Today is a Perfect Hudson Valley Day!

You can see the boats in the Marina next to our house.

Cat in lap on last beautiful day of the season probably.
Look at the LOVE in his eyes!

The leaves aren't all down off the trees yet...

Here are the last flowers in our garden.  A very hearty rose bush hanging on to the bitter end.  I bet the bees appreciate that.  You can see not all the leaves are down yet... but close.  A bone-chilling, wet cold is in the air and the wind is whipping off the river.

Tomorrow is Mom's birthday!  I sent her some neat earrings that were made by Chilean economically challenged craftspeople as part of that Fair Trade thing that I found at "Women's Work" store.  I like that store.

It's sleeting outside....

Looking out on a dreary day.

More fall colors from last week.

Another view of the fall colors

while I was walking the other day.

I sent this from my phone!

You can see how beautiful the leaves were in the nice weather a few days ago.  This is Wappingers Creek seen from the bridge where I walk in the mornings.  Hard to believe how nice it was...

Rainy Day

I remember when I was really little, my mom would let me play with her typewriter on days that were really rainy.  I came to love rainy days because it meant popcorn and typewriter...  gives me a warm feeling.  Today is a very windy and rainy day...  I am writing on this computer keyboard this new rainy day. ...wondering what I will do today.  I should paint something because it has been so long.  That would be a really good idea.  Then I could post it here.  I think I will make a painting from one of the pictures I took on the boat.