I heard from Andy Rudin this morning that his neighbor, Doug Paulsen, had frost on his car yesterday (Saturday) morning.  I knew there would be some frost here and there, in low spots.  Each day will get a little more like fall.  I'm watching the daily progression of color on the hill in back of our house.  There's a distinct yellow/orange undercurrent as the maples begin to change.  Some isolated branches are very red already, but there aren't many of those.  There's the goldenrod, ferns and ripe grasses that are adding to the color change, too, and I can't help thinking this is going to be a very colorful fall.

Last week Bob and Dotty Noyes (W. Shore Rd.) visited Bill Rossi at The Residence at Shelburne Bay.  Dotty sent me this picture of Bill and their dog, Popcorn.  She said Bill had lots of visitors last week, but she thinks the one that pleased him the most may have been Popcorn.  Bill has always enjoyed dogs.  He was even kind enough to inquire about our cat, Woody, frequently.  Any time Bill and Diane were at our house, Woody seemed to gravitate towards Bill.  Animals are good therapy.

We hope you are enjoying a good holiday weekend.  Drive safely if you are traveling.  Last week we saw a young lad tearing up West Shore Road on an ATV with no helmet or protection of any sort.  I worried that he could get seriously hurt.  He seemed to be riding only a little past our house and then turned around and raced back down W. Shore Road.  I expect he was visiting at someone's camp.  ATVs are illegal to ride on public roads in Cabot, and nobody should ride anywhere without proper protection.  Please be safe.