Fall Leaves at Yates Mill

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The boys got out of school early today, and we headed over to Yates Mill to take in some fall color on a pretty autumn afternoon.  Donnie and I walked the Mill Pond Loop trail and enjoyed the sunshine and color.

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Last of the Roses

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Someone gave me this rose years ago as a gift.  I moved it from my yard to Donnie's yard over the summer.  It really seems to like the new spot!  Just a few more days of blooms left this growing season.  We've had one cold night so far and more on the way.

P is for Pink Pattern and Breast Cancer Awareness

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An old but appropriately pink shot.  This shot was made using colored sugar shot through patterned clear glass.

I had  pretty cool P is for Pizza shot from the fair, but it wasn't quite pink enough.

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I go for my next breast cancer check-up on 11/7 which is nearly two years since my first surgery.  I am doing well most days.  My only major complaint would be the sometimes debilitating hot flashes caused y the medicine they have me taking as  precaution from any new tumors starting to grow.   Sometimes I get them multiple times per hour.  They wear me down but I refuse to let them slow me down too much.

Marbles Kooky Spooky Halloween (P is for Party)

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Joey, Johnny, Madi, and I attended the Kooky Spooky Halloween Party at Marbles Kids Museum tonight. We went last year, and the parties at Marbles are always a good time. Joey wore his Minecraft Creeper head costume. Madi was a Bumblebee. Johnny wore a C3PO costume instead of his robot costume so that he would be able to move around and play freely. He'll wear the robot on Thursday. I wore my Cat in the Hat costume. Been YEARS since I had it on. I figure the little kids at Marbles would enjoy it.  This is a shot of me d Joey from 2003 when he was 1.

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Mystery Through the Window

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Believe it or not, this is also a picture I took at the fair.  A few of the buildings at the fairgrounds are older, and this particular one has higher frosty windows.  The lamppost just outside caught my attention!

Two Wheels

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I was excited to see that I could line up two of the ferris wheels at the NC State Fair this past Friday night.  Unfortunately, I could not line them up AND keep the tent roof out of the shot.  Still, I loved the colors and pattern.  I have cropped carefully and gotten rid of a few shadowy objects from the sides.  I  keep thinking I've posted my last wheel shot and then I find I have one more I want to post:-)  Thank you for indulging me in this series.

Wheel and Fireworks

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Another ferris wheel shot taken at the NC State Fair.  This is  yet another wheel.  Around 10PM, each night during the fair, they shoot off fireworks from Carter Finley Stadium, and you can see them high over the fair.  I took quite a few shots from 3 locations.  You should have seen me scrambling trying to get THE shot before the fireworks show was done.

Here is another fireworks shot from a different location.

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