Monday, October 31, 2022

“In the entire circle of the year there are no days so delightful as those of a fine October.” ~Alexander Smith

October 1
Nothing like a deep blue sky in October
October 6

October 8
Heavenly sunlight and an eye in the sky
October 9
Backyard campfire weenie and marshmallow roast
October 12
Knox and Ella and parents enjoyed a Fall Break day at Dollywood
October 14
Ella loved swim lessons. No tears this year.
October 15
We enjoyed the Upper Cumberland Air Show
even though we got rained on
Kelly and kiddos 
Motorized hang gliders were fun to watch
Zoom!
October 15
Snapped this screenshot on my TV
Needs no explanation
Go Big Orange!
October 20
Ella’s last day of swim class
Her instructor snapped this pic
October 21
Giant skeletons with glowing red eyes will greet trick or treaters 
in a nearby neighborhood on All Hallows’ Eve
Boo, y’all!
October 22
Elijah and girlfriend Kiara after a yummy brunch
with family at Grandma’s Pancake House
Holly with an Autumn leaf bouquet
Holly, Kelly, Ella, Knox, Neil, and moi headed to
Cummins Falls State Park for a trek in the woods
Holly and Ella selfie
Into the woods

Never ignore anything in the shape of a heart
Trekkers
Cummins Falls
Daughter Kelly was a baby last time Neil and I came here
along with my brother and sisters way back in 1977
Nowadays you have to make a reservation with park rangers 
to hike down into the gorge
Kelly, Ella, and the Headless Hiker


This deck stretched out over a drop-off
where we stopped to admire the colorful scenery
Running into this was unexpected
so we had to explore
Someone lived here a long long time ago
Unlike the rest of the gang, I opted to view the inside from the outside
Ella wanted to pet the park ranger’s beautiful Tennessee Walking Horse
On our way out, we noted license plates on cars from states all over the country
I think Oregon was the farthest from home
October 23
Enjoyed some back porch/deck time on this awesome Sunday afternoon
October 24
Autumn color in the woods in back of our house
I ditched my cell phone camera for my old school ancient Kodak EasyShare camera
and took a few shots around the house


Can’t get enough of the colors of Fall
Not looking forward to bare trees all too soon
Kelly shared this sneak peak of Ella in her Halloween costume
She loves Owlette from the PJ Masks cartoon
October 26
Ella spent the day with us. She took a lunch break from coloring.
Her new fave stuffed animal is the Tennessee black bear she
bought at the Cummins Falls State Park gift shop after our trek in the woods.
Guess what his name is …
Beary
Granny - by Ella
Looks just like me
October 27
Enjoying this beautiful Autumn day during lunch on the deck,
Neil was surprised to find a red Maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole
Not my first time seeing such a thing, 
but I did take its picture and pressed it in a book
Gummies!
Ella’s class at school enjoyed a Halloween party today
She was thrilled with all the candy she found in her trick or treat bag
Our grandson Elijah is working at a local McDonald’s
He took our order this afternoon 
He doesn’t know I took his picture
Don’t tell him

October 28
That gleeful face you make when your favorite Thai food restaurant
reopens after being closed the past seven months
Shelby was home from school for the weekend
So glad she got to enjoy some rice and spicy chicken
October 29
Enjoyed a yummy pizza lunch with family at Mamma Rosa's


Trunk or Treat with
Holly The Big Bad Wolf, Jane the Candy Giver, Neil the Scary Clown,
and Knox the demon slayer Tanjiro Kamado
So scary that some of the kids by-passed the lure of Halloween candy
Kelly was Anna from Frozen, Ella was Owlette,
and Knox the demon slayer
October 30
My sister Jane celebrated her 61st birthday
Happy Birthday, little sis!
She never ages. True story.
October 31
The Kenobis—Jane and Obi-Wan
Jedi Master is here for the chili
Some of the Halloween people
from left: Julia, Jane, Don, Knox, and Ella
Photo by Kelly
One of those pics where nobody knew I was taking their pic (accept Knox)
Julia dressed as Georgie, victim of the evil clown in the novel It
Owlette Ella
Ready for trick or treating
Julia, Sarah, Jane, and Kelly
Terrorizing the neighborhood
Crazy clown Neil, Jane, Julia, Sarah, and Holly
Photo by Kelly
Owlette and demon slayer Tanjiro Kamado
Photo by Kelly

Poor Georgie
Never listen to a clown
Photo by Kelly
Holly, Ella, Kelly, Knox, Julia, Sarah, and Kerry
Photo by Holly
Hanging out in the graveyard
Photo by Kelly
Spooky!
Photo by Kelly
Treats
Photo by Kelly
Julia’s Cookies
Photo by Kelly
Another fun Halloween in the books
Hard to believe it’s the end of October already
It’s been one of the most beautiful Autumns I can remember in a long time
Hate to see it go