… when colorful leaves are still around!
Over the weekend I hustled down to my favorite nature nook to get photos of what I figured would be the last of the colorful leaves. We have had September-like weather and those still-beautiful leaves added some welcome pops of color in the Park.
It was hard to believe that only a week ago, give or take a few days, the leaves were gently fluttering down, but suddenly they began to drop in earnest, as if Mother Nature had wagged a finger at the trees and set a deadline for them to get bare. Now the squirrel and bird nests were visible, much to their owners’ chagrin I’m sure. If I put down peanuts now, unless my furry friends are paying attention, they’ll likely get lost in the leaves.
I noticed leaves had swirled about and collected near some of the park benches …
… making it look a little desolate to me, especially as I saw no squirrels or birds. Where was everyone? I usually don’t need to announce my presence. Hmm. No one showed up until the second time around – they must’ve slept in.
It was a delightful six-mile stroll and the sun finally peeked through the clouds just prior to leaving the Park, which prompted me to make a detour, as I decided the pileup of chores that awaited me at home could wait because I was making one more stop, which you’ll read about in my next post.
Linda Schaub
WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY 
Gorgeous colors and photos!
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I could not believe how colorful it was last weekend and also both days this weekend … coupled with the very warm temps, it was hard to believe it is November. Remember my roses I told you about in May? I did not give them much hope in the Spring, but piled all the fertilizer on them I could … rose fertilizer spikes, rose dry fertilizer and Miracle-Gro liquid fertilizer. I have not paid a lot of attention to them this Summer and they were blooming like crazy, huge rose hips – it was a shame to cut them down … I will cut them to one-foot high come Spring. There is lots of dead wood to still get out, but we’ll see how they fare this Winter. They say this La Nina Winter will bring more precip (of all varieties as opposed to Polar Vortex brutal temps) but they were off last year by a mile with the snow predictions. I think this is the last set of pics for Council Point Park – I have one more park with colorful leaves shots left.
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We saw a few pretty trees yesterday. Autumn is almost gone.
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Yes, Autumn is such a fleeting season … this nice warm weather and the remaining colors has made up for those two cold spurts in September and October, then we had a week of rain every day – luckily in the afternoon or overnight. People were outside in shorts and t-shirts yesterday.
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I love the contrast between the yellow and scarlet leaves! The close-ups and the landscapes. Beautiful! I suspect the squirrels are experts at finding treats under the leaves. 😉 Sometimes colors seem all the brighter on cloudy days. What a beautiful park and what a wonderful walk, Linda, and I’m looking forward to seeing where the detour led you.
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Glad you liked these leaf colors Barbara. I took these pictures last week and was there Saturday and yesterday – still lots of colorful leaves on the trees. We had such beautiful weather over the weekend and it will be warm today – 75 tomorrow. Just glorious. It is a gorgeous park, especially in Fall. Saturday I went to another park in the City – all yellow leaves … just beautiful and will spotlight them on Wednesday. I had not seen a lot of orange leaves, but went to Elizabeth Park last weekend and saw orange leaves and some Canada Geese near those orange leaves. I have not sorted through all those pictures yet. I spent most of the daylight hours yesterday walking and working in the yard. I bagged 10 yard waste bags of leaves – not a single leaf was mine – grrr.
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There is just something about the red and orange leaves, those colors are always so vibrant. I love the photos with the park benches, makes me want to just sit down and watch the color swirl around me. We had a bit of a wind yesterday, so that enabled the majority of the leaves to land on the ground.
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Those maples are so vibrant but the pear trees are also very pretty. There are a lot of them around the fringe of this Park. They keep their leaves a long time too. I liked the look of those benches too. They did invite you to sit a while and just bask in the beauty and solitude. My neighbor’s tree was about half full on Friday and the leaves all came down on Saturday. It’ll be windy tomorrow before our cold front arrives with rain and a big temperature drop.
