Garden oddity.  
        Early in Sept. this year I noticed one of the squashes had a split in its side.
Thinking it would rot before it matured I pulled it off the vine and set it aside with the idea of inspecting it later to see what (organism? bug? fungus?) could have caused the damage.
           Having forgotten about the squash, it was brought to my attention that a seedling had germinated from the crevice. This photo was taken around Oct. 7.

Ten days later it has two leaves forming

I'll be curious to see how long this will continue.

                I'm keeping the inside moist with water about every couple of days.
                                          

today's walk....

Observing

    While sweeping the steps today I saw,....

                                
                                                

 ...woven fields,

                            and hanging up the broom I came across,..... ancient wood.....

                           around the house were,.......spider caves,

              and on the table,....

                  
                                          buttons of mahogany.

 Pyrrharctia Isabella


While Searching for a reference image for a drawing, I found a lovely
old book on the bookshelf.

                  

Feeling the pull of early Fall days, I found the image I was looking for.



                             My work table and ever present cat, Emma.

                    After many days and weeks of sketching, drawing and painting,
                                            my little painting is complete.

           Wooly Bear aka Woollybear caterpillar.
           Forecaster of cold winters? or just a cuddly harbinger of Fall,
           I delight when I see you.
           Always calling me over to share your quiet world, we sit together and are content.                                                                                                

         

From my sketchbook

                        

There were fistfulls of wrens hatched and reared  in the back garden this spring.

First appearing in May through mid summer they have now gone their separate ways.

John Burroughs describes them " A tiny dynamo of bird energy. The wren is habitually in an ecstasy either delight or of rage."