Halloween Decorations

RIP is my traditional Halloween front door decoration.  This year I thought I'd do something a little bit different.  Of the two, the pumpkin/flowers or RIP, which do you prefer?

Camera Critters-Cat

Appropriate for the season~

MESSAGE FROM KATE: UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT ACCESS MY EMAIL ACCOUNT AND MY COMPUTER HAS ALSO "DIED." I, HOWEVER, HAVE POSTS AUTOMATICALLY SCHEDULED HERE 'TIL SOMETIME IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE I AM HAVING SURGERY SOON; THEREFORE, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO SET UP ANOTHER EMAIL ACCOUNT FOR BLOGGING RIGHT NOW, TRY TO RECOVER MY ADDRESSES NOR RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENTS. WHENEVER I CAN I'LL VISIT THOSE OF YOU WHO ALLOW ANONYMOUS COMMENTS ON YOUR BLOGS. BUT I'LL BE BACK. IF YOU CARE TO EMAIL ME, I HAVE ANOTHER TEMPORARY ADDRESS:

myhearthandhome@gmail.com

PS. I think that Denton, dear Denton, has "fixed" my blog for me so that I can post...at least while I still have my writing hand!! Thanks, Denton. My library trips are limited so I'll try to visit your blogs whenever I can!

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Halloween Decoration #2

Perhaps he could be paired with the female I posted yesterday?!

$19.95?!

And, would you pay $19.95 for this Halloween decoration?

ABC WEDNESDAY - "O" Oven

 The vineyard and restaurant, Vino in the Valley, serves some tasty pasta dishes in addition to pizza.  Eating outside during the summer and early fall is part of the pleasure.

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Bonfire

Fire and Ice

Some say the world will end in fire,

Some say in ice.

From what I've tasted of desire

I hold with those who favor fire.

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice.

by Robert Frost

Rush River Bridge

Bridge over the Rush River in rural Wisconsin

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Camera Critters

These beautiful and patient animals spent the day pulling a wagon full of familes who were enjoying the cool and sunshiny fall weather at a vineyard and restaurant where we enjoyed a wonderful pasta meal while watching the parents and children having fun.

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

I wonder if any of this salvageable?  Sometimes old wood can be used in interesting and creative ways but this building looks pretty far gone.  Any ideas?

A Family

This sculpture is located at the entrance to United Hospital in St. Paul.

"The family is one of nature's masterpieces."  George Santayana

ABC WEDNESDAY-"N"-Newsworthy

Newsworthy

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If the Shoe Fits...

 "'The time has come,' the walrus said, 'to talk of many things: of shoes and ships - and sealing wax - of cabbages and kings.' " Lewis Carroll

Sunday Bridge Meme

"These photos show just a small portion of the Stillwater bridge: The bridge consists of ten fixed steel truss spans 1,050 feet (320 m) long in total, including a vertically lifting span 140 feet (43 m) long. It is 23 feet (7.0 m) wide, allowing one lane of traffic in each direction. The lifting span is a Waddell and Harrington type, one of six built in Minnesota and Wisconsin and one of three still remaining today. Built in 1931 to replace a swing bridge from 1910, it was the last bridge of this design to be built in the area. Minnesota and Wisconsin evenly split the $460,174 cost of the bridge." Credit: Wiki  To learn more about this bridge, its safety rating,  its future and a photo of the lift mechanism,  click here.

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The Trolley

The wedding party had already disappeared before I saw the trolley that had brought them and friends to the hotel where I assume the reception was taking place.  When I entered the hotel to find them, the elevator door was just closing so I caught just a glimpse of the bridal group.  Wasn't quite fast enough!

"You have to kiss a lot of toads before you find a handsome prince." Anonymous

Stop Bullying!!

October is "Stop Bullying Month."  With the rash of tragic incidents involving bullying in schools and on college campuses, this billboard is highly appropriate.  Peace does begin at home and then extends outward. When children and young adults are affected, adults need to step in!

ABC Wednesday-"M"-Mural

  I've driven by this building many times, but have yet to figure out the explanation for this mural. Any ideas?

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Joseph

Joseph is the valet at the entrance to United Hospital in St. Paul.  When he saw me taking photos of a sculpture in front of the hospital, he approached me and asked to see my camera.  He in turn proudly showed me a picture of his son on his camera.  Joseph is from Ethiopia and has been in the United States here in St. Paul for two years.  I wish that I could speak another language, ANY language, as well as he speaks English!

10-10-10 Worldwide Global Warming Grassroots Parties

The following quote is from this site, which explains the grassroots environment efforts:

"The 'Global Work Party' is designed to couple grassroots environmental activism with political engagement in communities across the world on Oct. 10, 2010 — 10/10/10.

McKibben, co-founder and director of 350.org, the organization responsible for planning Sunday's "work party," put on a political rally last year that CNN called the most widespread day of political action in history. In hopes of lighting a fire beneath world politicians, the scope of this year's event has expanded to global scale.
'"We need to figure out a way to get our politicians to work," McKibben said in a phone interview. "We figured one way would be to get to work ourselves, to kind of provide the model, and so all over the world people will be doing very useful things in their community.'"

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I learned about this effort too late to check it out in St. Paul and to participate; however, "planting" a tree on my blog is one way to promote attention to environmental issues.  I think that I will  plant a tree myself somewhere it might be needed.



Camera Critters

This lovely creature is a life-sized stuffed toy that resides in the entrance hall of a home in Mendota Heights.

Isn't it just begging for a kiss?!

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My New Chariot?

After leaving my neighborhood library, I spotted this three-wheeler.  I ride my bike, covet scooters and thought that this vehicle might be one I'd like to try! My adult childen would smile, DH would just pretend he doesn't know me, but my grandkids would cheer me on! Have to choose one's friends wisely if this is the vehicle of choice!