Sunday

Whoosh...the week has flown by and my computer went in for a check-up, so now I have it back and can post again!

Sunday involved picking some small tomatoes warm off their vines.

And one big heritage tomato, a Cherokee Brown too.
Love those heritage tomatoes!

Sunday also meant a walk up Millcreek Canyon.

Bernie and I walk on the edge of the roadway pavement, sticking to the shady side or the stream side as much as possible.
Getting views like this one is a pleasant plus to a "burn some calories/keep fit" walk. 

Hard to decide how to shoot this little water fall.

Thank heaven for digital cameras that make making such a choice unnecessary.
 

There were a few splashes of fall color.
This little splash seemed just as undecided as I was about what to do.
Apparently it went with all sorts of colors in a polk-a-dot design.

I do appreciate the fact that Millcreek Canyon roadway has a gently grade.
I can walk it easily and do so even in winter with my snow shoes on.

As we approached an area called Elbow Fork the creek was rushing over some heavy rocks.

The sound was lovely....

Cool air rose towards us as we stood there for a moment to enjoy the frothy waters.

And as usual, if I stand somewhere for a few moments I will see something that I otherwise would have missed seeing.
Seems like I usually see one of my OSU colored caterpillars each fall.

About a month ago we hiked up one of the Millcreek forks and I didn't take my camera along.
(I know...weird, but I was focusing on really hiking UP a bit and didn't want the extra weight of a camera along with me.)
At one point I saw a tiny side streamlet that had the most interesting red root like things waving just beneath the water.
Surprise...here was the same reddish things in Millcreek proper.
Moss or roots?
I have no idea, but have never seen anything like them before.

Autumn colors will continue to ramp up in the Canyon until early November.
I'll be up there a lot taking pictures and enjoying the scents and colors of the season.

 

If you'd like, I'd love to have you come along too.
Or if you can't come along for the ride...

I'll share the pictures with you anyway, via blogdom...of course!