Around town...

Not many trees have leaves remaining...but we marvel at this Chestnut tree every time we are at the Church. You can see shades of green, yellow, orange and even burnt umber..all mixed together. The chestnuts look like "porcupine eggs" with stiff, sharp, spines. It's awesome!

A local artists does historical scluptures on brick walls. This one, "Souls of Freedom" is outside the Richland's police station. We have found others at the community college, that I hope to photograph next time we are in that area.

Autumn decorations are everywhere...this one is on the portch of the Richlands Library. Our daughters will be proud of us...we find the library a great resource for locating area maps and sending faxes. The young Elders go here to use the computers and email their families on "P-Day." So far it is our best resource for a copy machine. Upstairs is a wonderful children's reading room...and although I haven't found Bill Peet books yet, this title caught my eye: "Big Brothers Don't Take Naps!" Of couse, I thought of Jonah.