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Yes, same weather here. It was a great weekend though. 🙂
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Yes, this past weekend was just awesome … I sure got my dose of Vitamin D on Sunday. It was lots of leaves but the weather was perfect and not windy (I hate trying to rake leaves in the wind).
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The colors are beautiful. We set high temperature records here this weekend. Crazy! It will be a jolt to go to more seasonal temps later this week but I’m enjoying it as long as it’s here.
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Yes, the leaves are amazingly still so vibrant. We got to 75 today and higher tomorrow – then rain, a storm and a cold front will drop us 25 degrees tomorrow night. What a shame. People yesterday were in tee-shirts and shorts. A walker at the Park this morning had a tank top on and shorts on!
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We’ve had some of this warm crazy weather too. Hard to know how to dress! (but I’m not complaining.)
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I’m not complaining either – it’s been glorious weather and we are smashing records left and right – had 77 today. I left on my walk and it was 61 already. I was overdressed for sure – people once again in short-sleeved tops, shorts … clearly crazy weather. Sadly, after the storm tonight, we’ll lose 25 degrees.
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Your colors are amazing. I love those shades of red and gold. It’s warm and brownish here. Nice temps but blah leaves.
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I was surprised they were still so vibrant this late in the year – the maples are my favorite as they are beautiful in gold and red. There are plenty of leaves on the ground though, all crumpled and dry. Our temps have been amazing – close to 80 they say for tomorrow, then reality returns Wednesday.
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Your top photo is a stunner; so vivid it doesn’t look real. Also, “delightful six-mile stroll”? Oh my. I’m guessing you get your 10,000 steps more often than not.
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Thanks Dave – when I took the picture I thought “wow – that beautiful red leaf with the yellow leaves” and when I saw it on the screen I thought – did you have to pick a leaf that had spots on it?” I laughed that you liked my comment about the “delightful six-mile stroll” … every year I set a goal to walk X miles and this year’s goal is 1,255 miles. That odd number is because a fellow blogger, who is Canadian and uses the metric system, said “why not walk 2,020 kilometers to signify the new year and decade?” At the time it sounded like a fun idea even though I usually only add one more mile than the year before and this was a lot more miles. Who knew that 2020 would be such a horrible year? As of October 31st I have walked 1,102 miles … we’ve had great weather here since then. I usually try to walk six miles on the weekend, weather permitting. I do get my 10,000 steps in daily once it is light enough in the morning. I was happy for the time change last week as I was just getting three miles in if it was a gray and gloomy day. I have worked from home since 2011, but do have to be back for work at 11:00 a.m. I have to get the steps in now before the snow flies and there is ice. I’m fine with walking in snow, but not ice.
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Miss Linda…………………………………..Council Point Park is stunning in its autumn colors………………………thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures………………THE best photographer that you are…………………….
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Thank you Ann Marie – I am glad you enjoyed them. The Council Point Park you know and loved.
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We went to London today for an eye appointment but most of the leaves are down already, so it wasn’t a very scenic drive, although a beautiful day again. We are getting spoiled. The Canadian prairies had a blizzard with 50 cm of snow on the weekend.
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This is the appointment that your mom finally got done that was scheduled earlier this year? Hope it went well. We are getting rain and a storm with high winds tonight, so likely all the leaves at the Park and in the neighborhood may be coming down. Today sure was gorgeous … we are supposed to be 25 degrees colder in the morning. I didn’t realize they had so much snow already in the Canadian prairies. I know Colorado had a lot of snow a few weeks ago, but that was before the election – the election and aftermath have monopolized the news for the past week (and continue to do so – sigh).
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Yes, her appointment was fine, but we have to go back in May – 6 months which is normal. The hospital seemed to be back up to normal operations, but Dr. said they were still 700 appointments behind from the spring lockdown. COVID cases have really jumped in most of the provinces now, but thankfully not here, just in the big cities. Things do not look good, which seems bizarre considering what nice weather we have been having. The winds are howling out there tonight – so loud I probably won’t sleep. Will the election ever be over, or will they have to drag him kicking and screaming out on Jan 20?
