A Rainy Day Walk

 Woke up to a dark rainy morning at my normal time but

just didn't feel like a walk in the dark and rain.

I turned over to go back to sleep but was too wide awake 

so I got up.

I waited until it was almost light out though before I went to

town for my walk.

It was 44 degrees and still raining and rained the whole time.

Didn't see anyone else out in the rain.

Planned on just walking 4 miles but after that I thought

I'd go another mile and then once had 5 miles down,

thought I might as well walk the last mile.

So I got in all 6 miles.

I'm so glad I got out there and walked because 

I would have regretted not walking for the rest of the day. 🙂

My rain paints and slicker work great for about 4 miles and then

water starts running down my neck and down the front of my

slicker and I end up getting wet.

I stopped to listen to the rain falling on the dried up corn

and took a video so you could hear the sound too.

Hope the video works.

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This it the last stairs picture in the series.

Number 24

In a couple of weeks or so I plan to start another series.

Think it will be benches.

Not all that many around town but enough to have a little series.

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Sure felt great to get back home in a nice warm dry house.

Thought oatmeal would be the perfect breakfast

and it was - with brown sugar.

Needed eggs so we made a quick trip to the Dollar General

and picked up a few other things while we were there.

I got this cute pot holder for my collection and put it up on the wall

with the others.

The rain continued all day and it was a great day to relax

and read and knit.

Made Potato Salad after lunch which we ate for supper

with breaded shrimp.  They were frozen and I cooked them in the air fryer.

Well that's all I have for today.

A happy day to you. 🙂

Thanks for visiting.

👩🏻‍🦳 happyone ❤️

Bridge Progress

 This morning it was 44 degrees.

At first there was a very light mist but then it was just cloudy.

Walked all around town and around the industrial park.

Didn't see anyone else out.

Most of my walk is in the dark now so no opportunities 

to take any pictures until it gets light.

👟 Walked 6 miles ☁️

Stairs Number 22

Two concrete ones today.

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This morning we made a trip to the dump to get rid of our trash.

Got gas while we were out and stopped at the lumber yard

in town on the way back.

I made some more Pumpkin Bread and now have 5 loaves of it in the freezer.  

Still have more pumpkin to use so tomorrow I'll probably make more.

Last year we bought one of those huge cans of pumpkin and

that's what I'm trying to use up.

Had my little afternoon hike around HT and stopped to take

a picture of the bridge progress.

A bunch of years ago we were at an auction and a

radio tower came up for bid.

It started at $2 and didn't get any bids.

Ken just couldn't believe no one wanted it so he raised his hand

 and we were the proud owners of a 32 foot long radio tower.

I said what on earth are we going to do with that.

Ken just smiled and said it will come in handy some day.

Well he was right it did come in handy.

He cut it in three parts and is using it for the bridge.

A different view

The bridge is just over a gully now but at times there is running water.

Just as I was getting back to the house it started to drizzle.

Before supper I did a little knitting and read.

Got pizza dough going in the bread machine

and now Ken is making us pizza for supper.

Thanks once again for stopping by.

A happy Friday to you. 🙂

👩🏻‍🦳 happyone ❤️

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Anni - I use canned pumpkin too for my pie but not the recipe on the can.  The recipe I use is HERE.

SusanQ - Just two colors in the November baby blanket and they are Lemonade and Persimmon.

Blanket Day

 54 degrees this morning when I walked.

Calm and dark at first, then a mix of sun and clouds.

Saw 6 deer as I drove to town - all along the corn.

If you look closely you might be able to see the morning moon

 above the corn just about in the middle of the picture.

Clouds had such a pretty color to them this morning.

Had a very random walk all over town and around both cemeteries.

Saw John, Rebecca, and Joy out on this beautiful fall morning too.

I was down at the fence by the bulls talking to them when

Farmer Marvin came by in his truck.

He stopped and got out of the truck and we had a little chat.

There are 39 bulls at the barn at this time.

The reason they were all hollering a few days ago is because

they were just taken away from their mothers.

Eventually the bulls will be sold.

Walked 6 miles

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Stairs Number 22

The front stairs at the brick church on the corner.

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Baby Blanket work day and I spent the morning at church 

with 7 other women making blankets.  

I handed in the October blanket and continued

working on the November blanket which I already started at home last week.

After reading on GrannyMarigold's blog that she made a crustless

pumpkin pie I decided to try one too.

