Here are the rest of the alien sightings.

Walking the Narrows today, we came upon spectacular fungi that looked like exotic flowers, shells, and aliens!  There was some natural etching in wood that looked like a circuit board or hieroglyphics.  The water was deep with lots of frogs.  Sparkly pastel asters and other fall flowers were blooming en masse everywhere.  The woods had that deep, quiet anticipation of early fall, punctuated by loud woodpecking and critters just out of sight.

I’m posting in two parts.  Please check out all the strange, crazy-looking fungi!

Today I brought in all the herbs and houseplants and set them up for the winter.  It’s nice to have greenery back in the apartment, along with the smells of herby Rosh haShanah food cooking.  The meal will be along Sephardic middle eastern/Mediterranean lines.

Meanwhile, after having peace and privacy for much of the time we’ve lived here, some new neighbors have moved in.  They’re a nice young couple with adorable little kids, pleasant and agreeable so far, but it’s hard to get used to all the banging and traffic of people moving in, day and night.  I didn’t get much sleep last night!  The timing is good, though, because were headed into indoor weather, and preps for our move in a year, hopefully to a secluded little house in a wooded location.  This was our last real gardening season in Ohio.

Here are leafy scenes around the apt.