Fall is Here

Fall has settled into the east side of the Cascades. The colors are beautiful - reds, oranges, yellows, browns and greens. The air is crisp and cool, the sun is (often) out, and autumn fruits and veggies are coming from the orchards and farms. We made some applesauce from the fruit in our yard, but haven't quite gotten to the pears and plums. We did, however, have a black bear in our backyard last week - no doubt s/he is enjoying the fruit that has fallen to the ground.


Here are some great photos of a recent Harvest Festival in Roslyn that Leopold, Cynthia, and Grandma Cathy went to.

Leopold and Grandma in the Pumpkin Patch

We had fun - and only got lost for a few minutes - in the hay maze.



Mmmm, pumpkins are yummy!





The next day, we went hiking with Daddy next to the Cle Elum River. Leopold's already logging hiking miles in his handy trekking pack.



Of course being out in the fresh air lends itself to good napping.

Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween from Leopold!


For Leopold's First Halloween, he was a very cute bear cub, check out this picture:



And here he is with his 13-month old friend Leo from Roslyn:



Cynthia and Leopold went to downtown Cle Elum for the the Halloween Parade down Main Street. They went with neighbors Denee (clown) and Sidnie (pink poodle), here they are with some of the rest of the crowd - which was quite large - behind them.

Leopold with Mommy and his first Jack-o-Lantern!