Trick or Treat!

Happy Halloween!!

It was a good Halloween. We went trick-or-treating with Adam, 8 years old. He was dressed as the grim reaper, complete with scythe. He looked really good. Aaron went as a bit of a pimp daddy but when Adam asked he said, "I'm dressed in mardi gras colors." Adam took that at face value and headed on to more important things: candy! I was a witch, but that would be impossible to tell from the pictures because I was in a rain coat. That's life in Seattle.

We carved some really cool looking pumpkins. Mine is the mummy and Aaron's is the Arty One, of course.

Back at the ranch, the dahlias keep blooming. We have a white dahlia that just bloomed and is about 10" in diameter. Unbelievable!!

And the wedding tree, in spite of the crow-damage, seems to still be with us and has turned the most brilliant shade of crimson.

Then of all things the Fall Crocuses have started blooming. We weren't really expecting them to bloom just a few weeks after we planted them, but there they are!! They look a little weak but I bet next year they'll be really cool. They were certainly a happy surprise.

Finally, in some really exciting news, our friend Louie is heading off to save the world. He started small, when him and his wife Hannah saved our wedding by taking over a million of the last minute details and playing guitar music for us. Now he's reaching out to earthquake victims. He's keeping a blog. We can't wait to hear about is experience and wish him the very best.

Thanks for Louie! Here's Louie's blog: http://hodrpsg.blogspot.com/

Hope your November is starting off spectacularly! Ours sure is. Life is good. :)