A Bloy and his Blog

A reminder of warmer times, and a warning of the cold that is to come.

And so it begins…

read the rest of: First snowflakes of the season

While I was at Picnic Point last weekend, I came across a section of woods that was completely yellow.

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I went hiking along Picnic Point this afternoon.

The foliage there seemed to be at peak autumn color.

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I don’t think of late October as being a good time for flowers.

But when I visited Olbrich Gardens this afternoon, I saw some gorgeous autumn blossoms, like these zinnias.

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Actually, this is a photo taken from a small bridge over a pond. I suppose there’s still a lot of life to behold, whether you’re eight miles above the Earth, or eight feet above a pond.

Over the weekend I finally painted the front of my garage. It’s still a piece of junk, but at least it matches the house (from the street).

That’s another finished item off the home improvement list, another dozen or so to go.