This was a very pretty day, but on the chilly side, although it was probably just about spot on for mid-October.  It's amazing how quickly the days, weeks and months go by.  I'm not anxious for winter to begin, but once the snow is here, I don't mind so much; it's the cold, dreary days in November that begin to get to me.

We're hearing lots of geese flying overhead and usually can spot them, although it took a while this noon when we were out for our walk.  There were two jets flying very high - we could only see the jet streams - and then a small plane came from Danville and St. Johnsbury way and circled over us to head in the general direction of Peacham.  While we were "spotting" the airplanes, we could hear geese, but didn't see them right away.  Finally, Fred saw them flying very high in the sky from north to south.  The jets were going in approximately the same direction, but much higher, of course - however, the smaller single-engine craft crossed beneath them.  It wasn't even close, really, the geese were much higher than the little airplane, but it did make us think about what might happen.  We have an awful lot of geese passing overhead this time of year, and we also have lots of small planes circling over the pond, sight seeing, I suppose.  And then there's the helicopter that frequently flies directly over our house, night or day. It could be bound for Dartmouth Hitchcock, I guess.  I wonder if they ever have close calls with geese.  It wouldn't be a good outcome, I expect.

The bugs that plague us during warm weather are becoming dormant.  Fred took these pictures the other day.  There were more clouds than sun, so it was taking a while to warm things up.  That bee had no intention of moving until he got well warmed in the sun.  I don't believe it would even be able to sting anyone when they are like that.  They really need to get wherever they go to spend the winter.  These frosty mornings are only going to get colder.  Sometimes there has been snow on Halloween, and that makes it tough on little spooks who want to show off their costumes.  Not easy navigating with heavy coats and mittens.