Walking Through October

Photos to enjoy

Tuesday my doctor gave me a checkup. She said, “You have to exercise more. Do yoga, lift weights. Walk!” I could relate to her third option but my reply was unintelligible, something about “it’s uphill”.

Maybe I should not have checked the YES box next to “Can you walk two miles?” I meant, I could probably do that on flat ground.

Here’s the other thing. When you walk in early October it’s going to be slow. There’s too much to enjoy!

Good morning!

Breakfast is over. Let’s go out.

Open the Rabbit Gate

Allium seed pod

This Monarch shows defensive surprise when a fritllary butterfly lands on the same sunflower behind her!

Down by Lake Inferior

Nodding Ladies’ Tresses

The lush beauty berry

Lovely Cosmos! Sam gave me the wonderful Cloud Collector’s Handbook, and I’m going to say these are Cumulus or perhaps Cirrus.

Hyacinth beans

Western sun, late afternoon

Bright fall color begins in the warm light of a mid-October evening

Photos by Deda Edney

The Cloud Collector’s Handbook by Gavin Pretor-Pinney, an official publication of The Cloud Appreciation Society, 2011