The days of October had brought a rushed "busyness" to the days

 before the chill of November set in.  Yet, there were many slow down

and enjoy days as well.

The last of the wild flowers bloomed brilliantly

as well as the remaining garden flowers. 

Bees of every kind busily collected the offering of each available flower

The Monarch butterflies made their annual migrating trip,

stopping to rest for a few days before heading on.

The many migrating birds came to visit as well.

This year we had a group of Blue Jays..........

something we have never had visit here before.

Their loud squawk was so different than the usual 

song bird in our area. 

We have also had an abundance of deer coming into 

the yard in the late afternoon to eat the remaining bird feed 

left on the ground. I quietly followed this buck in the 

woods for about 40 minutes.  He knew I was following, 

yet he slowly walked, stopped to nibble grass, and look back 

at me, allowing me to take his photo.  

We often surprise each other when we round the corner of the 

house,

yet this one, was not frightened of me, and allowed 

me to get very close to take his photo.

I told all of my friends that I "shot" and 8 point buck..........

"with my camera" .........only

ha ha

October left us close on it's last days with a taste 

of the cold that is to come.  First came the ice storm,

then the soft, falling snow.

The woods always seem so magical and peaceful in a blanket of snow.

I stepped out into the early morning to capture a beautiful 

sunrise......and after looking over the photos on the computer

I was surprised to see an angel in the clouds. 

Do you see her?  Look to the left of the top of the electric 

pole. I see flowing hair, a head, neck and flowing gown

and wings. 

Here is a clearer shot.  My husband also noticed a face looking 

down.....do you see that as well?

I believe in angels............do you?