Ken doesn't care for the crust anyway so this seemed like just the thing.

I mixed up my regular pumpkin filling and just put it right in the 

pie plate without crust, (sprayed the plate with vegetable spray)

cooked it the same amount of time and it came out great!!!

Wanted to see how it turned out before I tried it for Thanksgiving.

Never made it outside for my afternoon hike but it was 

another beautiful fall day, though a bit on the windy side.

That's all I've got for today.

Thanks for visiting.

A happy day to you. 🙂

👩🏻‍🦳 happyone ❤️

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Hey Lizzy - thanks for reading and the comment. ❤️

David on the Tractor

 44 degrees this morning and calm.

The clear and dark morning turned into a sunny one

and I walked all around town and the two cemeteries.

Saw Lisa out running.

Haven't seen her for a while so we stopped to chat.

The farm pond down by the bulls.

Walking down the hill from the cemetery.

Walked 6 miles 👟

Stairs Number 21

In the yard of an abandoned house.

Must have been a walkway there at one time.

Now it just leads nowhere.

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Beautiful for hanging laundry out so did two loads.

One was sheets and with it being cooler out they smell extra good.

Both bathrooms (1 1/2) got cleaned today too.

After lunch I finally washed my very dirty Jeep.

Figured I'd better, don't know how many more nice days like

this we'll have.

That done and it was time for my afternoon hike.

Ended up by Ken and David to see how the bridge was coming.

Worked at stopped on that and 

David was having fun learning to drive the tractor and how

every thing works. 

 Left them and hiked around a bit more and finally made

my way back home again.

Ken came along soon after.

He walked back to the house and left the David on the tractor.

That's all folks.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope your Wednesday was a happy one. 🙂

👩🏻‍🦳 happyone ❤️

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Rose - My walking shoes last about 4 months.

Tuesday

 Didn't wake up till 7:00 this morning so got a late

start walking.

It was 39 degrees and sunny.

Walked around town, the two cemeteries and around

the industrial park.

A light frost here at the cemetery.

Saw Joy and Rebecca out walking.

They both said they got a late start this morning too!!

A Halloween decoration in a yard I pass each morning.

Since I was late walking I got to walk in the light and sunshine.

Walked 6 miles

Retired a pair of walking shoes this morning.

(I wonder just how many pairs of shoes I've gone through)

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Stairs Number 20

Like the shadows on this one

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Food shopping day.

We went first to the Dollar General and then to the Shop and Save.

What we couldn't get at the DG we picked up at the S&S.

By the time we got home and put things away it was almost

lunch time.

Did a couple of things around the house after lunch and

Ken went out to 'play' on his tractor.

 I went outside for my what is fast becoming a daily afternoon 

hike around Happy Trails.

Weather is just too NICE to be inside!!

This evening I plan to read, knit, and maybe make a weave-it or two.

 That's it for today.

Thanks for visiting.

A happy day to you. 🙂

👩🏻‍🦳 happyone ❤️

Eggplants

 39 degrees this morning when I started walking at 6:40.

It was clear and a bit windy.

Sunrise was at 7:31 and the sun came over the mountain at 8:00.

Walked 6 miles

Saw a few deer on my drive to town.

Walked all around town, both cemeteries, and the ball park.

Didn't see any people walking around.

The cool, crisp air sure made it feel like fall.

Perfect walking weather.

A couple pictures along my way.

Stopped to say hi to the bulls.

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Stairs Number 19

Kermit's house

Took a wider view to get the garden and pumpkins in

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The temperature made its way up to 50

and it was sunny and windy all day.

Hard to get motivated to do any house cleaning but

did do a little.

Too nice to stay indoors so went outside after lunch

to hike around Happy Trails.

Ken is still working on his latest bridge and I went to see

how he was doing.  It's coming along nicely.  He's stacking rocks

on either side where the bridge will be.

David started lining a hiking trail with rocks which I hiked

along this afternoon.

Back at the house I got the eggplants and peppers out of the garden.

Enough eggplant to make a good sized eggplant parmesan.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hope your Monday was sunny and bright. ☀️

👩🏻‍🦳 happyone ❤️

Saturday

 60 degrees this morning with rain on the way when I

started walking this morning.

Walked up and down the main road of town in the dark

when I first got there.

  

Not long after the sky turned this pink/orange color with a reflection on the pond.

