Halloween Decor on Campus

Davis Hall

Happy Halloween

Autumn Blessings

Go Cards!

It was a victory for the Otterbein Cardinals today as they defeated our arch rival Capital University in a nail biter that wasn't decided until the last second. Luckily the rain held off until around 3 pm. I served as event photographer for the Homecoming festivities again this year and then Andrew and I had a delicious lunch in the alumni tent, visited with friends and attended the game. My feet are killing me as I covered a lot of ground during the parade, tailgate and game and shot about 600 photos.Cardy waves to me from the parade route.

The crowd goes wild..

OC remains undefeated for the season!!

Witch Hazel

The witch hazel flower is the last in the season to bloom and sometimes even blooms in to the winter when there is snow on the ground. In a bare winter woods the shrub is a particularly spectacular sight. This is blooming witch hazel along the banks of Big Darby. The facial astringent witch hazel is derived from this plant and it has also some other medicinal value and interesting folklore. For additional details click here.

New Boots

I'm so excited. I finally got some new boots. These have been on my list for the past two years. We were at TSC on Saturday and they were 20 % off so I got them! Yay-comfort and fashion all in one boot.

Down the Darby Fall 2009 Installment

It was too nice of an afternoon yesterday to stick with the intended plan of doing yard work so when our friend Mac called and suggested a float trip down the Darby we had the canoe loaded, our stuff packed into dry bags and were on our way within an hour. After arriving at Mac's house, we were temporarily delayed by the discovery of a pair of little stowaway's in the ballast of his canoe, and of course I had to get a photograph of the offenders. Shortly thereafter we were on our way and had a wonderful afternoon of wildlife watching (which included beaver, turtles, an osprey, numerous other birds) and paddling through an array of stunning fall colors reflected off the water.

A Hat to Match...

...Daisy's new coat. I finished knitting my hat to match Daisy's coat (blog post on Oct. 12). Tonight we took a nice long walk and took a couple photos along the way. I love fall.Me and Daisy with our matching gear.

Gotta love those red leaves.

My Halloween decor.