Hallo October!

Goodbye September!

With thoughts of cooler weather...

Carousel Horses

Today is Root*Center*Son's 32nd Birthday!

Tortoise

Today PhD*Son and Me*DIL celebrate their 9th wedding anniversary. 
As soon as we were past the wedding, we joined the Dean campaign. Wow.  Nine years...really?

A little bit Keystone...

Today my baby turns 30!  All my children are now 30-something.

Inside the Circus Train Building

The train is approximately 17" high and 545 ft long!

Note the large lion...once part of a large carousel.

Chivalry

To give you an idea of the care and detail that went in to the making of this Circus Train, 

note the poster above and Circus Train piece below.

CIRCUS!

I have a whole series of photos of the Circus Train and more, from the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne Vermont.  The train is so long they had to build a special U-shaped building fot it!  

= Prepare to be dazzled! =

Welcome Autumn!

Autumn begins today at 10:49am EDT, 9:49am CDT, 7:49am PDT.

Farewell Summer!

Got Mums?

Yarrr! It be Talk Like a Pirate Day!

♥ Happy Birthday, puddle!!! ♥

BUG!!

Two Cute!!

Wooden Animals

Turtle (made of buttons!)

Egyptian Ship Ride

Garden

Remember and Reflect

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Time for Tea and Birthday Cake!

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RIP Stevie Seagal Cat, the elder

FERRIS WHEEL!

FAIR

Carousel

Bee's Eye View of a Pink Zinnia

Purple Zinnia

It's Spay Day :-(

Mizzen & Spinnaker go to the vet this morning to be spayed.  I feel immense "mother guilt" about it, even though I know it's best for them in the long run.  But they don't understand that.  I did make arrangements to leave work early to pick them up, so they won't have to stay at the vet's overnight.  By the way, the bear's name is Spencer.  He's the bear Mah*Sweetiie brought me when I had surgery.

LABOR DAY

What Labor Day means...

http://erstarnews.com/2011/08/29/what-does-labor-day-mean-to-us/

Two Butterflies

 One year ago today we said good-bye to Emma Beautiful Cat.  Still miss her.

Hallo September!

VT*Grand turns 5 years old today! Wow!

Good-bye August!

Vermont's Green Mountains seem rather Feminine

Vermont on the day after...

Primary Day in Vermont!

Still can't fully believe I'm on the ballot! Wish me luck! :-)

Heartbreaking Irene Devastation

IRENE, one year beyond...

 Same waterfall on August 28th last year during Irene:

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/154031-UPDATED-Vermonts-Weston-Playhouse-Flooded-By-Hurricane-World-Premiere-of-Saint-Ex-Will-Resume-Sept-2-