Fall

Fall is really here now. The trees were beautiful, and soon the earth and roads were also colorful. Here at the park having lots of golden leaves on the ground means few fir needles tracked into the house. But for others raking and blowing them out of the streets and drains is a real chore. It rained pretty heavily this week and resulted in a lot of flooding. (But doesn't always rain a lot in the Northwest?)

Since it was raining on our Pday Larry didn't get to go for a bicycle ride in Snohomish as planned. We instead went out to breakfast with Jodie and then drove out to see Cascade Park. We were told they had moved one of the sheds down a hill and we wanted to see. The Stillaguamish River was higher than when we were there during the spring thaw and rains. Other than that much had not changed since we were there 'til July. I can say Morningside Farm has had many improvements since July though.

A couple of weeks ago we went to the zoo again. This time we saw more animals than last time. The elephants put on a big show that had numerous people from all over the park running to see what was up. Apparently that morning before the beasts were let into the enclosure, the zoo keepers rearranged the grounds and the elephants let them know they were not happy. They wer growling, trumpeting, running around, throwing and hitting things.

All is well. I have to end and greet people coming in to serve, and get them started. Larry and I am in charge today. Our co-missionaries leave 12/3/08 and we will be on our own until 8/09