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That’s incredible – 700 appointments behind. Well those Humphrey Fields tests used to take almost an hour – I think my mom’s were 20 minutes for each eye and a 10 minute break in between eyes. When our eye doctor retired suddenly due to nervous system problems, he refused to let the Eye Clinic practice go on without him not there (he owned the building and everything in the office), so he shuttered the office and no one bought the practice for about 5 years. We could not find another opthalmologist who did Humphrey Field’s tests unfortunately. We went to an eye doctor only, but he specialized in geriatric eyes.
Things do not look good here either Joni – at least your stats are not bad around you. We have deaths and cases that are higher than at the beginning of the pandemic when they were not prepared nor knew a lot of the info/facts that they know now. Today, one of our large universities (Oakland University) went to virtual learning which they planned to do after Thanksgiving until mid-January (for now) based on numerous students with COVID. I don’t think any of the schools (from elementary to higher learning) should have gone back in the Fall – just my thoughts as they knew it would be problematic with close seating etc. I still wear my mask to the Park every day though it is not mandatory – however, they are thinking of making it mandatory, but not by the Governor as she got so much pushback (including the kidnapping by the disgruntled group) that she will have the Health Department make that determination.
I will continue at the Park for now as it is not crowded (though it was in the really was in the recent warm spell) but I had a mask on and didn’t get close to anyone. I’m going to assume it is safe as that’s what they said way back in March. I don’t know – maybe I should just just stick close to home, Council Point Park only. I will have to dwell on it a little longer.
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The Humprey Visual Field is a lot quicker now, maybe 15 minutes total. Her eye doctor is a specialist at the Ivey clinic – the cream of the crop and a nice guy too. Her optometrist also does visual fields, most of them here do, and it’s covered under OHIP. Covid stats are even worse tonight….1450 for Ontario. Not sure why – maybe gatherings at Thanksgiving and Halloween? We are lucky here though, but I’m not sure how long that will last. Trying to get stuff done before it gets worse, and get provisions in for the winter.
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I am mixed about needing to get out and about … I think it is safe for parks as I am far from people … I am guessing it is safe to get gasoline. It is a Catch 22 as my car is older and better to run it in good/dry weather. It is 11 years old but just 8,800 miles on it – more trips means more gasoline needed. But I have always used rubber gloves when pumping gas so my hands don’t smell of gas. I am weighing options, and think that will be the only place I go. I will go to the allergist one more time before Thanksgiving, then have told them, I will not be back until after Spring arrives – I have Spring allergies. Get your provisions in too Joni so you have very few forays to crowds. Very scary listening to the news every day.
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We had a great opthalmologist too … I was sorry that he closed the Eye Clinic of Wyandotte down so quickly … he gave employees two weeks’ notice. I had to find a new contact lens doctor as well, but they had no specialized tests for my mom. Amazing it goes so quickly now – my mom had a difficult time sitting for it due to various orthopedic problems and had to sit on two telephone books … not very comfortable but she went twice a year like your mom.
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Hello LInda.
Glowing autumn colors are filling your post. It was a great joy to see all of your photos. Thank you.
Have a good day!
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Glad you enjoyed them Matti – this is why Autumn is my favorite season. I am happy to see you have made a post today – I am about 1 1/2 days behind in Reader and hope to get to it tonight, tomorrow for sure. Hope you are well. Have a good day tomorrow.
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I wonder if the time change has anything to do with the missing critters.
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You know I never thought of that Ruth – you have a good point there. I have read that it alters our pets habits, eating habits especially. They probably were still up in their nests. I thought it had something to do with dogs in the Park, but there were none.
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Gorgeous autumn colors, Linda! Nice that you were able to enjoy a walk while the weather cooperates. Do you think the squirrels are already slowing down for the upcoming winter season?
