Playing in the Leaves

October 15, 2017 (288/365)

"October gave a party; The leaves by hundreds came— The chestnuts, oaks, and maples, and leaves of every name." [...and a beagle named Piper!] - George Cooper, October's Party

Another Rainy Saturday

October 14, 2017 (287/365)

"The rain began again. It fell heavily, easily, with no meaning or intention but the fulfillment of its own nature, which was to fall and fall." - Helen Garner

No wildfires, no hurricanes, no earthquakes here -- just another rainy Saturday.

French Friday: Le Pont Neuf

le vendredi 13 octobre 2017 (286/365)

« La vie est un pont, traverse-le, mais n'y fixe pas ta demeure. » - Sainte Catherine de Sienne 

Despite its name, Le Pont Neuf ("The New Bridge") is Paris' oldest bridge. It was named Pont Neuf to distinguish it from the older wooden bridges lined with houses that crossed the Seine in the 16th century. Henri III laid the first stone on May 31, 1578 and the bridge was inaugurated in 1607. The Pont Neuf spans the Seine in two sections, one of five arches joining the Left Bank to the Île de la Cité, another of seven joining the island to the Right Bank.  Along the top of the structure, there are 381 stone mascarons, each representing forest and field divinities, satyrs, and sylvains from ancient mythology. I think they are appropriately spooky for today's vendredi treize post!

Bacon's Back!

October 11, 2017 (285/365)

"The things that make me different are the things that make me." - Piglet, Winnie the Pooh

You know it's going to be a good day when it starts with a pig in a pumpkin! Welcome back to PHS, Bacon

🐷 + 🎃 = 💛

Maple Leaves

October 11, 2017 (284/365)

"In October, a maple tree before your window lights up your room like a great lamp. Even on cloudy days, its presence helps to dispel the gloom." - John Burroughs