The next few miles it started to rain and then stopped a couple

minutes later.

Walked around town and the ball park loop

where I saw Roger walking his dog Andy.

Nice to shuffle though the leaves.

What a great sound.

Lastly I walked up to the cemetery on top of the hill.

On the way up the hill Lena was making her way down.

Made a couple of loops around there,

went down to see the bulls,

and coming back up to the cemetery with just 1/2 mile

left of my walk I could see the rain coming.

Sure glad I wore my rain pants and slicker

because it sure did rain!!!

 Walked 6 miles 

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Stairs Number 18

Leads to a parking lot at the back of the brick church on the corner.

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I had more pumpkin to use up so made another batch of 3

loaves of pumpkin bread.  All three of these went into the freezer.

A good thing it freezes well because I still have more pumpkin left.

It was a rainy day and very windy at times, temperatures dipped

a bit lower too.

This afternoon was spent reading and knitting.

Hope your Saturday was a happy one. 🙂

Thanks for dropping by.

👩🏻‍🦳 happyone ❤️

October is the month

When the smallest breeze

Gives us a shower

Of autumn leaves.

Bonfires and pumpkins,

Leaves sailing down —

October is red

And golden and brown...

- Author unknown -

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A few asked about the Lion's Mane mushroom from yesterday.  Yes it is edible.

Check out this LINK.

Friday

Yesterday was a Fingerprint Ministry work day at church.

Left right after breakfast and worked from 9:00 - 5:00.

People come and go all day long and we had 15 people working

and we put together 5,151 Spanish Roman books together.

These will be going down to Central America.

 

59 degrees this morning and foggy.

Sunrise 7:28

Walked 6 miles

Took my usual walk all around town,

the ball park loop and the lower cemetery.

Joy was out walking and saw John out there too.

Passing by the fire house I saw people setting up tables

for craft show today.

No, I won't be going - don't want to see anything I NEED. 😀

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Stairs Number 17

These are the stairs leading up to Margaret's house.

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Finished a puzzle the other day.

This was a fun one with lots to see.

Moving In - A White Mountain puzzle and our favorite brand of puzzle.

The interlocking is very good.  When done you can pick up the whole

thing easily with one hand!!

House chores in the morning.

Liz stopped by with a little gift for me for no special reason

just because she knows I like the foaming hand wash soaps.

Isn't she nice!!

❤️ What a blessing it is having her around. ❤️

She stopped by before heading down to central Md to visit her daughter.

Went outside after lunch.

Ken, David and I hiked around Happy Trails planning more

trails. We have plans to mark the different trails.

While out we came across a kind of mushroom that we

haven't see here before - A Lions Mane.

First time that I even heard of it.

We are making pizza for supper.

The dough is just about done and ready for the pizza to be made.

That's it for today.

Thanks for stopping by.

A happy Friday to you. 🙂

👩🏻‍🦳 happyone ❤️

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Sounds like quite a few of us really like our Keen shoes!

Deb - No, the house in the picture was not our old house in town.  Ours was a couple of blocks away.

MsBB - No fear of vandalism of the Halloween decorations around here. 

Tom - I found this explanation of the difference between walking and hiking.

Walking is done on flat, hard, and level surfaces 

without any obstruction 

while hiking is done on rocky mountains, hills, and terrains with rough surfaces.  Hiking requires more effort more than walking because the trail is more complicated. Hiking means you are moving from a lower to a higher place or in elevation.

GrannyM - Here is a link to the crow legend and it might make you think differently about crows. 🙂

A walk and a hike

 59 degrees this morning and eventually when it was light, cloudy.

All the paving work trucks gone so I could park by the pond again.

Walked through town and around the industrial park.

Back in town I walked up to the park west.

Picture taken when I turned around.

Continued on to the ball park and walked around there which

is at park east.

Most days at the ball park I see three crows.

Sometimes they are on the fence, in the tree, or on the ground.

I think they are the same ones.

They used to fly away nosily when I walked past them.

I always talk to them because believe they recognize people.

Today was the first time they just stood there on the ground

when I walked by, even when I talked to them. 🙂

Joy was out walking and John too.

No miles left to walk the cemeteries.

👟 Walked 6 miles 👟

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Stairs Number 16

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By mid morning the sun was shining.

Got a good amount of cleaning done before lunch.

A stop at the library after lunch

and then I was free to walk around Happy Trails.

