Looking back at an early November, many years ago-little Laura and little Suse walk hand and hand over a carpet of leaves on Pepperidge Road.

The wintering ducks have started to return to Griffiths Pond.  Some  Bufflehead and  Ring-Necked ducks arrived on Friday.  Maybe another day will get closer for a photo though these are wild, wary ducks and that will take some luck.

Suse  took care of two nice dogs this weekend.  After an energetic session of retrieving  tennis balls, Gracie (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever/Lab mix) and Katie (Chesapeake Bay Retriever) here pause a moment with Suse.

Many leaves have fallen but there is still a lot of color in the late turning trees and throughout the woods.  During a walk in the Tourne today, the raspberry colors of the Maple-Leaved Viburnum really caught my eye.