It's a Truck!

Finally Munchie got tired of trudging up and down the driveway while he waited for Mumma and Daddad.  He spied Poppa's truck and like all little boys (and a lot of big ones too - Hee!) everywhere, he wanted to check it out up closer.  He peeked into the back and thought it looked terribly exciting.

He climbed inside and looked back at Poppa to tell him how much fun that was.  It's a good job he's thirty inches tall now, or he wouldn't be able to see out of there.  He enjoyed the excursion immensely and chortled happily while he explored to see if there was anything exciting in there, and seemed to enjoy being taller than usual.

Then he discovered that if he went to the other side, he felt even taller since the driveway drops down to Poppa's Park on that side.  You can see how much he was enjoying his new perspective.  I think this big happy smile came when he saw Daddad's car coming up the road!

Meanwhile - back to the present - Poppa has seriously pulled some muscles in his upper torso, while gathering the endless leaves at Grandma Grace's house.  Apparently he squished too many heavy, wet leaves into each bag and they were far too heavy.  So currently, he is somewhat laid up and on medications to alleviate the discomfort somewhat until he has time to heal.

And fall has arrived.  Uncle Shaun got an unusual and imaginative shot down near the marina which epitomizes the looming cold weather (although we had a wonderful weekend - weather-wise).  Here is a close-up and personal view of a late fall milkweed with the fall-quiet marina in the background.  I wonder how he got this shot?  Was he laying prone on the ground to get that angle of a milkweed?  What a great picture!  Oh, and did I mention how much I love milkweeds?  The milkweed fluff made the most wonderful mud pie filling.