Fall! Finally!

Even without extremely hot summers, I've always loved fall.  A little coolness in the air, leaves starting to turn, sweaters coming out--it's all marvelous, especially with the new house.  How could you not love this view?

Unless you were the one doing the mowing or raking, I suppose...........

Getting There.....

My hip/back issues aren't fully healed, but I've been back to work in outside sales for almost a year now--which is something we didn't think would be possible several years ago.  I get tired easily and I've had to work from home a few times because of the pain, but considering how bad it was, it's okay.  I can even garden,

and am a little obsessed with lilies right now.  Last weekend we found an itty-bitty snake in the yard,

 which I think is a garter snake.  Snakes eat voles, so I would have loved to have had one at the old house.  The new house is too close to the water table for voles (YAY!), but I'm pretty sure that I don't want whatever this guy eats, either.  And I can be totally cool with snakes when they 1) aren't in my house, 2) don't move too quickly, 3) don't rattle, and 4) aren't really anywhere near me.  I know--he's completely harmless, but he can move without feet.  I think it's okay to be freaked out by that just a bit........