Trick or Treat!!

Happy Halloween! This weekend Joe continued to get ready for deer season... now 2 weeks out. The corn he puts out has been mostly feeding a couple of young bucks with skinny points, a few does, and raccoons so far. Hopefully a bigger buck will show up soon.

Sunday was very gusty, so we went to check out the lakeshore for big waves. 

Too windy to skip rocks... but October-November gales bring out a bunch of surfers. The temperature was still around 45 degrees. There must have been 15 people in wet suits today!

We had a pleasant walk through the woods away from the off-shore wind before treating ourselves with a pint of beer. We came home in time to hand out candies to the neighborhood trick-or-treaters. They were happy that it didn't snow! All in all, this October turned to be milder than usual for us.

Kayo's Birthday Weekend

Sadly my birthday weekend is coming to an end,  but I got to enjoy many things we love around town. Even better we got to share with a few friends. And for mid October the weather was mild, which means no snow and we could still sit outdoors to have beer. We squeezed in a little exploration along the lake shore as well. It still amazes us to find new spots that we had never been to not far from our usual spots.

There was also an off road rally event this weekend. We didn't put as much effort in taking part as spectators, but it was still fun to see and hear all these cars drive away.

Pretty sure Joe and his brother Mark had more fun than me though. I better be careful not to speed driving my Subaru to work tomorrow! 

 

Fall Colors and Grape Jelly

Our October has been warmer but wet. The fall colors are disappearing fast now. Also switching our gear from fishing to hunting... although the warm weather can keep the bears out and around.

We certainly got enough grapes this year. We canned twice as much jelly as shown here, plus extra juice... in case we run out of our jelly... or more like just because I was done jelly making for now.