Sunday the 5th of October we made a quick trip to Spokane after church. The scenery was spectacular with clear skies and fluffy clouds.
A neighborhood cat without a tail visited while our grandson JJ was here on Monday afternoon. This was the friendliest cat that has ever visited our yard.
On Tuesday while I pulled some weeds I noticed this garden spider. Yikes!
On Tuesday our Colville kids had us over for a belated birthday celebration for Gramps!
Addy made sure Gramps was the one to blow out the candle.
After our meal and dessert JJ was excited to launch his rocket for us to see.
The first launch was very successful and didn’t land in the trees but the second launch was not as hazard free. They will have to wait for a big wind storm to free the rocket.
On Wednesday several deer came to visit.
We had some nice warm days that started with very chilly mornings.
Friday morning started with a beautiful sunrise.
Happy Columbus Day to all in the United States of America and a very Happy Thanksgiving to our friends in Canada!
I can’t let this day pass without acknowledging this historic day!
UPDATE: Waking up to news that after 738 days all the Israeli hostages have been released. What a glorious day for the hostages and their families and friends and nation!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Happy Belated Birthday to gramps, delightful photos of him with your grandchildren. Splendid nature photos also. Happy day to you all!
Great photos of you husband and the grandkids!
The deer are so cute! Take care, have a wonderful week.
…may you continue to enjoy beautiful October days with family.
Love the picture of Addie putting her hand over JJ’s mouth! You live in a beautiful area of our country. Thanks, too, for all your spiritual encouragement!
*Addy*
The videos of these reunions are so moving. Everyone should be proud of our President today, what an amazing feat of diplomacy he mastered. I’m so grateful and hope things there stay quiet. Beautiful pictures of your weekend! I love all the deer…makes me think of my NJ yard where they liked to hang out in big bunches. Have a nice week!
A lovely post. Addy made me smile making sure gramps blew out his candle. A belated happy birthday wishes. B x
Belated birthday wishes to your sweet husband! Love the image of the grands helping him blew out the candle!
You’ve had some beautiful days in early October, Ellen. Those deer pictures are awesome. And the picture you captured of the spider is amazing!
So much to be thankful for, but at the top of the list would have to be the release of the hostages. May God’s speed help them as they heal both emotionally, and physically.
Beautiful October photos! That spider was so interesting –I had to look it up –I think it may be an Orb Weaver. So happy to see Israeli hostages released –let’s hope there will be a lasting peace for Israel and the Palestine. Same needs to be done for the Ukraine before it is all destroyed!
Yes, I was so happy to hear about them being released.
I enjoyed all of your photos and what’s been going on. I always enjoyed seeing the kids.
That’s a scary looking spider.
Lovely family pictures.
Sure was happy to hear about the hostages being released.
Oh, my, that top photo really conveys the feeling of autumn’s glory!