Another happy visit with Mark, Ryan, and Myla while Glori stayed in Chico to take her Yoga Instructor classes.  Mark and I enjoy cooking together making  pecan and banana cream pies.  Mark bbq'd chicken and salmon;  all very tasty.  We went up on the hill to help with getting firewood with Don, Mark, and Ryan doing the heavy work with Myla and I helping out. We made pumpkin and apple crumb pies on last month's visit.

Happy Birthday, Glori!

Beautiful fall, but waiting for the rains to begin.

I realize that Charlotte is not as engaging of a pet as a cute little dog, but this is a closeup of her and you can see the golden filaments. Like Wilbur I was amazed watching her consume a bug almost as large as she is. Don likes the fact that she doesn't cost anything.  Can you see her legs?

Meet Charlotte II, my latest pet. I ran into her web since she lives on the maple tree on our deck behind our bedroom slider.  One of the pieces of her web runs from the edge of the roof to the tree which is a distance of about 6 feet.  How did she do that??  I was so fascinated watching her repair her web that I took a pic of her. Now I check with her regularly to see if I can get a better photo without the PG&E guide wire in the pic. But I haven't caught her out of her resting spot since then.  I showed her to Don this morning and he's a bit concerned that I'm so excited about Charlotte.