Sights and Sounds

I was awakened this morning by brilliant sunshine flooding in through the windows at the lake. No sound of anyone swimming, which usually gets the dogs riled up, so we slept in until well past 8:00.

Coming back home, I passed a man in a cart pulled by a matched pair of gray horses, his heavyset, light goldie leaning out the side by his feet. Down a country road, not a care in the world!

The Village is more deserted these days, easier to find parking, but still bustling compared to other places. People take their time, walk on the sunny side of the street, browse in the shops. I sat in the park with a friend last week - the first time I've done that since May!

The hills are just beginning to change color - very light dustings of reds and oranges, despite chilly nights. We have been blessed with enough water to keep the leaves green a bit longer than usual.

Other sounds: geese in the evening, landing on the lake. The sounds of paddles sliding through still waters. Cheering for the Doubledays who won the championship in Brooklyn on Friday; shaking heads over SU football makes no sound. People packing up to leave for their winter homes, cars starting, good-byes being said.

Early fall/late summer in central New York.....