Wild Turkey in Connecticut

Randel: a cold-weather ninja

Kathryn: Not a ninja

As we drove away from the ferry dock in Bridgeport we found this turkey. We hope the factory on the other side of the fence was not ButterBall.

Greenwich, CT. So much cuter than Long Island.

The leaf lion waits for it's prey...

Prey.

The reason we ventured to Greenwich. Yuji!

Lawn Kitties

Carving with Eric, Angela, Noah, and Hollie via Skype

finished products on freshly swept porch


The yards and streets are filled with leaves this time of year. I love the feel and sound of crunchy leaves under my feet. We brought out the cat to share Autumn with her. She tried to eat the leaves. Every time I exposed grass for her she sat in it... and continued to eat leaves.

Olde Hallows Eve

Sage Monkey Kathryn and Monk Randel embarked on a Halloween Journey last evening with a Zombie, Rainbow Brite, The Count (Sesame Street), a Freudian Slip, an FBI Reject (FCI), and various other characters. The Monk's outfit was fashinoned from bed sheets and pillow cases. Everyone was impressed that he shaved his head for the occasion. As for me, my monkey dancing made people laugh.

My Dad would be proud :)


Pretending to be a Bear for Julianne, who has always wanted to hug a bear, against Jeremy's better judgment.

Happy Halloween :)

Leafing on a Budget

While riding my bike around campus I made periodic stops to photograph some of the beautiful fall foliage. We look forward to trying legitimate leafing next year in the northern-most states.

Print Fair NYC

Utagawa Hiroshige, The Mie River Near Yokkaichi (Series: 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road). 1830's. Woodblock.

Ida Applebroog, Fendi Progeny. 2005, Digital Print, Diane Villani Editions.

I am excited to attend my first NYC Print Fair next weekend! Eye Candy!

Pumpkin Patch

Drove out the northeast fork of Long Island today in search for farms and pumpkin patches. About 30 miles from our house there were patches one after another, and a particularly delicious-looking pie stand where we hope to take Randel's Mom someday. I looked out the passenger window expecting to see the cascades towering to my right, but I realized I am not in Oregon. It was a strange feeling...

Once we chose a patch we walked to the far edge. We picked out smaller pumpkins this year as we are on a serious budget.

Randel was going to pick the pumpkin that was the furthest away, but alas, it had a minor defect.

-Because I don't get dirty enough...
-Look family--- there are farms on Long Island!

All in all it was a beautiful, sunny day. We saw calico deciduous forests, swans, wooden geese, chickens, and pony rides offered at a wine-tasting venue (because those two activities clearly go hand-in-hand). We stopped at a farm stand to get some fresh veggies and headed home. Hit a garage sale for some awesome deals on studio and house furniture.

Fall foliage outside our doorstep.

Goings On Last Night

Painting the commons area so that work can be photographed on clean surfaces... Thank you Alisha!!

Plaster mold-making... the white glove effect :)