Oui, Oui

I'm really getting my self in the French frame of mind with this black beret. I am loving my painting course and taking my time with it and enjoying the experience. I have completed two of the the three pastry paintings. It is a brand new technique with a lot of new materials so I'm taking it easy learning. 

  I think fall has given me a burst of energy since I am like an octopus with all my activities. Just today I sat down at the piano and played some of my new standard songs. The I read a book on hygge, that Danish concept of comfort that I like so much. I went to my art class where I'm painting a field of lavender. Oh, and I went to Olean to return and get out some library books. Right now there is a stack waiting for me. I hope that this weekend I can rest and read!

I thought this was funny...ghosts (or witches) blowing around in a tree. You can see our clock tower in the background. 

One sure sign of fall is the gathering of birds. They soar around in the sky gathering more and more birds in the group. They are getting ready to go. Today our weather turned and the windows all are shut tight. This weekend we need to get our summer things all put away. It's that time.