I took my walking stick and walked on the trails

for just over 2 miles.

I wear Keen shoes both for walking and hiking.

The low ones for walking

and high tops for hiking in the woods.

Thanks for stopping by.

A happy day to you. 😀

👩🏻‍🦳 happyone ❤️

In shadowy woods the brown nuts fall

As sweeps the wind through tree tops tall...

In golden bars through leafy doors

The sunshine falls on forest floors...

- Phebe A. Holder -

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Ruth and GrannyM - the picture you liked yesterday of the road I took at the end of my driveway.

Tuesday

 52 degrees this morning and once the sun rose there

was a mix of sun and clouds.

Half of my walk lately has been in the dark!

Saw those deer again while on the way to town.

They sleep at the edge of the corn field and I wake

them up when I drive by.

Parked the Jeep in the library parking lot this morning.

Over by the pond where I usually park was filled with

work trucks and paving equipment.

Don't know where they are working because I didn't see any

road work being done and when I walked by later they were all gone.

Had my usual walk around town, the cemeteries, and the ball park.

John was out for his morning walk as well as Joy.

Didn't take any walking pictures.

👟 Walked 5.8 miles 👟

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Stairs 15

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Food shopping day at the Shop and Save and we got that over

with right after breakfast.

Just couldn't get up any motivation to do any house work

on such a pretty fall day so I spent most of my day outside.

Though I did get the sheets washed and hung out to dry.

Walked around Happy Trails while Ken continues making his roads.

This coke sign we picked up at an auction years ago.

It hangs on one of our outbuildings.

That's all I have for today.

Thanks for stopping by.

A happy Tuesday to you. 🙂

👩🏻‍🦳 happyone ❤️

But in October what a feast to the eye our woods and groves present! 

The whole body of the air seems enriched by their calm, slow radiance. 

They are giving back the light they have been absorbing from the sun all summer.  

- John Burroughs -

20 Dollar Bills

55 degrees and cloudy when I started walking

and of course dark.

On the way to town saw a couple of deer running along

the side of the road.

Then just getting to town saw another one but sadly it had gotten hit by a car.

Walked all around town, the ball park and both cemeteries.

Saw Lena again and we walked around the cemetery a

couple of times together.

Went down to see the bulls.  

They seem to be settled in now and were quiet.

Walked 6 miles

   💰 Found LOTS of money!! 💰

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Walking down the road just getting to the end of town

I saw what I thought was a dollar bill folded in half.

But in fact it was a 20 dollar bill.

Then I saw another, another, and another till I had

8 of them in my hand.

Felt great having found $160 but then felt bad that someone

else had lost it.

It was still dark but I looked around some more and started

finding the contents of a wallet scattered all over.

A debit card, a credit card, drivers license, and some other stuff.

When I got back home Ken found his phone number on line

and he called the man to tell him what I found.

We met Carlos at the Dollar General in Mc Henry 

and gave one happy man back his stuff.

He passed through town last evening and stopped to get gas

and forgot he left his wallet on the hood of his car.

There was a few things still missing including the wallet itself 

so on the way back we stopped to look around some more.

Ken found another 3 20 dollar bills and I found the wallet

with a few other things in it.

Carlos got there to look around too when we were there

and we gave him the wallet and other money.

He was so thankful and asked what he could do for us.

Of course we said nothing, it was just so nice to be able to give him

back what he lost.

It amazes all of us how all those things just stayed there

scattered around all night long!!  

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Stairs number 14

These are at the cemetery

Must have been an entrance there at one time.

The cemetery was established in 1869

Yesterday afternoon Ken and I went for a hike around Happy Trails

and left our property and went on to the state land.

This is the view at the end of one of the trails.

Well worth the hike.

Spent more time outside this afternoon.

Ken's road making through the woods is coming along nicely.

As you can see he just keeps moving along in the woods.

He made it to the edge of this dip which at times becomes a stream.  

Just a trickle of water is there now.

This is the site of the next bridge he will make.

It will be a different kind of bridge than he's made before.

I cut some branches down that hung over the road and walked

around picking up more dead fall and putting it on the fences that I make.

Fall is our favorite season to be out in the woods.

Summer is our least favorite time - over grown and too many bugs.

That's it for today.

Thanks for stopping by.

A happy day to you. 🙂

👩🏻‍🦳 happyone ❤️

Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own.

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