Enjoying Autumn

 Tom had nothing planned for his birthday pageant weekend today. His birthday is actually Monday. We will be celebrating with his twin sister Jan and our family on Sunday morning, with brunch at a famous Seattle waterfront restaurant. In the evening we will be going to a Sounders match at the stadium.

I had a zoom meeting Saturday morning, meeting up with some high school classmates to help beginning the planning for our 60th reunion for next summer. These are people I hadn't seen for ten years, since our last reunion. It was fun to be a part of the early planning. 

Then of course I had my long session of physical therapy exercises. 

Tom didn't have any plans for the day and was feeling tired and achy. I decided we needed a gentle bit of fun away from the house and any work that might be staring us in the face.

I chose to have us go to Carpinito's produce market down in the Kent valley.  We could shop for fun produce and I knew there would be good photo ops. 

We bought some colorful gourds. 

We bought a stalk of brussels sprouts. When I cut them off the huge stalk it made quite a bag full. I guess we'll be eating brussels sprouts every other day for a while. :-)

So much pretty produce. 

Beets and beet greens are a favorite. A big bunch came home with us. 

We bought a Delicata squash and three Danish squash. 

We also bought three nice chrysanthemum plants, 3 for $15, to go on the front porch.

After we had looked at everything and then checked out, we loaded up our purchases and drove over to The Old Fishing Hole by the River Bend Golf Course for a pleasant stroll around the pond and along the river. 

As you can see, it was a beautiful day, and the recent rains have made the grass green again, while the trees are beginning to go golden. 

The totem pole is new since were were here last. It's very impressive but the light wasn't right for a good photo.

The bottom figure is of a human, representing the carver with his tools. 

The Green River was calm and a pretty blue.

Calm and easy can describe our little outing. It was just right, and when we got home we settled into some quiet time. It was all lovely.