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Glad you liked these colors Sabine – they have been beautiful this season. As of this morning there were still colorful leaves at this Park but we are having a storm and gusty winds overnight so likely that will be the end of those leaves (on the treees anyway). No, the squirrels are still hiding their peanuts, although they were taking the peanuts to hide right away and now they are eating the peanuts, then taking the remainder to bury. I hope they don’t think it is Spring and no more need to hide nuts for Winter!
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We’ve had beautiful colors too but rain and wind have brought the leaves down. Now it’s time to rake them up. I haven’t seen many squirrels in my garden, but there have been more at the park. Someone must drop off peanuts for them I have noticed. Whoever it is is not as generous as you are! But of course we don’t have your harsh winter weather.
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Originally, maybe back in early September, the meteorologists predicted the colors would not be vibrant as we had a very hot Summer and a 10-day cool spell just before Labor Day. It was in the 50s at night I believe, if not cooler. So they said the leaves would likely drop before they were too colorful – they were all wrong. It has turned cold – normal weather for November, 33 degrees cooler than the last four days – that is just crazy and this morning was not only cold, but blustery. I am glad we had that nice respite. I hope I don’t have another 10-bag cleanup of leaves again as the neighbor across the street’s trees are still full of leaves. I do lavish peanuts on my little pals from September through the Fall and Winter when I can get down there if there is no icy roads or trail at the Park. I still feed them in the Summer, but they forage as well – we have bushes in the Park with berries, also apples and they love soft pine cones.
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I hope that you’ll grow sunflowers next year and report about it. You would probably attract all kinds of birds and squirrels.
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I hope so too Sabine. I wish you could have seen the look on my face when I went into the backyard and saw that huge sunflower crumpled in two and the squirrels feasting (gorging themselves might be a better description). 🙂 I am going to do a post before year end about the Oxalis (shamrocks) I grew this year. I will buy the plants though if I can because I had to use a jar over the shoots to keep the bunnies at bay. 🙂
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Ah, a cliff hanger! Clever. I wonder if this will an odd detour?!?
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Yes, have to keep people engaged! But actually I messed up, as my next post was for Veterans Day and I mean tomorrow’s post, a regular post. I am posting tomorrow since it is the one-year anniversary of a huge snowstorm we had on Veterans Day. It was odd because we had enjoyed great weather (not as great as we just had with the Summer-like temps), but we had an 8-inch (20 cm) snowfall all in one day – other counties got a few more inches.
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where would autumn be with out the humble Maple tree eh! In Alberta they have few Maples,so everything is basically yellow.
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The Maple is always my favorite tree – such glorious shades coming from Maples, those rich reds, golden yellows, even mixed red/yellow. Interesting re: Alberta – do you miss the Fall colors Wayne? I know you said in a comment the other day you missed the snow.
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yes,I miss the Ontario Fall time! I use to go to Algonquin on a fall canoeing trip! Every CDN should do this at least once!
Yes,I also miss the snow. I was a slow driver so when It snowed I just drove slower. Everybody else drives as If there is no snow…..or rain!
Than they can’t figure out what went wrong and why they hit another car?
I loved snow shoeing too!. I always adapt to where I live.
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The Fall colors is what I love the most about Fall. I have a post I’ll be doing next week with some bright orange leaves at Elizabeth Park, along with what looked like a Canada Goose convention. Those orange leaves were amazing. I was at Algonquin Park but in the Summer so didn’t see the leaves turning colors. I was young when we went to visit a friend’s cottage while we still lived in Canada. I am a slow driver in the snow too and you have to watch the over-confident drivers who zip past you. Black ice … feared for driving and walking on it. You ARE adaptable Wayne.
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your friend must of lived outside the Park as there are no private residences allowed inside.
You know why they call it black ice? It’s because the car tires scuff the surface sufficiently that there is no reflection like normal ice! With no reflection it appears black.
