Into the Woods: Fall Edition

Are you sick of these posts yet? It won't hurt my feelings if you skip this, I promise. I took these on Tuesday afternoon after realizing that we hadn't been back into the woods since last month and figured was about time for another venture.  Donovan wanted to just play in the mud under his tree again, but we convinced him to go by promising he could play in the mud by the stream in the woods. So off we went, me snapping pictures and ignoring Zach's teasing about the slow pace of a walk with a photographer...

 

Unfortunately, before we quite realized it "playing in the mud by the stream" quickly became "walk INTO the stream and get your entire lower body completely soaked." So that was fun. Oh well, being cold and wet are only temporary conditions, right? Next time I'll remember the cardinal rule to always bring a towel.

By the way, you know you live in the country when you get an email warning that the woods we've been frolicking in are now OPEN FOR HUNTING so please wear bright colors when you go walking in them. (Quinn's got the right idea, the rest of us need to work on it a bit, it seems)

As another aside, it is now October.  It is not unheard of for it to snow here in October. Which means it could snow this month. Which kinda boggles my mind.