Late October 2010

The months race by and October will soon be a memory. The weather is cooler and the leaves in the valley have begun to turn; the trees will soon be bare. We have had several days of rain and it will be turning to snow on the benches tonight.

In anticipation of the first solid freeze, I have brought in the last of the cantaloupe. We have been eating them as fast as we can but we still have about 15 on the counter and in the fridge. Sadly, the tomatoes will be goners and there are still hundreds yet to ripen. Oh well. I also harvested most of the pumpkins in anticipation of Halloween and Thanksgiving.

Yesterday evening Jayson and Emily hosted the family dinner. Jayson made pasta with Italian sausage and asparagus. It was really good, and it is always fun to get together.

Today, Kris and I voted early. It was easy, with no lines or waiting. The only problem was that they have never recorded our new address in spite of filling out forms every ruddy time we vote. Perhaps this time will be the charm.

The leaves in the park are turning and Timp
had a dusting of snow

Even though the colors on the mountains are fading,
the rain makes the colors rich

The Ensigns hosted Sunday dinner

Delicious!

Lizzy entertained me with some serious twirls
that made the ruffles on her frock stand straight out

The pumpkins are in

In spite of the image on the stickers, we didn't have to
match our finger prints, we just showed a drivers license

After several days of valley rain, there is
serious snow on Mount Timpanogos

That's all for now.

OXO

D.