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I will look and see if I can tell where Margy lives and put a link to the pics later for you to see. I enjoyed her moose pictures and said their faces look velvety. Her pictures, which she shot through the window, were as clear as if she was nose-to-nose with them. I didn’t know that, but it is treacherous. I used to walk about 5 minutes to get to the bus stop for years and I can remember sometimes in March, there was a sheet of ice going up the street – that early in the morning, you had to rely on the street lights to see it. I’d step on the neighbors’ lawns, but still had to cross the street and their driveways to get to the bus. I meant to add last night that my father had a VW Beetle when we lived in Oakville and I was young. We lived on a crescent and when we had bad snowfalls, the snow would drift and cover the car … before he left in the morning, he’d have to dig the car out first and it looked like an igloo in the driveway.
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Algonquin has two gates, the eastern and western gates. I always used the eastern gate. Your friend might of been around Whitney? It’s just outside the eastern gate.
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No, this fellow blogger who saw the moose lives in Alberta but I searched on her site and she does not pinpoint where in Alberta she lives. She and her husband usually spend the Winters in Arizona, but did not this Winter due to COVID; they have no trouble getting in, but they don’t want to be around there due to the COVID stats here in the States. Here are her two moose posts to see her moose at the house
https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/140783495/posts/36435
https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/140783495/posts/36332
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Good choice to leave the chores for another time. There will be plenty of time this winter for chores. These gorgeous fall leaves will only be around for a short amount of time. Too bad your usual pals didn’t show up. They will be missing those peanuts come February!
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I agree with you Laurie. I put the yard to bed last Sunday and said “if it rains, I’ll get my inside chores done, but not interrupt my walks or long excursions for them.” We have to think selfishly sometimes. Yes, they can’t slip up and sleep in now – wait til you see them, they are butterballs! I’ll have a post in a week or so showing their added girth!
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The colors are gorgeous!! The contrast is stark against the green and brown leaves. Hope those leaves stick around a bit longer for you to enjoy.
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I am amazed the trees are still colorful – I was at three parks today and all three still had colorful leaves. The meteorologists had told us due to the high heat and humidity we had, the leaf color would be diminished and the leaves would drop earlier but luckily that did not happen. We lucked out in 2020 – how about that?
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We need longer periods of prettiness this year! Usually, the leaves have mostly fallen by then, but they’re still holding up. But after next week’s rain, that may be the end.
Hope you are having a good Saturday evening!
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I think we got treated to a nice Fall and that very warm weather last week to make up for this pandemic. My Saturday evening might be short as I’ve nodded off a few times from all that exercise!
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What a year it’s been! CA Covid numbers are rapidly rising again, so I think the governor is imposing a curfew again. ugh, it was getting better and then it’s on the rise again. Don’t know how the winter will pan out with the flu season and Covid. yikes!
A little bit more of autumn lingering for us. But we can hear leaves fall every few seconds. Will be bare soon.
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The stats are crazy and we have very alarming stats daily, not just cases, but deaths. I am glad I’m done laying in provisions … I think after next week, going anywhere in public will be a hot bed of germs. The are now giving free flu shots here in Michigan, hoping if someone did not have insurance or some other reason, they can get their shot now. Hopefully people don’t let the opportunity slip by to stay safe. I got a pneumonia shot this year, paid out-of-pocket for $215.00 – insurance paid $40.00, just because I have such concern. We have many people calling for our Governor’s impeachment since she is rigid with restrictions and they feel their rights are being trampled on. I hope the vaccine puts an end to a lot of the troubles that surround COVID. Will Ellis be able to get a shot early on – is that recommended by her cardiologist and other doctors who care for her?
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That is one expensive flu shot! I thought that would be categorized under preventative care and covered fully. Ouch…that’s a steep price tag. When Ellis went through flu season her first year, she had to take a special shot every month. The hospital billed the insurance $3000 for it. We had already reached our max, so we didn’t have to pay the $600 that wouldn’t have been covered. yikes.
