Tom and his 96 yo grandfather left the other day to go hunting in VT. Deer season opened yesterday and when I spoke to Tom he said that he had seen a really nice buck but it wasn’t in a place where he could take a safe shot.
I was looking out my window and saw a few does and yearlings playing, then looking over the stone wall I saw a larger movement, can you see it just behind the feeder? He’s a little hard to see (don’t forget you can click for a larger image), I took another photo after he jumped over the wall, this one is easier to see.
Anyway, don’t mention him to Tom. Shhhhhh…
Susan and I took a drive to Sleepy Hollow – we were hoping to get some nice photos of the Autumn colors, but the rain had caused most of the red leaves to fall, we did see some red but mostly yellow and brown. We decided to stop at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, the weather was iffy but that seemed to keep the crowds away in the morning.
The first entrance to the cemetery seemed like the main entrance and there was a line to get in, so we drove down just a little and the 2nd entrance was empty. We did not have a map and next time we will definitely bring one. Susan used her phone to pull up some info on the graves. The first one which caught our interest was Spencer Blaine, the carving was very unusual.
The carved woman on the Edwin Lister grave was really interesting, I wondered what was in her hand – there is very little information about Edwin Lister.
The day really was nice – the place was crowded but we were seldom in an area with more than 1 or 2 other people. We really had a hard time finding anyone FAMOUS, but finally we came upon the scariest mausoleum, the name was not visible from the path, and if you followed the road to the front of the building you couldn’t see anything. Walking up the hill we could see the stained glass window of the NY Skyline on the side of the building, the path continued to the right with breathtaking views, and when you were directly in front of the door you could see the name which brought fear to so many. HEMSLEY – if you peek in the front door you can see the stained glass featuring the Empire State Building . By the time we left many more people had come, there were lines waiting to come in at all the gates.
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Hope you all had a safe Happy Halloween & Samhain
Brightest Blessings,
eirdre
Here is a photo of me trying to get Gunner into his costume, I figure it will take a while for him to get used to it.
The funny thing is he really wants it – although I think he would use it as a chew toy. Here is a short video.
I wonder what Hunter should wear.
Traveler’s H’art has had a challenge to make a 4″ x 4″ piece of art featuring a work of Edgar Allan Poe. I picked the short story of Psyche Zenobia’s The Scythe of Time . (This story was known as The Predicament)
Here is the front and back of my work.
I’m having a great day today – even got a GREAT haircut! Whoo Hoo. A friend shared this video and I want to share it with you, only wish the Piano Staircase was a little closer.
Morgan and I went to see Blaze an event at the Van Cortlandt estate in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. I was using a different camera so my shots aren’t the best – but we had fun.
One of the first pumpkins we saw was this one!
Here are a few of my favorites – there were between 4000 and 5000 carved pumpkins, approximately 1000 were fresh carved. The photos when I tried using the flash really took the magic away. Next year I’m bringing a monopod.
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