Cake!!

Always a lovely surprise to show up and be greeted with cake!!

Climbing...

Took Monday as a mental sanity day and climbed my fourth Catskill fire tower.  One more to go!!

Breather...

When the work is done....

Controlling Invasives...

Quite proud of what was accomplished!!  This is just a small part of what we worked on!

Fall Creeping In...

Quick Jaunt...

Took a mental health day and hiked a bit....and it was great to be outside!
 

On the Road Again....

Sun Dog...

Pines Barrens...

Even lucked out with my pictures - no filters!!

Retired Owl...

And of course there was a Harry Potter joke during the course of the day...

Batsto

The outside theme continued Labor Day weekend...

Natural..

There are people who pay megabucks to get these highlights...

Sky Shapes...

We had only one day of rain...the rest was just sunny bliss.. 

Spray Screen...

When the Swedish log needs assistance...

Hanging Out...

North vs. South Lakes..

Kaaterskill Falls...

Continuing the theme of the week - "What is the plan? OUTSIDE!!!" (and yes, I did walk that rim too)  The goal is to hike there when the falls are frozen but that only happens about once every five years.

Fire (Tower) & Water...

Tuesday's hike was to fulfill my selfish fire tower goal - am now 60% complete! 

First Full Day!

First full day consisted of a hike, swimming and ice cream with all the kids...what else could one want?