I’ve been seeing more reports too about more deaths. It’s alarming stats. I read about a family in Texas that gathered for a birthday celebration. Next day one person got sick and called the others. 5 members of the family got Covid, except for 2. They made videos to discourage people from meeting and to say that it’s a real threat to your health.
I hope too the vaccine will put an end to this pandemic. Never realized something like this would ever become reality in our day and age. What a year!
I’m not sure what the vaccine plan is for Ellis. Doctors haven’t said anything about it yet…when we go to our next heart clinic appointment, the cardiologist will update us. She got tested for COVID today and thankfully it was negative. Even to see the doctor, she had to get tested before going into the office. Had a whole sickness drama with Ellis crying from head pain and throwing up. Pediatrician says it’s migraines…thankfully it’s not abdominal migraine that is worse on her body. Took our hospital bag with is in case we ended up going to the hospital.
Happy to be home and everyone is ok! Another grateful reason for Thanksgiving.
BTW, my reply is long. No stress about writing back. Just happy that you read it. It was supposed to be short but then it kept getting longer and longer.
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I know how it is for long replies – I saw I will not be so wordy, then sometimes you just keep going. That was a pneumonia shot that was so costly – sorry if I put flu shot by mistake. I said I’d not had the pneumonia shot in a while so they suggested getting it due to COVID even though I am not really around people once I get my groceries/errands done, which I now have. And got my monthly allergy shots (Spring allergies) this past Monday and said “I’m not coming back due to rise in COVID stats after the holidays and I have Spring allergies – you were closed in the Spring two months and I wore a mask and took OTC Alavert and was fine.” I’m not going anywhere to worry and I mask up at the Park, though they say it’s not necessary. I am even careful handling the mail, waiting til the next day to get it – it is bad here. The pneumonia shot is part one – the second one is also going to be over $200.00 unless Medicare pays for it – I am old enough for Medicare as of next April. And that was with my healthcare plan paying $40.00 of it. Crazy. Glad you had nothing to keep you overnight or longer – you have your share of worries about Ellis on a normal day, let alone in a pandemic, when many feel their rights are trampled upon by merely donning a mask.
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It’s expensive and all the precautions are worth it…this year is a special circumstance. If you feel comfortable wearing a mask at the park, you should do it! I wish more people were mindful like you. It’s been getting better with people wearing masks these days in the bay area. But it was bad in the summer when people went out without masks.
I can’t remember the details but a doctor suggested to remember “don’t share your air” and that should keep the virus at bay.
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I like that saying – so many people rebel against it. I was outside almost 8 hours today, between walking and raking the end of the leaves (I have one small ornamental tree … neighbors’ leaves essentially) and had the mask on the entire time … it does not bother me having it on. I wish others felt the same way Esther.
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We need more people like you!! You never know and why not take precautions. That is a long time wearing a mask though…I hope you did not get lightheaded.
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Well, today I read a story on Facebook for our local TV news station. I don’t have TV so I follow my news on an AM radio station and also “Click on Detroit” – they had a story that said “if you enjoyed yourself at Thanksgiving by traveling or in big gatherings, then get tested for COVID, quarantine yourself from others, including family and job, and don’t be surprised if you end up sick in the next week or so, maybe the ICU b Christmas. It was a little harsh but no harsher than Dr. Fauci has been predicting. The comments were filled with hate for “we tried staying home, masking up and still have COVID.” I can’t tell you as I scrolled down (wasting time and getting angrier by the moment) as people simply said “I’ll do what I feel like, when I feel like it” … great … do it but then you end up in the hospital and a nurse like this one tends to you and this is what happens (see below). The mask does not bother me at all – I don’t know why, but it does not, none of them do.
https://www.radio.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/michigan-couple-married-47-years-die-of-covid-at-same-time
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We are in lockdown starting tonight until January 4th. It’s pretty crazy because the numbers were declining and then it got really bad again. I hope we’ll get through this holiday season without more deaths. Scary to think that death numbers are going up. Feels unreal.
