My Guys...

You
want
to
what?!

Let's
build
a
house,
says
Dad.

Nah,
let's
just
play
basketball....

or
read
a
book...

or
ride
a
bike!

No, no,

TJ.

Let's 

build!

It's a

Habitat

for

Humanity

house....

And

it's

a

manly

thing

to do.

OK,
Dad.

Let's go!

Hey,
I like
this
building
stuff!

Power
tools...

Cool
boots!

Glad you
like it,
TJ!

'Cause
now
I have
another
project
for us....

Last week
I
accidentally
ran
my tractor
into a
hole.

Whoa!

You mean
we're
gonna
haul
it
out
with our
bare
hands?!

No, TJ

I got
this
dandy
yellow
strap....

You'll
drive
the
Highlander....

to
the
middle
of the
field...

Hook
it
up
to the
John Deere...

and
pull!

Will

it

work?

Can

we

do 

it?










YES!!!

Man,
look
at
this
hole!


Dad,
we gotta
make sure
this never
happens
again...

Mark
it
with
stakes...

Tie
with
bright
flagging
tape...

Think
a
board
would
help?




Okay, Dad
now
be
more
careful
next time.

The
John
Deere
is
rescued...

The
house
is
built...

You know,
I think
I like
this
manly
stuff.

Home from the Tour

Did
I
miss
it?


















The
fall
colors,
I mean.

Tom
says

it was

beautiful

while I was

gone.

Many
of the
leaves
have fallen
now....

or
browned
on
twig...





Frost
chills....

Bare

branches....

So...

what else

do I

come

home

to?

Dracula

on

my

front

porch!

Pumpkins

growing

in

the

compost.

Flowers
still
blooming
in
front...

Flowers
on top of
the
dining
room
table....

and
kitties
below.

I've
got
singing
cold
sunrises....

and a
warm
orange
harvest
moon.

There's
activity
at
the
birdbath...

and
a
Halloween
ready
black
cat...

invades
Dusty's
realm.

He's
mad!

But
it's
good
to be
back
home...

with
my
husband...

and
my
son...

But
I
expect...

it
won't
be
too
long....

before
I
get
a
hankering...

to
go
exploring...


again.