Here we are - another cooler-than-normal-for-this-time-of-year autumn day behind us and another freezing cold night ahead of us.  Both yesterday and today were very nice and sunny and that is a big plus.  But as soon as the sun went down, so did the temperature.  The low on our thermometer was 28 degrees this morning.

We had errands to do in Littleton yesterday and on the way home stopped to spend some time with our young granddaughter, Tangeni.  She is changing very quickly now she is in pre-school, and lets everyone know she will no longer tolerate being referred to as a "baby."  She is taking dance lessons like her big sister Jo-Ann, so we'll be watching both girls perform next spring at their dance recital.

We had lots of fun with her and of course took pictures.  Above, she literally ran circles around us, singing a happy song as she ran, and stopping only briefly to observe a flower or to look for an imaginary goose in the field.  She has more than enough energy to tire both of us out, but when the sun began to slip behind the trees and we came inside, she was happy to settle with Grampa Fred to read books.  Most of them she has memorized, but the one about dinosaurs was a little more complicated, with words even Grandpa wasn't familiar with and she began to lose interest in dinosaur names. 

After we got home we had a call from Jo-Ann who had been at school, of course, so we missed seeing her.  She, too, is growing up fast.  Already a sophomore and will be driving next year!  Hard to believe.  She told us she loves school and said soccer and after-school projects keep her very busy.  It was good to chat with her for a few minutes - it seems the summer whizzed by and we hardly saw the girls.

Not only the days of summer go by quickly, the hours of each day seem to get shorter, too. We can tell the seasons are changing - Woody's ventures outside after dark are getting shorter as the nights get chillier.  

We may get some rain this weekend, and that will possibly help the water level at the pond.  I think we need rain - just not too much all at once.