I hope people take more precautions or else we’ll be in this state for much longer. Costco in the bay area has sold out of toilet paper again…panic shopping before lockdown.
Masks are fine…it doesn’t hurt or anything. It’s a better choice than getting sick. There was a post from a blogger with a link that said: “If you don’t like wearing masks, you won’t like the ventilator”….or something like that.
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I thought of you when I heard about the lockdown in California … hope you have enough of everything (groceries) and don’t have to go out. The stats are scary and our governor just extended the restrictions which were expiring tomorrow for another 12 days so likely as we near Christmas, it will be reviewed and probably extended into the new year. That is what the news said and she is waiting to see what happens this week after any incubation period for COVID as a result of Thanksgiving visits. I have seen that sign before … scary but true. I heard a 42-year-old guy interviewed recently … he and his wife were going out to dinner to celebrate their anniversary that night, he felt a little sick and within hours he was at the E.R. with multiple symptoms which he believed might be COVID related. He was in the hospital for many months, in a coma, then had multiple strokes and now walks on a cane and is in physical therapy, but not expected to recover fully and on a cane the rest of his life – he said he was in good shape and very athletic before
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We are in lockdown again since Sunday. hummmpphhhh, the numbers were improving and then it got really high. I think people are getting tired and antsy; there seems to be no end in sight. Must keep faith that God’s promise of his plans to “prosper [us] and not to harm [us], to give plans to give [us] hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11.
Faith shaking all over the place these days.
People really are dying and suffering long term, like the couple you mentioned in your comment. Their life has been turned upside down. Covid effects seem to be different for individuals. My friend’s aunt, 80 years old, recovered from Covid, although her doctors warned her early on to avoid getting Covid because of preexisting health conditions. It’s a case by case thing…what a whacky virus!!
Let’s stay well and healthy!! And we can talk about this more when it’s all over or after we’re vaccinated.
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Yes, every day there is another sad story that you hear on the national news. Our Michigan couple was featured on the national news, not only because it was sad, but I think as a warning to be smart, but, as you say, the COVID fatigue has set in and some people still claim it is just like the flu. I don’t like seeing that – it is more and you/I know that. I have a friend whose aunt and uncle were in their early 90s. The uncle has been in a nursing home for a few years as too hard for him to get around and he started falling – her aunt was too petite to help him. So he got COVID and she wanted to see him after as she thought he might die and wanted to say goodbye – they urged her not to come … she insisted. He died the next day. Now she has COVID and in isolation in a wing of the hospital just for COVID patients. My friend called her and she was rambling and talking about early in their marriage … doubtful she will return to her home IF she survives COVID. I heard about the reactions to the vaccine in England … at least that is just for people who have severe reactions, but still scary.
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ugh, the stories are heartbreaking. So many people hurting from losses. My MIL’s church friend passed from COVID few months ago. You hear stories and they’re hitting closer to home.
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Yes, they are heartbeaking Esther. My good friend’s husband, at age 83 got COVID while recuperating at home after having water drained from his heart. A visiting nurse was believed to be the culprit. He was quickly hospitalized and recovered completely and my friend (his wife) luckily did not get COVID. That hit too close to home for me.
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Sounds beautiful. Great miles to get in too ❤
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Yes, Autumn is such a beautiful season here in Michigan. Right now I have 83 more miles (133 kilometers) to meet my goal (2,020 kms).
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You have done so amazing again this year in your walking achievements ❤
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Thanks Zena and I kept dwelling on rising COVID stats and the upcoming La Nina Winter which they say means lots of precipitation, so I walked as many miles as I could in November to get done – now I will still walk, but not worry about meeting my goal.
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