We got back from our walk a few minutes ago. Yesterday was a washout - literally. It rained most of the day and into the night, not hard, but steadily. We got over one inch of rain which is quite a lot for us, and the brooks along West Shore Road were running full into the pond. The water level at the pond is up some, but not enough to do damage but enough to float off some things if they were not tied down or were too close to water's edge. The water was a beautiful deep blue and although the wind was a bit chill, the sun was very nice and we enjoyed the walk.

Fred took a few pictures along the way. The tamaracks are getting past their prime coloring, too. All together, things are beginning to look pretty dull around here, and unless you enjoy tromping in the woods through the leaves or are a hunter, I suppose it IS dull here this time of year. Most of us seem to find plenty to do, and there's always a chicken pie supper or something else going on in surrounding communities. This picture is of the tamaracks in front of our house, as we were coming up West Shore Road. When the sun is on them, they are still beautiful, and about the only color around our house now, except for our "burning bush" which is very nice this year.

We have been watching for signs that Homer and his new bride are around camp, but so far haven't seen much activity there. The flag is out, so perhaps they are in and out. Fred took this picture with lots of zoom, hoping to catch Homer on the deck, but no luck. We haven't even had the usual e-mails.

Fred thinks we have solved the computer problems. He talked with the folks at Fairpoint yesterday and they told him it was our modem. Fairpoint is sending us a new modem - no charge. In the meantime, we had one that we replaced at one time, so Fred hooked that up and sure enough, I'm now able to get to the sites I couldn't before, so we think that was at least part of the problem. We couldn't remember why Fairpoint replaced the modem we had on hand - probably because it was old - but like lots of other computer parts, we kept it, fortunately. I have to say, we've had only good experiences with the Fairpoint people and would really hate to see them leave.

Now we have to wait for the folks at Staples to call with their diagnosis. If they can fix the files that were apparently damaged, we should be back to normal with two well-functioning computers on board.