The elementary schools in our district are divided by grades. Jonah, Tori, and Eli all go to different elementary schools (which is why I started sending them on the bus - I can't drive them all and get there in time). Eli's school is in another town twenty minutes from our house. Crazy. Last month, he forgot his folder, so I ran it to the school. Instead of taking the main road back, I decided to go on the backroads. I wound around and got pretty lost, but I wasn't in a hurry. It was all farm land and it was gorgeous. I had my camera with me, so I stopped often to take pictures. Here are my favorites:
These are pictures from around the house/area:
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| This is a little family plot at the bottom of our hill - in the Ithaca direction. |
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| This is our view in the front yard. |
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| I took this in the backyard. |
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| Last year this tree was bright red. This year it was orange. Why is that? Moisture? Temperature? |
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| Jonah and I loved this sunrise. Jonah falls asleep more quickly than anyone I've ever known, but then he wakes up horribly early every morning. Always. |
The fall colors weren't quite as brilliant this year. At first, the leaves started just going brown and dying, and I was stressed. :) But then the later trees were more colorful. I am so grateful for beautiful seasons. My kids seem to enjoy them as much as I do.
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I love that little family plot near your house. I know some people think cemeteries are creepy, but I think they are lovely. I often run through the N. Ogden one and read names on the graves and wonder about the people, and I loved in WA how many little plots were behind churches, etc.
And, yes, I wonder about the leaves because this year we have some crazy red and shockingly vibrant leaves in our backyard, but I don't think they were so red in past years. Maybe I've just forgotten.
Anywho, wish you guys lived closer, but it is shockingly gorgeous there!
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