power returns

continuing from the last post, and three weekends ago, the natural bridge lending its name to the natural bridge state park...

the largest in the state. alas, not so tall when you compare it to natural bridges even one lake michigan away, but impressive nonetheless.

the shelter beneath it. thought to potentially have been at least a temporary stopping point for people as long as 12,000 years ago. when woolly mammoths were pets.

more fall colors and blue skies...

fall sweater.

spotting cows...

that same weekend, the next day, was the first annual halloween celebration for the neighborhood...

carving pumpkins...

a close-up of the puppy in the last picture...

a second puppy...

greg, dressed up as an engineer...

the next weekend... two weekends ago... we were back up in the same area of wisconsin for an 18k trail run. greg's first official trail run.

while greg ran, i hung out with oliver who, it turns out, is a masterful cricket hunter...

although that weekend's pictures end there, greg placed third in his age group, and even won a chocolate bar in the raffle. woot!

finally, i think this picture was taken about 2 weeks ago now, so needless to say it's a bit out-of-date, however, you get the idea that i am, in fact, beginning to show.