little Red Riding Hood... yes, irony at play... and didn't want to spend money on a costume... luckily what I wore got the job done, other people at the party quickly knew who I was... I think it was the basket that helped... 

Anyway... here are some pictures of the moon tonight... and me... yes, pictures of me, which I rarely post.  

Here I am... as Little Red Riding Hood... 

These are a couple of self portraits I took after getting home... 

I am glad I went to the party... I only knew one person there... the hostess... and  I had met her boyfriend a few times... but that was it... and truth is, that, I think, was, more than the possibility of not having a costume, was making me hesitate about going to the party... 

While I can be outgoing... I also can be quiet.. and so tonight I decided to go and mingle... and it was fun.  I got to meet a lot of people... and there was one party guest who caught my eye... he was there with his girlfriend who was best friends with the hostess since high school... I don't know how long they have been dating... but it was the first time he had met her other friends... He and I had good conversation... and he thought he recognized me from somewhere... and as we stood and talked and tried to figure it out... and at one point his girlfriend came into the conversation and felt the need to announce herself as his girlfriend... I enjoyed that.  Eventually we figured out where he had seen me... through coaching track... as we figured that out we talked quite a bit about our backgrounds... he is a teacher and coach... lives about two hours from here... and is quite handsome... 

My mom and dad met at a party... when dad was dating someone else... 

Just sayin'!!! 

HA! 

As I was typing tonight... I heard this quote on tv: 

"The day before your life changes forever...feels just like any other day... "

(-Switched at Birth, ABC Family)

I like that quote... may  have to come back to that soon... 

Hope you enjoyed the pictures!