Postcards From the Lake -- Sigh

October has arrived in all her glory! It may not be peak yet but it's still lovely!

 

After we dropped Rick's mom off at the airport, we continued to the lake for what will be my last visit of the season. (Rick will return for a final close in another week or so.) It was a terrific ride up, though for the most part the skies were more gray than blue. 

 

Color wasn't at full peak, but you can get a bit of an idea here.

 

When you've been away for a week or two, you always hope that when you return, all will be well. It was nice to see our little house, standing and cozy!

 

It has been brisk in the north, that's for sure. We woke one day and it was 29 degrees and the whole area was shrouded in fog! 

 

But, of course, it lifted and we've had a good deal of sunny days and cool nights. It was mystical and very magical. You could almost imagine sprites and pixies coming out from their mushroom houses on a day like this!

 

As we were driving up, we took old roads for part of the way, going through some small towns. This derelict old hotel caught my eye. I suspect in its day it may have been rather nice. 

 

I got my MRI results -- posterial tibial tendonitis and along with a healthy list of things that include arthritis, degenerative joint disease and inflammation. The foot is healing and I'm walking a bit but was on orders to take care and not push. On these days when I've wanted a longer walk, that's been frustrating! On our way to happy hour at one of my favorite restaurants here, Rick kindly stopped and let me snap a photo of my favorite road, the one I would take walking to my cousin's. It's still not peak either, but on its way.

 

I can only imagine this in a week or two.

 

I love the Happy Hour at this spot (and truth be told, it's the only time we can afford it!). We enjoyed a glass of wine and large dish of mussels. 

 

Then, after a photo with the lobby bear, headed home for "real" dinner! 

 

My walking has kept me very close to home (as in down the driveway to the mailbox, over to the neighbor's and back), but the backyard delivered a fascinating sight -- this enormous fungi. The top one is the size of a dinner plate with the others beneath. It intrigued me.

 

I've painted some, too. On my limited walk I picked up a few leaves and did the annual leaf painting. 

 

I was rather pleased with this one, especially the spotted leaf!  

 

I'm sure the state of our new refrigerator hasn't been on your minds, but it was on ours. So far, after several days of use, we haven't noticed any leaking, so hopefully that was just a start-up fluke and all is well. 

We wake and see this -- a lovely lake, sometimes dead calm, sometimes ripples of waves, but beginning to share its bright fall colors as we greet the morning.

 

I'll have another postcard or two before we close for the season.  Meanwhile...

 

Keep looking up!