Last October we visited our friends, Gerry and Christie, who moved to a continuous care community in New Hampshire. The travel turned out to be a treat for us as we drove through Pennsylvania and New York ablaze with fall color. We had never been through that part of the US in the fall. Our autumn trips usually took us north to Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan, or west to Colorado. Hard wood forests put on quite the show.

Our friends love the outdoors, so of course we had to venture to a number of places during our visit. But the surprise was the trail on the grounds of the facility that bordered a stream. The day was gray and threatening rain, but when we turned a corner, the sun burst through the clouds and illuminated the scene before us. 

I'm always the slowpoke because I want to stop and take photos. And thankfully, our friends are never in a hurry. Christie is interested in everything she sees and wants to be able to identify it. And Gerry, the ever-present teacher, is so excited to share details from rocks to trees to little critters. Good friends to spend time with. 

We've been blessed with innumerable friends to share food, and books, and faith, and photos, and walks in the woods.